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Colorado River basin farms stunted by megadrought, as more sacrifice lies ahead

Jul 29, 2022

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by

Mary Shinn

in Subscriber Content

Farmers across the Colorado River Basin are facing an uncertain future in agriculture as the river’s watershed faces ongoing drought, rising irrigation costs, and conservation cutbacks. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Tipping Point: Colorado River basin farms stunted by megadrought”, “description”: “Farmers across the Colorado River Basin are facing an…
The Colorado River is in the throes of a 22-year-old megadrought. What’s at stake?

Jul 16, 2022

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by

Mary Shinn

in Environment

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 100-year-old water truce among seven states of the Southwest may be moving toward open hostilities again as the life-giving but drought-decimated Colorado River is at a tipping point, federal officials say. The Colorado is the most endangered river in America, according to the conservation…