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Colorado River Cuts 4 Hits & 11 Strikes

The federal government ordered water usage cuts for Arizona, California, and Nevada from the shrinking Colorado River, a reduction less severe than an earlier worst-case proposal.

Consensus: The Bureau of Reclamation announced multi-state water cuts from the Colorado River amid declining supply, with California, Nevada and Arizona set to reduce use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually.

The truthY column here is the score for this topic: the share of the 4 outlets covering it that tell the same story as that source (the truthY score page shows each source's all-time average). A grey N articles badge shows how many pieces an outlet ran on this story — coverage volume, which does not affect the score.

Source	truthY this topic	Headline	How they tell it
Consensus telling Neutral factual reporting on the scale and mechanics of cuts 4 articles Agree on: Cuts affect Arizona, California, Nevada1.25 million acre-feet annual reductionLess severe than the July worst-case proposalTwo-year plan with possible larger future cuts
ABC News	100.0%	Feds order steep Colorado River water cuts for Arizona, California and Nevada While the cuts are considerable, they are better than the worst-case scenario the federal government proposed in July.	Notes cuts are milder than feared worst case.
Epoch Times	100.0%	Interior Department Approves Colorado River Water Reductions in 3 States Interior Department Approves Colorado River Water Reductions in 3 States	Factual reporting on approval of cuts.
Newsmax	100.0%	Feds Cut States' Water Use From Colorado River Feds Cut States' Water Use From Colorado River	Brief straightforward report.
PBS NewsHour	100.0%	Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually for the next two years, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.	Details specific acre-feet figures and two-year plan.
Strikes Didn’t run this story 11 outlets
CNN	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Fox News	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Reuters	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
AP News	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
New York Times	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Wall Street Journal	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Washington Post	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Axios	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
Breitbart	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
National Review	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.
NBC News	—	No article published at the time of the last truthY refresh.