{
  "id": 214768,
  "title": "Dwindling Colorado River creates water and power challenges for the Western US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/dwindling-colorado-river-creates-water-and-power-challenges-for-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6012492-colorado-river-plan-arizona-nevada-california/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the Colorado River dwindles, it threatens to reduce the availability of both water and electricity in the Western U.S. Last week, the federal government came up with a plan that aims to manage the river water, but critics on both sides of the aisle warn that deep cuts to water use could be harmful in...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Record-dry July in parts of Western Cape raises water concerns as El Niño strengthens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/record-dry-july-in-parts-of-western-cape-raises-water-concerns-as-el",
        "published": "2026-08-07T04:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}