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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Windy Energy Transmission Line Receives Final Approval
Interior Department announces 732-mile-long line to span five western states. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provided final approval this week for a massive wind transmission line proposed…
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President Announces Two New National Monuments
One is in Nevada, the other in Texas. President Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday at the White House establishing two national monuments he said are part of his…
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California 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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Heat Wave in the West Breaks Records
Electrical grid weaknesses are being exposed. The American West is experiencing a record-breaking September heatwave as a prolonged period of high temperatures has occurred in at least half…
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Bill to Protect Interstate Abortion Travel Fails
The request for a unanimous vote in the Senate did not prevail. Senators Patty Murray of Washington, Kristen Gillibrand of New York, and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada…
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Fish and Wildlife Service Executes Rare Emergency Motion
Temporarily declares Dixie Valley toad endangered. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last week that they have issued an emergency declaration to mark the Dixie Valley…
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Interior Announces Nevada and California Conservation Projects
$348 million will be used across 62 projects. The Department of the Interior announced last week that 62 new conservation projects in California and Nevada would be funded…
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Interior Department Relocates Wild Horses in Nevada
527 horses gathered and removed from Jackson Mountain Herd Management Area. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the Department of the Interior recently announced the successful completion…
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Government Declares Water Shortage in Southwest
They are reducing allocations to Arizona and Nevada. For the first time since its construction nearly a century ago, Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir by volume, on…
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