With Colorado River talks at impasse, critics demand transparency
The Colorado River, which provides water across the Southwest, has lost about 20% of its flow in the last quarter-century, and its depleted reservoirs continue to decline. But negotiations aimed at addressing the water shortage are at an impasse. … [Great Basin Water Network Executive Director Kyle] Roerink and leaders of five other environmental groups criticized the lack of information about the stalled negotiations, as well as the Trump administration’s handling of the situation during a news conference Wednesday as they released a report with recommendations for solving the river’s problems.
Other Colorado River news:
- Aspen Journalism (Colo.): Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction
- ABC7 (Denver, Colo.): New report outlines solutions to protect Colorado River from drying up
- Valley Voice (Ivanhoe, Calif.): Negotiations stall as Colorado River crisis looms again
- ABC15 (Phoenix): Leadership vacuum clouds Colorado River negotiations
- KUNR (Reno, Nev.): State of Nevada podcast: Could another poor water year spell disaster for the Colorado River?
