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Arizona and California Farmers, Targets for Colorado River Cuts, Draft Their Conservation Strategy

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Nearly 1 million acre-feet of compensated water cuts are being discussed.

Arizona’s Future Water Shock

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Smaller cities. Soaring water prices. Scorched desert towns. 

Unsafe Yield

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Severe drought, dead wells, political division push Arizona steadily closer to water supply peril.

At Peak of Its Wealth and Influence, Arizona’s Desert Civilization Confronts A Reckoning Over Water

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State’s powerful will to grow is challenged by extreme heat, deep drought, and serious water-related stress.

Utah’s Water Dilemma

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Record-breaking drought along the Wasatch Front forces tough decisions about water supply.

Where Is The Water Going?

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Small farmers struggle as ag titans wheel water for profit

As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

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Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year. Is the state prepared for more?

Amid Extreme Heat and Drought, Line 3 Pipeline Construction Puts Water At Risk

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State agencies insist — though scientists and indigenous leaders furiously disagree — that waterways won’t be affected.