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How the Supreme Court dealt a blow to Navajos’ water rights
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Released:
Jun 23, 2023
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation — the
largest Native American reservation in the United States – in its effort
to make the federal government take steps to secure water from the
Colorado River for the tribe. The decision comes as seven states are
fighting over access to the West's most important river, whose flows
have shrunken roughly 20 percent over the past two decades of drought.
POLITICO’s Annie Snider breaks down the court’s ruling and how it
impacts the tribe and the ongoing Colorado River water dispute. Plus,
the Department of Energy announced a conditional $9.2 billion loan to
help build three factories to make batteries for Ford Motor Company’s
electric vehicles.
Annie Snider covers water issues for POLITICO Pro.
Josh Siegel is a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
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largest Native American reservation in the United States – in its effort
to make the federal government take steps to secure water from the
Colorado River for the tribe. The decision comes as seven states are
fighting over access to the West's most important river, whose flows
have shrunken roughly 20 percent over the past two decades of drought.
POLITICO’s Annie Snider breaks down the court’s ruling and how it
impacts the tribe and the ongoing Colorado River water dispute. Plus,
the Department of Energy announced a conditional $9.2 billion loan to
help build three factories to make batteries for Ford Motor Company’s
electric vehicles.
Annie Snider covers water issues for POLITICO Pro.
Josh Siegel is a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch,
our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch
And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy
newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy
Released:
Jun 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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