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Water Rights
May 25, 2023
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Matt Ford
Samuel Alito’s Colleagues Catch Him in a Judicial Contradiction
A case involving the EPA’s protection of wetlands somehow became a forum for some fiery justice-on-justice warfare over textualism.
March 20, 2023
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Matt Ford
Amy Coney Barrett Could Be the Deciding Vote That Affirms the Navajo Nation’s Water Rights
In oral arguments Monday, the conservative justice seemed like she might actually side with the liberals.
March 9, 2023
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Matt Ford
Navajo Nation Is Taking on Three States and the Federal Government for the Right to Colorado River Water
The Supreme Court will have to sort through more than 150 years of byzantine rules and regulations to determine the fate—and the future—of a drying West.
February 24, 2021
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Nick Martin
How Does a State Use 40 Percent Less Water?
A recent study found that if the Colorado River drought continues, Arizona, California, and Nevada may have to cut their water usage by nearly half. Acceptance is the first step.
February 8, 2021
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Nick Martin
The Colorado River Crisis Is a National Crisis
Colorado River drought and water supply issues could soon affect 12 percent of Americans.
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