The Colorado River Isn’t Drying Up — It’s Being Murdered by a 100-Year-Old Law
Lake Mead’s record low isn’t just a drought — it’s a century-old legal compact that promised more water than the Colorado River actually delivers. The law creates a ‘use-it-or-lose-it’ trap that rewards draining the river dry. Everyone from farmers to cities is acting rationally within a system that is collectively insane. This is a crisis of law, not just climate.