Distributions made under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the distribution of $51 million to 30 new environmental water resource projects this month.…
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Interior Department Announces Funding for Tribal Water Rights
The investment will support reliable water access for 11 tribes. The Department of the Interior (DOI) recently distributed $327 million to 11 Native American Tribes that lack consistent,…
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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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DOI Responds to Hualapai Tribe’s Water Rights Settlement
Administration brokers deal between Tribal, state, and federal governments. Officials from the Department of the Interior (DOI) joined members of the Hualapai Tribe to celebrate the approval of…
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Secretary Haaland Visits Federal Project Sites in New Mexico
Wraps up a month-long tour of federal investment projects in progress. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited three projects in New Mexico that received federal funding to…
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SCOTUS Rules Against Navajos in Water Rights Case
The lawsuit was over allocations of Colorado River water. The Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Navajo Nation against the U.S. government, Arizona, Utah, and…
Read MoreInterior Announces Desalination Facility Funding
The investment will advance studies and pilots for advanced water delivery and purification. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in…
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Launches Ohio Power Plant Inspection
Officials seek to find the source of “multiple occurrences of ground settling.” The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced this past week that they are launching an inspection into…
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Environmental Impact Statement Drafted for Western Dams
Interior Department proposes alternative schedule for Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams. The Department of the Interior released a draft of the supplemental environmental impact statement for the updated…
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Supreme 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…
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