The Colorado River drought crisis: 5 essential reads

Photo caption: Sprinklers water a lettuce field in Holtville, California with Colorado River water. Photo credit: Sandy Huffaker / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Jennifer Weeks. The Conversation – April 13, 2023.

A 23-year western drought has drastically shrunk the Colorado River, which provides water for drinking and irrigation for Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California and two states in Mexico. Under a 1922 compact, these jurisdictions receive fixed allocations of water from the river – but now there’s not enough water to provide them. […]

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