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What to know about America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water

America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought.

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What happened

America’s Desert Metropolis Is on the Short List to Lose Water Decades ago, Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought.

Why it matters

The Trump administration says that time has come.

Common ground

From a secure, windowless room in northern Phoenix, technicians control the Colorado River water that sustains … The New York Times flipped this story into Home Page•32d

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Game of Thrones is an epic fantasy novel by American author George R. R. Martin. It was published in August 1996 as the first entry in his series A Song of Ice and Fire. It was Martin's fourth novel…
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Claim 2: “The Trump administration says that time has come.”
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Web search results explicitly state that the Trump administration has indicated the time for these water cuts has come, and specifically mentions plans for Sun Belt water cuts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Col…
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Claim 3: “President Trump plans to attend the biggest college football game of the week.”
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Claim 5: “Arizona won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm that Arizona agreed to be first in line for water cuts in exchange for federal funding for the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Little Colorado River (Hopi: Paayu) is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, providing the principal drainage from the Painted Desert region. Together with its major trib…
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