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Sinema negotiated $4 billion to combat Western drought
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Sinema’s last-minute push on Democrats’ climate bill added $4 billion to combat Western drought

Sinema’s last-minute efforts added $4 billion to address the water crisis along the Colorado River as the region endures its most intense drought in centuries.

Tribes in the Colorado River basin say they're 'in the dark' as states discuss water conservation
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Tribes in the Colorado River basin say they're 'in the dark' as states discuss water conservation

As states consider their response to the federal government's call for 2-4 million acre-feet of water conservation, tribal groups say their voices aren't being heard.
Politics
U.S. Southwest, already parched, sees 'virtual water' drain abroad
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U.S. Southwest, already parched, sees 'virtual water' drain abroad

As the Colorado River Basin enters yet another year of drought, global companies are worsening the water crisis.
Politics
Extremely dry conditions spill across the American West
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Extremely dry conditions spill across the American West

Drought and climate change are sapping the region's water. The numbers indicate challenging years ahead.

Impacts
The Colorado River basin’s worsening dryness in five numbers
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The Colorado River basin’s worsening dryness in five numbers

Dry conditions are the worst they’ve been in almost 20 years across the Colorado River watershed, which acts as the drinking and irrigation water supply for 40 million people in the American Southwest.
Newsletter
colorado wildfires climate
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As Colorado wildfires burn, fears that climate change is causing "multi-level emergency" mount

The record-breaking forest fires burning in Colorado even as winter sets in are the latest sign climate warming is hitting the West hard, causing scientists to up their rhetoric and warn it is past time to move beyond planning and start aggressively acting.

Impacts
‘This system cannot be sustained’
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‘This system cannot be sustained’

This year, tribal nations enter negotiations over Colorado River water.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump policies could curb progress on electric trucks and buses

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Trump's approach to U.S. power grid could slow critical expansion

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Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

CLIMATE
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Climate extremes disrupt U.S. with blizzards, wildfires and record heat

Water pipes being installed in a trench.

Wildfires threaten drinking water as ash and chemicals pollute watersheds