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Federal government weighs Colorado River water cuts |
The Interior Department on Tuesday laid out its options for making water cuts to the Colorado River as supplies dwindle, though it declined to back a specific policy. |
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The Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation is weighing whether to use a historic water rights system or distribute the shortage burden evenly across the affected states. The Biden administration's move comes after Colorado River basin states were unable to come up with their own agreement to address what the agency described as "unprecedented water shortages." Here are the options being weighed by the bureau:
- Implementing existing agreements that control the Glen Canyon and Hoover dams regardless of deteriorating hydrologic conditions.
- Using the historic system of priority water rights, which favor California as the most senior user; this would give the biggest burden to Arizona.
- Distributing cuts in equal percentages across Lower Basin states.
The Colorado River region is divided into the Upper Basin (including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico) and the Lower Basin (Nevada, Arizona and California). The states have bitterly disagreed over how to apportion cutbacks, with six of the seven states producing a joint offer in January while California pushed its own proposal. Our colleague Sharon Udasin has the full story here. |
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Wealthy residents' use of city water for purposes like swimming pools and watering gardens contribute at least as much to municipal water crises as climate change, according to a study published in the journal Nature Sustainability. |
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| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed rules aimed at addressing the emissions of a cancer-causing chemical used in sterilization. |
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A MESSAGE FROM CANADIAN ENERGY CENTRE |
Global events are shining a light on the importance of energy security for the United States. Canada's oil is trusted oil. It should be the preferred energy supplier to the US. Canada is recognized as an indisputable leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. So, if not Canada, who are you entrusting your country's energy security to? Find out more about why Canada is the solution. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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A tax break on clean energy projects is coming to coal and oil towns (Grist)
A Leak at the Bottom of the Sea May Be a Harbinger of Doom (The Daily Beast)
Exxon's new 'advanced recycling' plant raises environmental concerns (The Guardian)
Rising seas swell in southeastern U.S. — study (E&E News)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) sued House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) Tuesday, calling his investigation into Bragg's prosecution of former President Trump a "transparent campaign to intimidate and attack" his office's work. Read more |
| Ten House Republicans on Tuesday backed a lawsuit that seeks to overturn the latest omnibus spending bill by challenging the lower chamber's use of proxy voting as unconstitutional. Read more |
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