The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis

A decade of negotiating produced a plan experts say won't survive contact with the drought.

The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations and missed deadlines, there is finally a plan to govern the future of the imperiled Colorado River - or at least the makings of one. With the previous framework set to expire in October, the US Bureau of Reclamation publicly released its proposal for a new plan on Friday. Continue reading...

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