NEW: Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
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Deal for Native American Tribes’ Rights to Colorado River Water Stalled by Four States — ProPublica

^{Sharon Chischilly (ProPublica)}