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Part of the deal Wyoming struck for sending its water down the Colorado River was that state residents would be able to tap electricity generated at Glen Canyon Dam. But that arrangement is becoming less tenable as water levels at Lake Powell required for hydro-power production continue to drop. Sinjin Eberle, southwest communications director with the group American Rivers, explained in order to be able to generate electricity, Lake Powell can drop no lower than 3,490 feet. ...

A coalition of conservation groups is giving Colorados revised state water plan a thumbs-up for its increased focus on protecting Colorados rivers, watershed health, and accessibility for all residents regardless of their ZIP code. Matt Rice, southwest regional senior director for American Rivers, said the new plan highlights an urgent need to address the impacts of climate change on Colorados water resources, and lays out a play book for advancing projects, policies and programs to build re...

As New Mexico recovers from its worst wildfire in history, lawmakers are considering a proposal to create the "Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund" to invest in land and water conservation programs. Senate Bill 9 would leverage hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money for all 33 counties and tribal communities. If passed by the legislature, Gov. ...

City water leaders in Des Moines are considering a $50 million plan to use Mother Nature as a giant water filter to remove nitrates from the citys drinking water. While they occur naturally, nitrates can be hazardous if consumed in large amounts. They have posed health problems in the Midwest for decades, partly the result of fertilizer and manure runoff into groundwater, which eventually makes it into tap water. ...

While Connecticut elected officials want to import hydroelectric power from Canada, one group said the option would not be as environmentally conscious as it might seem. Hydropower turbines are known for injuring or killing the migrating fish passing through them. Environmental advocates feel other considerations must be made, especially as the U.S. ...

Funding for controversial review of state’s vote count in 2020 election can be traced to former president’s Pac

A statement signed by 69 conservative leaders published Monday praises the new House rules changes obtained by the 21 Republicans who refused to vote to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy House speaker until the changes were accepted.

Kevin McCarthy’s surrender to House Freedom Caucus is proof that the January 6 insurrectionists rule the GOP.

Dozens of members of the Free Speech Alliance sent a letter to Twitter owner Elon Musk requesting for him to meet with conservative leaders to discuss methods to promote free speech on the Big Tech platform following years of massive censorship. The Media Research Center's CensorTrack database has currently logged over 4,800 cases of censorship across a litany of Big Tech platforms, and cases from Twitter make up over 55 percent of that number. You can read the entire letter below. 

Over two dozen conservative leaders have signed a statement calling for more House Republicans to join the ranks of the “20 courageous members of Congress” who have blocked Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become the next House speaker.