Environmental & Energy
Mar. 12, 2024
Western states fail to reach agreement on Colorado River water
“If litigation materializes, that would be a disaster, because it will involve years if not decades, an untold amount of money and an uncertain resolution at the end of the day,” said Robert Glennon, University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers School of Law.
A deadline passed on Monday without seven western states reaching an agreement to share dwindling supplies of water from the Colorado River. But academics who study the issue say there is too much at stake for these states to immediately take each other to court.
“If litigation materializes, that would be a disaster, because it will involve years if not decades, an untold amount of money and an uncertain resolution at the end of the day,” ...
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