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Colorado River water allotments
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Biden administration proposes evenly cutting water allotments from Colorado River

As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states.
Utah lawsuit threatens Antiquities Act

John Leshy: Utah wants to disable the law that led to the creation of four of its magnificent National Parks

A lawsuit all but invited by the country’s chief justice threatens one the most consequential authorities granted to presidents by Congress.
An Alabama town's sewage woes test Biden's infrastructure ambitions

An Alabama town's sewage woes test Biden's infrastructure ambitions

The new law allocates $11.7 billion for wastewater and stormwater projects. Will it get to the impoverished communities who need it most?
Northwest’s salmon population may be running out of time
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Northwest’s salmon population may be running out of time

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office found that some salmon species are “on the brink of extinction.” Habitat loss, climate change and other factors are to blame, it said.
Justice Department drops antitrust probe against automakers that sided with California on emissions
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Justice Department drops antitrust probe against automakers that sided with California on emissions

The Justice Department has told four carmakers that they violated no laws when they negotiated a fuel economy standard with California that is more stringent than Washington’s.
California to stop buying from automakers that backed Trump on emissions
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California to stop buying from automakers that backed Trump on emissions

California, hitting back at automakers that sided with President Trump, will not buy from manufacturers that do not recognize its authority to set emissions standards.
Justice Dept. sues California to stop climate initiative from extending to Canada
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Justice Dept. sues California to stop climate initiative from extending to Canada

The Justice Department has sued California over a climate change initiative that now extends into Canada, saying the state cannot make international agreements.
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