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States Finally Reach Colorado River Deal: Pay Farmers Not to Farm
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A Small Arizona Community Is Suing Scottsdale Over Newly Dry Taps
The Southwest’s water crisis has reached a new, desperate benchmark. For the first time, more than 500 households in Maricopa County, Arizona have had their water cut-off.
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Drought Looms Over Midterm Elections in the Arid West
This story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fuelled drought is reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems. You can subscribe to Grist’s weekly newsletter here.
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Photos Show Shockingly Low Water at New Mexico’s Largest Reservoir
Like Lake Mead and Lake Powell along the Colorado River, New Mexico’s largest reservoir has reached alarmingly low levels. Photos taken last week at Elephant Butte Reservoir, which is located along the Rio Grande, show stark “bathtub rings” — mineral lines that show where the water levels previously sat — and huge swathes of newly…