May 4, 2020

Now, more than ever, we need tribes at the water negotiating table

Author: Dennis Patch and Ted Kowalski

Opinion: We need each other if we are going to protect and save the life of the Colorado River that supports us all.
A study recently published in the journal Science found that global warming and climate change have led to an emerging “megadrought” in the western U.S. – and that the drought we’ve been experiencing over the last 20 years is as bad or worse than any in 1,200 years.
It’s a sobering prospect for those of us who call the West home – especially at a moment when the coronavirus is und