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Feds reject energy projects on Navajo Nation

And finally set a common-sense policy for tribal lands permitting

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Feb 20, 2024
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The Energy Transition and Tribal Lands Beat

Coal tipple viewed from Black Mesa. Jonathan P. Thompson photo.

The News: Federal regulators last week rejected preliminary permits for seven pumped hydropower energy storage projects on the Navajo Nation, including a controversial proposal for Black Mesa and others in the Chuska Mountains. In so doing, the Fed…

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