The Colorado River is vanishing — and the fixes are getting weird

Grist
By Jake BittleJun 23, 2026, 4:45 am118 ptsTrending
The crisis on the Colorado River is simple: The seven Western states that border the essential waterway use more water than it contains. Chronic overuse has drained its two largest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, and a two-decade drought cycle has pushed them to the point of collapse. The dream…

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