Native American tribes’ Colorado River water rights deal stalled by 4 states 22.3%
KUER - By Alex Hager, KJZZ, Mark Olalde, ProPublica - 7/1/2026, 8:00 AM
Negativity Bias 18.6% - Appeal to Emotion 13.1% - Appeal to Authority 10%
A deal to bring Colorado River water to Native American communities in northern Arizona, where a third of homes lack running water, is being blocked by neighboring states, caught up in a broader battle over how to divide the dwindling river. The largest tribal water rights settlement in U.S. history — the product of decades of... more