COLORADO RIVER

The U. S. government just stepped into a messy water battle with a bold plan that could change how seven states share the Colorado River. For two decades, these states followed an old agreement that’s now falling apart as drought and overuse drain the river dry. The new proposal aims to slash water

The Colorado River is in serious trouble. The states that rely on it missed a big deadline to agree on how to share its water. Lakes Mead and Powell are almost empty, and nature doesn't care about human arguments. The problem is that the rules made in 1922 don't work anymore. Back then, people thou