Published: April 13, 2023

A 23-year western drought has drastically shrunk the ֱ River, leading the Biden administration to consider mandatory cuts to water allocations in some states. Look back on The Conversation archives—featuringDouglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Programat ֱ Law'sGetches-Wilkinson Center—to better understand what’s happening and what’s at stake.