Regulation
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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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An Oregon Law Lets One Wealthy Region Turn the Desert Green. When Drought Hits, Farmers Pay the Price.
In the high desert of Central Oregon, the Deschutes River is a lifeline for farmers and landowners — but a century-old water law entitles just a few thousand people to more than half of its volume.
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Oregon Leaders Are Trying to Save the Deschutes River. Here’s Why That’s So Hard.
By law, one irrigation district has rights to most of the water from the Deschutes, forcing farmers to fallow their land in times of scarcity. Oregon has pushed three main solutions to deliver water more efficiently and sustainably.
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Jury Finds Home Financing Scheme That Targeted Muslims in Minnesota Violated State Law
In a civil case stemming from a joint ProPublica-Sahan Journal investigation, a home seller has been found liable in a ploy that targeted East African Muslims in Minneapolis, marketing deceptive real estate deals as “sharia compliant.”
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