A high stakes standoff is playing out over how to save the Colorado River. And with the biggest man-made reservoir in America — Lake Mead — running dry, time is running out.
Brad Hicks shows you why two states are locked in a struggle that could cripple the West… and foretell future fights over the costs of the climate crisis.
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