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It’s the latest in a long history of water rights disputes between the states that have been left increasingly dry by climate ...
The lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court marks the latest chapter in a decades-old dispute between Nebraska and Colorado.
Nebraska and Colorado have been going back and forth on water rights for well over 100 years in a long and complex history.
The Perkins County Canal Project has generated tension between the two states since 2022. Attorney General Phil Weiser ...
The states exchanged barbs over how to square modern technology with century-old agreements over water access.
Nebraska is suing the State of Colorado over the enforcement of an agreement that would "clear the way" for the construction ...
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HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - Here are the four stories you need to know for July 17, 2025. The state of Nebraska announced that it is going to sue the state of Colorado over water rights. It all stems back ...
Attorney General Hilgers and Governor Pillen announced Wednesday that Nebraska has sued the State of Colorado to enforce the ...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced at a Wednesday morning press conference a major escalation in the state's simmering conflict with Colorado over water rights: a ...
Nebraska and Colorado have been going back and forth on water rights for well over 100 years in a long and complex history.
Nebraska has sued Colorado over the water rights that it says are guaranteed under the century-old South Platte River Compact, signed in 1923.
Nebraska state leaders filed a lawsuit against Colorado on Wednesday seeking to have the U.S. Supreme Court assert the ...