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More Colorado River water is used to grow alfalfa than for drinking water, business needs and industrial uses in the basin where California, Arizona and other states fight over restrictions.
More Colorado River water is used to grow a single crop than for drinking water, business needs and industrial uses combined across the seven-state river basin that's home to more than 40 million people, a new analysis has found.
For Star subscribers: Cattle feed, including alfalfa and other forms of hay, accounted for 46% of all water directly diverted from the Colorado River, a new study says.
Next time you take a bite out of a juicy hamburger or chunk of cheese made in the western U.S., say thank you to the Colorado River.
Researchers released the most complete accounting so far of how the.