FILE PHOTO: Colorado River is named the most endangered river

FILE PHOTO: A dry spillway at Hoover Dam, and stairs ending on a cliff are seen next to the growing ring around Lake Mead, where water levels have declined dramatically to lows not seen since the reservoir was filled after the construction of Hoover Dam, as climate change and growing demand for its water shrink the Colorado River and create challenges, in Boulder City, Nevada, U.S., April 17, 2022.