An executive order issued in the early days of the Trump administration hit pause on at least $4 billion set aside to protect the flow of the Colorado River. The funds from the Inflation Reduction Act were offered to protect the flow of the water supply for about 40 million people and a massive agricultural economy.

The Biden administration pumped millions into conservation contracts to keep water in Lake Mead. The Trump administration reportedly froze them.

A recent federal funding freeze has raised concern in Apache and Navajo counties, where communities rely heavily on the Colorado River for their water supply. The Trump administration’s decision to

Trump's funding freezes could threaten the Colorado River. Some money was intended to keep the shrinking river flowing. And, the U.S. voted against a U.N. peace resolution for Ukraine.

The fate of the Colorado River is hanging in the balance after President Trump halted payments for a 4 billion-dollar program designed to keep its water flowing. It’s all tied up with one of the executive orders signed by President Trump on the first day of his second term,