{
  "id": 2431580,
  "title": "The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/the-us-has-a-plan-to-save-the-colorado-river-experts-say-it-wont-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:41:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/colorado-river-water-crisis-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 10-year blueprint mandates water cuts of up to 40% for California, Arizona and Nevada It’s official: after years of tense negotiations and missed deadlines, there is finally a plan to govern the future of the imperiled Colorado River - or at least the makings of one. With the previous framework set to expire in October, the US Bureau of Reclamation publicly released its proposal for a new…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}