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From Africa to Asia, countries are already fighting over rivers, dams, and access to freshwater. As the world faces growing ...
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After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.
As Colorado River stakeholders scramble to negotiate the basin’s long-term operational guidelines, the Trump administration ...
The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, ...
The Colorado River’s drainage basin spans some 246,000 square miles but most of its flow originates in a handful of snow-capped mountain ranges in southern Wyoming, western Colorado and ...
Trump upends historic Columbia River Basin agreement, bringing uncertainty to salmon recovery efforts By Tony Schick (OPB) June 12, 2025 5:18 p.m.
Columbia River Basin agreement would potentially hurt power grid However, Rep. Dan Newhouse, WA-04, said breaching the dams would mean cutting a large power source.
The Amite River Basin Commission and its seven-member parishes will host four public meetings to discuss flood risk reduction in the Amite River Basin. June 16: Ascension, Iberville and St. James ...
Trump has withdrawn the U.S. government from an agreement to restore native fish being decimated by hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin.