Funding goes toward advanced water purification infrastructure. Officials from the Department of the Interior recently celebrated a $20 million investment into the construction of the El Paso Water…
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Interior Leaders Attend Symposium for Drought Solutions
New actions for long-term Colorado River preservation aree outlined. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland participated in the Colorado River Symposium last week in Santa Fe, New Mexico,…
Read MoreDOI Celebrates South Dakota Water Project
$75.5 million investment will move the project to completion. The Department of the Interior officials joined the Bureau of Reclamation leaders for a celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony for a…
Read MoreEPA and USDA Address Rural Wastewater Management
A pilot initiative to begin in 11 rural communities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week the launch of the…
Read MoreInterior Commemorates Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Water pipeline first installment of water infrastructure project. The Department of the Interior commemorated a major point of completion for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (NGWSP) last week,…
Read MoreWhite House Celebrates Six Months of Infrastructure Bill
Over $110 billion in funds have been released for projects. President Biden’s administration celebrated the six-month anniversary of the signing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law last week, speaking…
Read MoreReport Says Colorado River “Most Endangered”
Drought conditions continue in American Southwest. A nonprofit conservation group has published a new report on “America’s Most Endangered Rivers,” citing the Colorado River as the most endangered…
Read MoreSecretary Haaland Streamlines Tribal Water Law Processing
Rescinds 1975 memorandum directing no approval for any tribal ordinance. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland rescinded a memorandum this month that was issued by previous Secretary Rogers…
Read MoreBipartisan Infrastructure Law Addresses Its First Dam
$100 million allocated to B.F. Sisk Dam. On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced that project-specific funding would be given to modify the B.F. Sisk Dam in…
Read MoreSupreme Court Begins Hearing Oral Arguments
First in-person court since the start of the pandemic. On Monday, the justices of the Supreme Court returned to the courtroom to begin their new term. It has…
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