The Colorado River drought crisis: 5 essential reads
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A 23-year western drought has drastically shrunk the Colorado River, leading the Biden administration to consider mandatory cuts to water allocations in some states. Look back on The Conversation archives—featuring Douglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at Colorado Law's Getches-Wilkinson Center—to better understand what’s happening and what’s at stake.