From Florida to Alaska, dozens of tribes are working to harness energy from wind, sun and water to generate millions of dollars in revenue, create short- and long-term jobs and reduce utility costs for citizens, while also helping combat climate change and boost energy independence.
From Florida to Alaska, dozens of tribes are working to harness energy from wind, sun and water to generate millions of dollars in revenue, create short- and long-term jobs and reduce utility costs for citizens, while also helping combat climate change and boost energy independence.
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Navajo families who don’t have running water use huge tanks like these to haul water to their homes. Some drive up to an hour multiple times a week to fill the tanks in Monument Valley and Bluff.
After years of negotiation and delays, the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act passed the U.S. House and Senate on Monday as part of a federal coronavirus relief package. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill into law on Tuesday.
The settlement act gives the Navajo Nation the right to use 81,500 acre-feet of water from Utah’s Colorado River Basin apportionment each year, settling all future claims to water on the Nation in Utah.