Trump’s water ambitions have a staffing problem
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2026/02/03/trumps-water-ambitions-have-a-staffing-problem-00763705

"[Bureau of] Reclamation’s California staffing is down roughly 40 percent over the past year..."

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Dismissive logic drives Western water policy

OPINION — The potential collapse of the Colorado River system threatens the water supply of about 40 million people across seven U.S. states and Mexico. Yet basin growth persists as if the risk …

Fountain Hills Times Independent
Colorado River Insights, 2025: Dancing with Deadpool

Getches-Wilkinson Center
California opposes Trump administration plan to pump more delta water

The Trump administration plans to send more water to Central Valley farmlands. California is objecting, saying that poses multiple threats.

Los Angeles Times

"Rather than basing water releases on reservoir levels, it would base the amount released from the system's two major reservoirs on the amount of water flowing in the river. The new concept would be more responsive as river flows become more variable."

A conceptual breakthrough has emerged for the Colorado River's future
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-breakthrough-emerged-colorado-river-future.html

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A conceptual breakthrough has emerged for the Colorado River's future

After months of stalemate, glimmers of hope have emerged for consensus on a new plan to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

Phys.org
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