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Arizona joins Nevada to fight proposed cuts to their shares of Colorado River

Move comes after Trump administration announced restrictions that could slash water supplies Arizona has joined Nevada in its legal battle against the Trump…

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The Guardian reports: Move comes after Trump administration announced restrictions that could slash water supplies Arizona has joined Nevada in its legal battle against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to their shares of the shrinking Colorado River.

The move comes after the interior department announced restrictions this summer that could slash the water supplied to lower basin states – Arizona, California and Nevada – over the next two years depending on the river’s condition.

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United States · Americas
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The Guardian
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Nevada, Colorado River, Trump, Arizona
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