U.S. Orders Historic Water Cuts in Drought-Stricken Southwest

A.M. Edition for Aug. 19. More than two decades of drought have left key reservoirs in the American Southwest at critically low levels. This week, the federal government imposed water cuts on a pair of states and warned more reductions could soon be needed. WSJ reporter Jim Carlton explains who the water cuts will affect and what the future outlook for the Southwest could hold. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices