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Western river compacts were innovative in the 1920s but couldn't foresee today's water challenges

  • Written by Patricia J. Rettig, Head Archivist, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University
imageColorado River water flows through a canal that feeds farms in Casa Grande, Ariz., on July 22, 2021. AP Photo/Darryl Webb

The Western U.S. is in a water crisis, from California to Nebraska. An ongoing drought is predicted to last at least through July 2022. Recent research suggests that these conditions may be better labeled aridification –...

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