Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Nevada files federal lawsuit challenging Trump administration's Colorado River water allocation plan — Nevada, the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court of Nevada on Monday against the Department of Interior and Bureau of Reclamation, challenging the Trump administration's Colorado River revival plan issued Friday. The plan cuts roughly 20% of water supply to lower-basin states (Nevada, Arizona, California) over two years, with Nevada facing over 70% cuts to its share. The suit contests the framework's disproportionate burden on lower-basin states while upper-basin states (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming) face no mandatory cuts.
• Complaint filed: State of Nevada v. Burgum (D. Nev. 2:26-cv-02665) — The State of Nevada, the Colorado River Commission of Nevada, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada challenging the Department of the Interior's Record of Decision adopting new Colorado River operating guidelines for 2027–2036. Plaintiffs allege the framework imposes annual water reductions of 213,556 acre-feet on Nevada—roughly 71% of the state's 300,000 acre-foot entitlement—and violates the National Environmental Policy Act and Administrative Procedure Act. They seek vacatur of the decision and an injunction against implementation.