Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich said he would vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the nation’s largest land agency — warning that a string of “unreliable” officials have duped lawmakers in the current ad... See more
A federal judge issued a firm rebuke to the Trump administration in the long-running legal battle over hydropower dams in the Pacific Northwest, agreeing with environmentalists who asserted the infrastructure must be operated to support endangered fish po... See more
A Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee will delve this week into legislation aimed at alleviating drought across the West, as well as proposals to address water infrastructure elsewhere in the nation. The Subcommittee on Water and Power hearin... See more
The Trump administration offered a preview of a short-term plan to control the drought-stricken Colorado River — including the possibility of significant cuts to users in Arizona, California and Nevada — if state negotiators fail to strike a deal by next ... See more
The Trump administration will give state officials hashing out the future of the drought-stricken Colorado River until mid-February to reach a deal, based on a still undisclosed “framework” achieved this week, according to Utah’s lead negotiator.
Gene Sha... See more
