New Mexico brackish groundwater research facility receives funding
A facility in New Mexico will be funded by the federal government to research desalination of brackish groundwater, part of the West's efforts to combat drought and climate change.
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Four western states seek $1.25 billion grant for hydrogen energy hubs
A grant application to the Dept. of Energy to advance the hydrogen economy in four western states identifies 8 projects, including the Navajo Nation's farm.
Feds to go on a feral cattle hunt to protect Gila Wilderness
Next week, feral cattle are going to be killed. The Forest Service estimates 150 head will be shot from helicopters and will decompose in the Gila National Forest.
The proposed consent decree in the long-running dispute over rights in the 1938 Rio Grande Compact has been released.
It comes down to seniority, says California about Colorado River
Six of the seven Colorado River Basin states have submitted a "consensus-based modeling alternative" to save the river, but California is holding out due to its senior rights.
Tomorrow marks the deadline for the Colorado Basin states to submit a plan for reduced water allocations from the river, or else the federal government will do it for them.