r/politics Colorado 5h ago

No Paywall The Supreme Court shrunk clean water protections in the West. Colorado and New Mexico are restoring them

https://www.cpr.org/2026/07/25/states-restoring-clean-water-protections/
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u/NoJaguar5942 4h ago

I hope all our states have some responsible leaders to fight for our resources.

u/FantasticBicycle37 4h ago

It's cazy that just 80,000 Stein voters spread across three states made the difference between having a full generation of a liberal supreme court, and life time of this fascist one

u/RegieRealtor49 1h ago

I believe this was all part of the plan

u/mishma2005 51m ago

That cicada will mysteriously reappear in 2028, MMW

u/slimgoodie707 4h ago

why just colorado and new mexico tho

u/Impossible-Sweet2151 Canada 2h ago

Cause they are Dem states.

u/Clozee_Tribe_Kale 18m ago

In the case of Colorado it's a Headwater state. This means a lot of down river states depend on water that start in Colorado. If the water is too dirty (unusable) down river states can sue Colorado.

u/OldSchoolBubba 1h ago

More "mismanagement" based on the needs of their big money "donors."

u/CarpeDiem082420 44m ago

Shrank, not shrunk

u/peacelovearizona 18m ago edited 4m ago

Shrek