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Sammy Roth
@Sammy_Roth
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Jan 31
There will be no Colorado River deal by today's federal deadline. But there's a six-state proposal for how to protect the reservoirs -- and California is not part of it: https://latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-31/states-miss-deadline-for-agreement-on-colorado-river-water… via
@ByIanJames
Lake Powell, Arizona-July 1, 2022-Water levels in Lake Powell, just below the dam, are dropping due to drought and mismanagement effecting other parts of the Colorado River. July 2022(Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)
latimes.com
States at impasse as Colorado River water deadline arrives; pressure builds on California
States dependent on Colorado River supplies have missed yet another deadline for agreeing to water cuts. Will the federal government step in?
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Sammy Roth
@Sammy_Roth
And while we're at it, let's not forget about the Colorado River Delta in Mexico, where the Native Cucapá people have traditionally depended on fishing. "We would like to see a river with life." https://latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-31/colorado-river-in-crisis-the-rivers-end… via
@ByIanJames
Ejido Indiviso, Baja California - March 23: Tentacles formed by the ebb and flow of tides etch a pattern into mud in the Colorado River Delta Wednesday, March 23, 2022 in Ejido Indiviso, Baja California. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
latimes.com
The river's end: Amid Colorado water cuts, Mexico seeks to restore its lost oasis
In Mexico, where the shrinking Colorado River no longer flows to the sea, some are calling for a "water revolution."
9:24 PM · Jan 31, 2023·
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Priya Shankar
@galfromCBE
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Feb 1
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This is why rivers should have rights too!