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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.

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on February 15th, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Energy regulator approves Saguaro Connector Feb. 15, which would send 2.8 billion cu ft of gas per day from Pecos County, Texas into Mexico for overseas LNG shipment—noting independence from US Energy Dept. on export decisions.

Federal energy regulators also invoked a policy Thursday that prioritizes tribal opposition to hydroelectric facilities.

Rye Development LLC of Portland, Oregon, is pursuing plans to build the Cabin Run Pumped Storage hydroelectric project on private land at a site near the confluence of the Stony River and Mount Storm Lake, a short distance from Dominion Energys massive coal-fired Mount Storm Power Station in Grant County, West Virginia.

Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on February 15th, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The...