Tag: Native Americans
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Biden’s $8 billion quest to solve America’s groundwater crisis
A researcher measures water levels in an irrigation well near Marienthal, Kansas. Water levels in the state’s Ogallala Aquifer have been declining for decades. AP Photo / Charlie Riedel With little fanfare, the administration is using infrastructure funding to revive dormant plans for pipelines and reservoirs in rural areas across the U.S. West. Water is hard…
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Colorado River water debate: Tribes weigh in on future agreements
FILE – Phillip Yazzie waits for a water drum in the back of his pickup truck to be filled in Teesto, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation, on Feb. 11, 2021. The Supreme Court has ruled against the Navajo Nation in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. States that draw water from the…
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AG ALERT: Farmers, tribes weigh in on river flows for salmon
Farmers, ranchers, tribal members and others who rely on water from the Scott River and Shasta River watersheds turned out last week to offer insights to state officials considering an emergency regulation to set minimum flows on the tributaries. The gathering at an informational workshop on Oct. 6 in Sacramento came in response to a…
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Tribal water infrastructure needs more than one-time fix, senators told
Photo: Brian Bennon, a water expert with the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, told a Senate hearing that funding for water infrastructure is good but that it needs to be supplemented by funding for operation and maintenance if the systems are to last. The infusion of federal money for infrastructure projects is a welcome first…
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Hualapai Tribe celebrates solar array, water rights victory
Photo: Hualapai tribal members open the celebration with music and dancing. The Hualapai Tribe held a celebration on Wednesday in honor of the completion of a new solar array, and a recent water rights victory. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, the celebration took place on the Hualapai reservation at Grand Canyon West, home of the famous…
