Nevada sues federal government over Colorado River cuts
Nevada filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plan to cut water supplies to lower basin states by about 20% over two years. The state argues that upper basin states are not required to contribute any cuts. The lawsuit is the first of likely many legal battles over the Colorado River, which serves 40 million people.
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