Longtime Arizona water manager Ted Cooke’s nomination faced pushback from politicians and water officials in other states who feared he would bring bias to the agency’s oversight of the river.

By Alex Hager, KUNC

The Trump Administration’s nominee to run the Bureau of Reclamation is withdrawing from the process. Ted Cooke, a longtime water manager in Arizona, said he was asked to step back by the White House.

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