Alex Hager
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first heard Jun 2025
last heard 11 Sep
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Climate change and drought mean that demand for water is higher than supply, and states can't agree about who exactly should have to cut back.
For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
The fund was set up last year, and the new budget will bring it to $9 million.
Arizona could use the money if it heads to a court battle with other states that use the Colorado River or the federal government.
Those states are California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
They've been unable to agree on how to manage water moving forward.
State leaders all say they want to avoid lawsuits, but seem far apart on a deal to stay out of court, with a midsummer deadline quickly approaching.
Earlier this year, Arizona secured an East Coast law firm to represent the state in a potential case.
Climate change and drought mean that demand for water is higher than supply, and states can't agree about who exactly should have to cut back.
For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
This is our glass.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee heard from federal water managers about the need to cut back on demand while major reservoirs shrink due to drought and climate change.
Andrea Travnik with the Bureau of Reclamation says she'd prefer that state leaders agree on a plan for sharing the Colorado River, but... If they can't move their stakes to get closer, we are going to have to make the decision, and the federal government is prepared to do that.
The feds are likely to get sued by the states if they move forward with their own rules.
The deadline for a new plan is about a couple months away, and states are letting a messy court battle get closer to becoming a reality.
For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
Lake Powell and Lake Mead are less than a third full.
Anne Castle, one of the report's authors, says if they get much lower, water managers might have to send river water straight through to the other side of their dams and wouldn't be able to store for the future.
Castle called on state negotiators to urgently come up with a plan to keep more water in those reservoirs by cutting back on water use instead of just adding water from other reservoirs upstream.
For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix.
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