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Feds release two-year Colorado River plan, Nevada sues

Suit says plan could cause devastating environmental, socioeconomic, and health and human safety impacts

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Aug 25, 2026
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A moisture index satellite image of Las Vegas, Nevada. Southern Nevada stands to lose as much as 71% of its Colorado River allotment under the Department of Interior’s operating guidelines for the river and its two largest reservoirs. Source: Copernicus Browser.

THE NEWS: The U.S. Interior Department on Friday handed down …

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