Author: Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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Trump signs Colorado River drought plan
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President Donald Trump has signed a plan to cut back on the use of water from the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people in the West. The Colorado River drought contingency plan aims to keep two key reservoirs on the river, lakes Powell and Mead, from falling so low they cannot deliver water or…
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Arizona lawmakers back Colorado River drought plan
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PHOENIX – Arizona lawmakers voted Thursday to let the state join a drought plan for the Colorado River, narrowly meeting a federal deadline that threatened to blow up a compromise years in the making for the seven states, including Colorado, that draw water from the river. Arizona is the only state that requires legislative approval…
