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Western states chart diverging paths as water shortages loom

by Felicia FonsecaSophia Eppolito
| March 11, 2021 12:03 AM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As persistent drought and climate change threaten the Colorado River, several states that rely on the water acknowledge they likely won't get what they were promised a century ago.

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