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"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." https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-river-basin-water-arizona-native-tribes via @ProPublica@newsie.social #PublicHealth #water #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #Navajo #Hopi #SanJuanSouthernPaiute #arizona #colorado #NewMexico #utah #wyoming #USpol

Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.

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Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.

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