约4000万人依赖科罗拉多河。但持续的干旱和一个世纪的法律框架已将系统推至崩溃点。现在，一项威胁深度削减的联邦计划点燃了美国西南部的政治和法律战争。
About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River. But an extended drought and a century-old legal framework have pushed the system to a breaking point. Now, a federal plan threatening deep cuts has ignited a political and legal war across the Southwest.
观看亚利桑那州立大学水法教授Rhett Larson解析政府框架的不足之处，为什么简单的解决方案无法解决问题，以及需要什么样的结构性改革来保护这一关键的地区经济。
Watch Arizona State University water law professor Rhett Larson break down where the government’s framework falls short, why easy fixes won’t solve the issue, and what structural overhauls are needed to protect a crucial regional economy.