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Feds deny hydroelectric project in Black Mesa

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English - February 20, 2024 19:23 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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Tribal officials and environmental justice groups have opposed three hydroelectric pumps in the Black Mesa region, saying the project would deplete already small groundwater reserves. Federal officials denied the project last week. Plus: Utahns shut down traffic in Salt Lake City in support of Palestine, conservation groups critique a new plan to help native fish in the Grand Canyon, and the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan offers a potential solution for how to save a shrinking Great Salt Lake. 

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