Congressionally-created charity raises private funds for land conservation. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a $11.1 million cooperative five-year agreement with the Foundation for America’s Public Lands…
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DOI Makes Additional Investment in Lake Mead Water Conservation
The funding will improve metering and distribution to save 700,000 acre-feet of water. The Department of the Interior (DOI) distributed $700 million to long-term water conservation projects around…
Read MoreInterior Invests in Southwest Wetlands for Drought Resilience
$25 million goes to projects to protect the Colorado River system and enhance habitat conservation. The Department of the Interior has announced a $25 million investment from the…
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DOI Moves Colorado River Protection Planning Forward
The department begins incorporating summary reports into future operating guidelines. The Department of the Interior has taken proposed guidelines for Colorado River water conservation into the next stages…
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Interior Deputy Secretary to Step Down
He was integral to the agreement regarding Colorado River conservation. The Department of the Interior has announced that Tommy Beaudreau will be stepping down from his position as…
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States Reach Deal on Colorado River Water
Interior Department will conduct an environmental review before federal authorization is given. An agreement to draw less water from the Colorado River was reached over the weekend between…
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Head Down Colorado River
Time is running out for Colorado Basin water preservation. A group of bipartisan Senators began a tour of the Colorado River, starting at its headwaters in the Rocky…
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Secretary Vilsack Meets with Drought-Impacted State Leaders
The meeting allowed Secretary Vilsack to update fellow Agriculture Secretaries of federal programs available to them. At the end of March, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack met with the…
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears Arguments on Tribal Water Rights
The Colorado River is at a historic low. In a 1969 treaty, the federal government guaranteed the Navajo Nation it would meet its agricultural needs, including water. In…
Read MoreCalifornia Leaves State Water Agreement
The flow of the Colorado River dwindling rapidly. This week, California separated itself from a water distribution agreement with six other states to address the Western water crisis…
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