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An American Water Crisis is Coming.
Fronts Staff • February 26, 2026
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About this briefing
America’s West is running out of water. As the Colorado River dries up and states miss critical deadlines, political deadlock and drought threaten cities, farms, and millions of lives.
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- 03Axios Colorado River Basin States Missed Deadline Federal Solution
- 04Apnews Colorado River Arizona California Nevada Water
- 05Latimes States Miss Colorado River Deadline
- 06Aspenjournalism Colorado Has Big Dreams To Use More Water From The Colorado River But Will Planned Reservoirs Ever Be Built
- 07Fooddigital Water Scarcity Crisis Colorado River Basin
- 08Nytimes Water Shortage Colorado River
- 09Coloradosun Colorado Water Officials Grim Drought Forecasts Reservoir
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