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As Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, a plan to save it with ocean water is rejected
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe community of Desert Shores on the northwest side of the Salton Sea. (Brian van der Brug / Los...
California water agencies announce conservation plans to ease strains on Colorado River
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoParker Dam spans the Colorado River between Arizona and California, creating Lake Havasu. (Brian van...
Growing fears of 'dead pool' on Colorado River as drought threatens Hoover Dam water
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA buoy lies on a dried mud flat at a closed marina at drought-stricken Lake Mead on July 12 near Las...
Federal officials told states to curb Colorado River use. How will it affect California?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDespite a wet winter, California and other western states will still need to cut back how much water...
Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoColorado River water fills the furrows of a farm field in Blythe, Calif., where growers have been...
Drought Looms Over Midterm Elections in the Arid West
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled...