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The Colorado River passes through Grand Junction, Aug. 24, 2022, in Mesa County, Colo. California released a plan Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, detailing how western states reliant on the Colorado River could save more water, a day after it was the only state that didn't sign a proposal agreed to by six states in the basin. (Hugh Carey/The Colorado Sun via AP, File)

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California releases its own plan for Colorado River cuts
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND SUMAN NAISHADHAM - Associated Press
Tue,01/31/23-9:22PM , 109 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California released a plan Tuesday detailing how Western states reliant on the Colorado River should save more water. It came a day after the six other states in the river basin made a competing proposal.
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A fisherman throws a cast net along shore of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a plan to dramatically cut their use. California, the state with the largest allocation of water from the river, is the holdout. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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California is lone holdout in Colorado River cuts proposal
By FELICIA FONSECA AND SUMAN NAISHADHAM - Associated Press
Mon,01/30/23-6:20PM , 98 Reads
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Six Western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut water use in the basin, months after the federal government called for action and an initial deadline passed.
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A tributary full of garbage, which feeds into the Nairobi River, flows through the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. As clean water runs short, one of Africa's fastest growing cities is struggling to balance the needs of creating jobs and protecting the environment, and the population of over 4 million feels the strain. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

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Is there hope for a dying river in Kenya's growing capital?
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI - Associated Press
Mon,01/30/23-1:08AM , 95 Reads
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs.
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A man stands on a hill overlooking a formerly sunken boat standing upright into the air with its stern buried in the mud along the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government's retreat from a threatened deadline all combined to thwart a voluntary deal last summer on how to drastically cut water use from the parched Colorado River, according to emails obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press
Sun,01/29/23-8:58AM , 100 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Competing priorities, outsized demands and the federal government's retreat from a threatened deadline stymied a deal last summer on how to drastically reduce water use from the parched Colorado River, emails obtained by The Associated Press show.
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