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2025 Water Rights (Settlements, Treaty Rights, Water Quality) News Stories

Tribes are hopeful Trump’s staffing, spending cuts won’t slow progress on securing water rights (KJZZ Public Radio Phoenix) 6/18/2025

Deb Haaland meets with Taos acequia leaders to discuss water rights and agricultural preservation (Native News Online) 6/18/2025

Interview with John Echohawk highlights decades-long focus on Tribal water rights (New Mexico Sun) 6/16/2025

Settlements & stalemates: Tribal leaders steer Colorado River conversation (Tucson Sentinel) 6/9/2025

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, water districts reach water rights settlement (Native News Online) 6/4/2025

Flooding Fort Berthold: The history of three Native American Tribes and one dam, with Angela Parker [podcast] (Resources Radio) 5/6/2025

‘Our prayers were answered’: After 25 years of advocacy, a small Navajo community has water (Utah News Dispatch) 4/25/2025

Native American group creates free online resource for tribal water law information and updates (Wyoming Public Media) 4/22/2025

Trump directive creates chaos on the Colorado River (ICT) 4/17/2025

Tribal Water Institute launches Headwaters Report on World Water Day (New Mexico Sun) 3/22/2025

Arizona delegation pushes largest tribal water rights settlement in US history (AZ Mirror) 3/12/2025

Senate committee advances ten bills to strengthen tribal water rights and infrastructure (Native News Online) 3/7/2025

Federal district court rules in favor of Navajo/Utah water rights settlement agreement (Native News Online) 2/7/2025

What’s next after the failed effort to secure Colorado River Basin water rights for tribes in Arizona? (Colorado Sun) 1/8/2025

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