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The Mighty Colorado Is Vanishing, and the Fixes Are Getting Weird

Mother Jones Magazine [Unofficial] June 26, 2026
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The crisis on the Colorado River is simple: The seven Western states that border the essential waterway use more water than it contains. Chronic overuse has drained its two largest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, and a two-decade drought cycle has […]

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