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A River That Millions Rely on for Water Is on the Brink. A Deal to Save It Isn’t.

At their annual conference in Las Vegas, Colorado River Basin states remain at an impasse over how to cut their water use as Lake Mead and Lake Powell verge on record lows.

By Wyatt Myskow, Blanca Begert, Jake Bolster

Lee's Ferry, pictured here, serves as the point where negotiators of the Colorado River Compact divided the river into two basins. Credit: Luke Runyon

The Colorado River Compact Turns 100 Years Old. Is It Still Working?

By Luke Runyon, KUNC

Inside Clean Energy: Here Are 5 States that Took Leaps on Clean Energy Policy in 2021

By Dan Gearino

States Prepare to Rise to CO2 Challenge as Senate Climate Bill Collapses

By Guest Writer

California, Other States Lead the Charge Toward Copenhagen

By Matthew Berger

5 AGs Urge Senate to Let States Set Higher Climate Standards

By Stacy Morford

Terry Tamminen: The World's One-Man Climate Fixer

By David Sassoon

States Developing a Climate Partnership with Washington

By Stacy Morford

EPA Begins Untangling Bush Policies, Starts California's Waiver Review

By Stacy Morford

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