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Nevada ready for challenge of potential water cuts thanks to decades of focused efforts
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (1298+ words) Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 2 a. m. Lake Mead slipped below1, 050 feetabove sea level last week, crossing a sobering threshold as the nation's largest reservoir slides toward historically low water levels. [18] Sitting at just 35% of its total capacity and roughly 180 feet below full pool, the reservoir…...
Killing Lake Powell won't save the Colorado River
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (506+ words) Mark Gongloff, Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) Sunday, June 7, 2026 | 2 a. m. Contrary to popular belief, rearranging deck chairs on a sinking boat can theoretically be of some benefit, if you're clearing a path to the lifeboats, say, or keeping panicky people busy. Very quickly,…...
Nevada, Arizona take big Colorado River water cuts under federal plan
3+ week, 2+ day ago (780+ words) By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson (TNS) Friday, May 15, 2026 | 2 a. m. Reclamation would require the three'Lower Basin'states to give up a total of up to 3 million acre-feet annually, if that's needed to keep Lakes Mead and'Powell'from falling to dangerously low…...
Feds will front big bucks to conserve Colorado River water, says Arizona water chief
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (513+ words) By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson (TNS) Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 3: 43 p. m. The spending is necessary to make the new proposal from'Arizona,'Nevada'and'California'work, Buschatzke and other water officials said Friday in releasing their offer to save 700, 000 to 1 million acre-feet of river…...
Planting one million trees to cool a desert city
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (629+ words) Sunday, May 3, 2026 | 2 a. m. Tucson, Ariz. , lies in the heart of the Sonoran Desert where summers are serious business. In 2024, a record-breaking 112 days brought temperatures over 100 degrees. This isn't unique to Tucson. A recent study averaged seven years of data to come…...
Nevada, California and Arizona announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (362+ words) Ian James Los Angeles Times (TNS) Sunday, May 3, 2026 | 2 a. m. LOS ANGELES " With the Colorado River's giant reservoirs declining toward critically low levels, negotiators for California, Arizona and Nevada announced Friday that they have agreed on a water-saving plan for the next…...
New extreme heat strategy aims to shield Southern Nevada's most vulnerable commuters
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (767+ words) Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 2 a. m. Summers in Nevada are brutal. For bus riders, the heat isn't just uncomfortable " it's dangerous. A single delayed bus can mean the difference between getting home safely and suffering heat stroke. Those risks are only expected to intensify…...
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 5: 53 p. m. PHOENIX " A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a U. S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state's detailed voter records, the latest legal setback in a nationwide effort by the Trump administration. U. S. District Judge Susan Brnovich,…...
Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (965+ words) By Mead Gruver and Dorany Pineda, Associated Press Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 2 a. m. FORT COLLINS, Colo." Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water " as much as 50, 000 toilets flushing constantly at the same time " in a desperate attempt…...
Suspect enters new guilty plea in the case of missing Navajo grandmother Ella Mae Begay
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (438+ words) Thursday, April 16, 2026 | 1: 40 p. m. PHOENIX " A man charged in the disappearance of a Navajo grandmother whose case has highlighted the crisis of violence against Native Americans pleaded guilty Thursday to robbery as part of a second agreement reached with prosecutors. Preston Henry…...