How the Supreme Court dealt a blow to Navajos’ water rights

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation — the largest Native American reservation in the United States – in its effort to make the federal government take steps to secure water from the Colorado River for the tribe. The decision comes as seven states are fighting over access to the West's most important river, whose flows have shrunken roughly 20 percent over the past two decades of drought. POLITICO’s Annie Snider breaks down the court’s ruling and how it impacts the tribe and the ongoing Colorado River water dispute. Plus, the Department of Energy announced a conditional $9.2 billion loan to help build three factories to make batteries for Ford Motor Company’s electric vehicles. 

Annie Snider covers water issues for POLITICO Pro. 

Josh Siegel is a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.

Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. 

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