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Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River settlement

Associated Press  

Within the heart of the Navajo Nation and in the shadow of the sandstone arch that is the namesake of the tribal capital, a simple greeting and big smiles were shared over and over again Friday as tribal officials gathered: “Yá‘át’ééh abíní!” It was a good morning, indeed, for Navajo President Buu Nygren as he signed legislation in Window Rock, …

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Native American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado River water
7 months ago

Native American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado River water

Associated Press  

The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed settlement that would ensure water rights for its tribe and two others in the drought-stricken Southwest — a deal that could become the most expensive enacted by Congress. Congress has enacted nearly three dozen tribal water rights settlements across the U.S. over the last four decades and federal negotiation teams …

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Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes
7 months, 1 week ago

Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes

Associated Press  

LEUPP, Ariz. — A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress has taken a major step forward with its introduction to the Navajo Nation Council. Nearly a third of homes in the Navajo Nation — spanning 27,000 square miles of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah …

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Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin is closing in on a settlement with more than a dozen parties, putting it on a path to piping water to tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it. Negotiating terms outlined late Wednesday …

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Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. In 2003 the tribe sued the federal government, arguing it had failed to consider or protect the Navajo Nation’s water rights to the lower portion of the Colorado River. The Navajo have waited patiently for someone, anyone, to …

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Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed split Monday as it weighed a dispute involving the federal government and the Navajo Nation’s quest for water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. Justice Brett Kavanaugh also asked about the potential consequences of siding with the Navajo Nation, pointing to a brief that said more water for the tribe would necessarily mean less water …

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Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water
1 year, 9 months ago

Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water

The Independent  

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Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water
1 year, 9 months ago

Feds want justices to end Navajo fight for Colo. River water

Associated Press  

States that rely on water from the over-tapped Colorado River want the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation that could upend how water is shared in the Western U.S. More than 150 years ago, the U.S. government and the tribe signed treaties that promised the tribe a “permanent home” — a promise the Navajo Nation …

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The Colorado River: Where the West quenches its thirst
1 year, 10 months ago

The Colorado River: Where the West quenches its thirst

LA Times  

The Colorado River begins in the Rocky Mountains, collecting snowmelt as it meanders through an alpine valley. Introduction by Ian James HEADWATERS | CANYONLANDS | LAKE POWELL | GRAND CANYON | LAS VEGAS | NEEDLES | LAKE HAVASU | PHOENIX | IMPERIAL VALLEY | YUMA | MEXICO HEADWATERS Rifle Falls sets a wintry scene near the community of Rifle, Colo., …

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High court to hear water dispute between Navajo, government
2 years, 1 month ago

High court to hear water dispute between Navajo, government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says it will hear a water dispute involving the U.S. government and the Navajo Nation. The high court said Friday it would review a lower court ruling in favor of the Navajo Nation, which spans parts of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. The case dates back to 2003, when the tribe sued, alleging that the …

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Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River
2 years, 3 months ago

Desert farms in Utah flourish with water from Colorado River

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The second driest state in the country, Utah, doesn’t contribute much water to the Colorado River as it flows from Rocky Mountain headwaters through Canyonlands National Park to Lake Powell. Only 27% of the water used in Utah comes from the Colorado River, with the majority of the state’s water supply coming from other rivers …

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Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico
2 years, 3 months ago

Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Colorado River tributaries in New Mexico bring water to the alfalfa fields in the Four Corners and the forested hills of the Gila wilderness in the southwestern part of the state. State Engineer Mike Hamman, New Mexico’s top water manager, said the state “really feels the shortages” because it doesn’t have the big reservoirs of other states …

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Navajo sign water rights settlement with Utah and feds
2 years, 6 months ago

Navajo sign water rights settlement with Utah and feds

Associated Press  

MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah — Federal officials signed an agreement with leaders of the Navajo Nation on Friday that provides funding for clean drinking water infrastructure for reservation residents and resolves questions about longstanding Navajo claims to water rights in the drought-stricken U.S. West. The signing formalizes the Utah Navajo Water Rights Settlement, which became law in 2020 as part of …

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White House spending targets social justice; criteria vague
2 years, 10 months ago

White House spending targets social justice; criteria vague

Associated Press  

WINSLOW, Ariz. — This once-bustling city in northern Arizona has a troubled relationship with rain. “Until they were able to introduce criteria that recognized other social effects and socioeconomic level of communities and environmental impacts, it was just a numbers game,” Navajo County Public Works Director John Osgood said. “And until you could reach a certain level, you weren’t going …

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Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill
3 years, 1 month ago

Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill

Associated Press  

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tribes welcomed an infusion of money in the massive infrastructure bill to expand broadband coverage, fix roads and address water and sanitation needs, but they say real change will come only with sustained investment. “In these and several other tribal communities, sanitation and clean water systems would never be built because the annual appropriations were insufficient to …

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US energy secretary meets with Navajo Nation in New Mexico
3 years, 4 months ago

US energy secretary meets with Navajo Nation in New Mexico

Associated Press  

NENAHNEZAD, N.M. — U.S Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and other tribal leaders Thursday at a power plant in northwest New Mexico Thursday to discuss renewable energy initiatives, including a solar project and energy storage system. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., and U.S. Office of Indian Energy Director Wahleah Johns …

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Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over mine spill
3 years, 11 months ago

Navajo Nation, New Mexico reach settlements over mine spill

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Navajo Nation’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday it has settled with mining companies to resolve claims stemming from a 2015 spill that resulted in rivers in three western states being fouled with a bright-yellow plume of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. Under the settlement with the Navajo Nation, Sunnyside Gold Corp. — a subsidiary of …

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