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The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected several proposed hydropower projects on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. The commission has also created a policy that essentially

Developers have expressed new interest in building these pumped hydropower projects as coal-fired plants shut down in the Southwest.

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand renewable energy in the water-scarce U.S. Southwest.

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand

Federal regulators have shifted power dynamics for hydropower projects on Native American lands, granting tribes more authority to block the developments.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently rejected seven proposals for projects on the Navajo Nation, which stretches 27,000 square miles (69,000 square kilometers) across Arizona, New Mexico and Utah

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand renewable energy in the water-scarce U.S. Southwest.

Editor’s note: This is an adaptation of a story first published by Inside Climate News.

Supporters of the project argue that pumped storage is the cheapest and most reliable way to provide the electricity storage needed for the clean energy transition and will help stimulate a rural community’s economy.