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Colorado River deal follows a century of false starts |
On Monday, the seven states in the Colorado River basin submitted a historic proposal to reduce the amount of water California, Arizona and Nevada draw from the river through 2026. |
The announcement comes after over a year of disagreements and false starts as the states have negotiated how to distribute shares of the heavily overtapped water source. Since the 1920s, use of the river has been governed by the Colorado River Compact, a document drafted during an unusually wet period for the basin. Since then, the states have struggled for years to develop a new agreement that reflects modern water levels. The urgency of reaching a deal was compounded by the once-in-a-millennium drought that has hit the western U.S. since the early 20th century, pushing the Colorado River to a breaking point. This winter was an unusually wet one in the region, but the water levels in Lakes Powell and Meade dipped low enough last summer to prompt concerns that the vast Colorado River reservoirs might hit "dead pool" status — or the point at which their water would be too low to flow downstream to their respective dams, threatening their capacity to generate power. Read more in the full report this weekend.
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Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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Ford electric vehicles (EV) are set to gain access to Tesla’s electric car chargers starting next year, the companies announced Thursday.
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A federal appeals court blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from turning down Arkansas's proposed plan for "good neighbor" air pollution rules. |
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HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Chainsaws buzzed Friday as neighbors helped neighbors clear toppled trees and began cleaning the wreckage of Typhoon Mawar, which walloped Guam as the strongest typhoon to hit the island in over two decades but appeared to have passed without leaving death or massive destruction in its wake. |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Three cheetah cubs born to a big cat that was brought to India from Africa last year died in central India's Kuno National Park in the past week, forest officials said, as a heat wave in the region sent temperatures soaring. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Almost half world's species seeing rapid population decline - study (Euronews)
Germany conducts raids against climate activists, alleging criminality (The Washington Post) Vietnam's human rights record is being scrutinized ahead of $15 billion climate deal (NPR)
Investment in Solar Will Eclipse Oil in 2023, IEA Finds (Voice of America)
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee's Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife will hold hearings to examine water affordability and small system assistance.
- The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to examine the reliability and resiliency of electric service in the United States in light of recent reliability assessments and alerts.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday notified lawmakers the nation will run out of money to pay its bills by June 5 if they do not raise the debt ceiling. Read more |
| A top GOP lawmaker negotiating an elusive debt ceiling deal was adamant Friday that Republicans will not drop their demand for tougher work requirements as part of a final agreement — a major sticking point at the 11th hour of the talks. Read more |
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