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Scientists say nearly half of the American West has emerged from drought following a winter marked by heavy snow and several massive rainstorms.
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The effort is an extension of a tour launched by the Interior Department to hear often traumatic stories from Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians who were sent to U.S.-funded boarding schools.
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In the Southwest, tribal health organizations are finding ways to counter the factors — including the lack of access to clean drinking water — that contribute to high rates of childhood obesity in Native communities.
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Utah officials say volunteer efforts may still be needed as flood conditions are expected to continue into the future.
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The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday of competing plans for how seven Western states and tribes reliant on the dwindling Colorado River should cut their use — but declined to take a side on the best option.
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A group of congress members from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California and Arizona is gathering to talk about the Colorado River and rally funding for Western water projects.
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Arizona, California and Nevada agree in principle with the idea, but urge other states and the Bureau of Reclamation to keep an eye on runoff.
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New Mexico’s governor isn't backing down on her decision to nominate a former tribal leader who once faced sexual assault charges to head the state’s Indian Affairs Department.
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Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico are asking the Bureau of Reclamation to pause the water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir that are helping prop up Lake Powell.
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To'Hajiilee is just one of about 80 schools funded by the federal Bureau of Indian Education that desperately need repair or replacement. The agency's priorities stretch across the country, with a price tag that tops $6.2 billion.
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The state's plan comes a day after the other six states in the Colorado River basin released their own proposal for cuts.
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While the states missed a mid-August deadline to heed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's call to conserve 2 million to 4 million acre-feet, they regrouped to reach consensus by the end of January.