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10th Circuit sends Utah monument lawsuit back to lower court
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (228+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Jennifer Yachnin | 06/24/2026 01: 11 PM EDT A federal judge must conduct a new review of Biden-era proclamations restoring the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The Grand…...
Renewable energy donors claim second win against House foe
1+ week, 5+ day ago (612+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Timothy Cama | 06/12/2026 06: 45 AM EDT A group backed by pro-renewable energy donors campaigned against Rep. Ralph Norman's South Carolina gubernatorial bid. He lost his primary this week....
Congress dives into the West's water brawl
1+ week, 6+ day ago (243+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. By Annie Snider | 06/11/2026 06: 34 AM EDT The first major hearing on the unfolding disaster along the Colorado River gave the region's reddest states a chance to throw around their political weight. Andrea…...
Westerman, Huffman pitch Outdoors Act revamp
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (172+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Amelia Davidson | 06/10/2026 06: 27 AM EDT The bipartisan legislation follows weeks of negotiation to reauthorize expired portions of the Great American Outdoors Act. Leaders of the House Natural…...
Key Utah, Wyoming Republicans plot their next Colorado River move
2+ week, 1+ day ago (204+ words) Full access to essential energy & environment news for professionals. EXPLORE COVERAGE GET ACCESS By Annie Snider | 06/09/2026 06: 29 AM EDT Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee plans to host a strategy meeting Tuesday with leaders from the two states. Senate…...
Trump admin, Southwest states move toward desalination
2+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) By Annie Snider | 06/04/2026 01: 32 PM EDT Facing deep cuts to Colorado River supplies, states and local water managers are looking at ways to bring in new water. A man performs maintenance work in the reverse osmosis building at the Carlsbad desalination…...
Arizona, Georgia governors stress ties between energy, economic growth
2+ week, 6+ day ago (167+ words) By Jeffrey Tomich | 06/04/2026 06: 09 AM EDT Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp touted the need for energy development " of all types " at the Edison Electric Institute's annual conference. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said Wednesday that she is "committed…...
Supreme Court settles Texas-New Mexico Rio Grande water battle
4+ week, 1+ day ago (210+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 05/26/2026 01: 16 PM EDT The deal ends a 2013 lawsuit filed by Texas, which accused New Mexico of overusing the river with heavy groundwater pumping. The Rio Grande is shown in Albuquerque, New Mexico's North Valley on Aug. 4, 2016. Russell Contreras…...
Grand Canyon's North Rim reopens to visitors
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (164+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 05/22/2026 12: 56 PM EDT A 2025 wildfire burned more than 149, 000 acres of the park's less popular North Rim, its Grand Canyon Lodge and other structures. With the North Rim in the background, tourists hike along the South Rim of the…...
Trump official says lawmakers open to waiving environmental rules along Colorado River
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (247+ words) E&E News by POLITICO Trump official says lawmakers open to waiving environmental rules along Colorado River By Annie Snider | 05/21/2026 06: 28 AM EDT Interior's top Western water official said the region's senators expressed a bipartisan willingness to waive or streamline resource…...