US judge recommends settlement over Rio Grande management

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) –  A federal judge has recommended that the U.S. Supreme Court approve a settlement among three Western states, including Colorado, over the management of one of North America’s longest rivers.U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Melloy, the special master overseeing the case, outlined his recommendation in a report filed Monday. He called the proposal fair, reasonable, and consistent with a decadeslong water-sharing agreement that spells out how Colorado, New