Eric Bonner of Lansing, Mich., visits the Hoover Dam in the Arizona side with his mother-in-law Zina Ibragimova, left, and his sister-in-law Gamar Ibragimovai, center, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Photo: Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

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Coalition blasts plans to divert Colorado River amid drought

Federal officials expect to make the first water shortage declaration in the Colorado River basin next month, prompting cuts in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico.

• By By Sam Metz AP/Report for America
• July 16, 2021