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Utah officials called it the "year of water." Special interests still resist conservation
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Utah officials called it the "year of water." Special interests still resist conservation

The nation’s fastest-growing and second-driest state had a banner year for water conservation as it plays catch-up to the rest of the West.
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Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?
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Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?

Nebraska Republicans say a new canal will keep their water from being pilfered by Colorado. Water experts say it won't really do anything.
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Native tribes playing role in water negotiations

As Western states pledge to take less water from Colorado River, tribes seek a bigger role

When officials from California, Arizona and Nevada signed a deal this month to take less water from the shrinking Colorado River, a large portion of the water savings came through agreements with two Native tribes.

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US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire

The U.S. government released projections Wednesday that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40 million people in the American West.

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Klamath battle lines blur as protests escalate

Tensions surrounding a Western water shortage are on the verge of exploding, with some activists threatening to seize control of federal water infrastructure and anti-government rabble-rouser Ammon Bundy waiting in the wings. But some farmers want them to stay away, and question the anti-government bona fides of those who have taken federal funds.
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Trump opens floodgates, and acrimony swamps California

Three years into his administration, President Trump is delivering on a campaign promise to provide more water to California's drought-ridden farmers, setting up the most intense water war between the federal government and California in the state's history.
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Trump admin fast-tracks Colorado River pipeline
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Trump admin fast-tracks Colorado River pipeline

The Trump administration has put one of the largest new water projects on the Colorado River on the fast track, moving oversight to the Bureau of Reclamation from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and raising concerns among environmentalists.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Funding bill includes $100B for disasters but leaves out conservation funds

Climate change leaves homeowners without insurance

Climate change leaves homeowners without insurance

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

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petrochemical houston gulf coast

Petrochemical plants send millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year: Report

Montana youth climate lawsuit

Montana Supreme Court declares youth-led climate victory