Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a plan to significantly reduce their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years, a potential breakthrough in a year-long stalemate that pitted Western states against one another.The plan would conserve an additional 3 million acre-feet of water through 2026 when current guidelines for how the river is shared expire. About half the cuts would come by the end of 2024. That