Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely
The old ways of managing the shrinking Colorado River aren't helping Arizona. But there is a way all of the compact states could find a
The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights. [from High Country News]
The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first. [from
This story was produced by Grist and co-published with High Country News. [from The Madras Tribune]
Landmark agreements would slash big states' water usage for decades and deliver water to the Navajo Nation. [from Grist]
