As climate change parches the Southwest, here's a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River
- Written by Daniel Craig McCool, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah
Sign at a boat ramp on Lake Mead, near Boulder City, Nevada, Aug. 13, 2021. The lake currently is roughly two-thirds empty.AP Photo/John LocherThe Colorado River is a vital lifeline for the arid U.S. Southwest. It supplies water to seven states, Mexico, 29 Indian reservations and millions of acres of irrigated farmland. The river and its...