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Company wants to tap Mojave's public lands for Southland water
CADIZ, Calif. – Three decades ago a group of businessmen pored over NASA satellite imagery as part of a worldwide hunt for large groundwater reserves they could tap to grow desert crops. They found the signs they were looking for here in the sun-...Tags: Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of the Interior, Landforms, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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A thanks for active military and families -- free U.S. park passes
The Obama administration is stepping up its courtship of active-duty military personnel and their families by offering them a free pass to any national park, officials announced on Tuesday. The annual passes will be made available to members of the...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Armed Forces, Environmental Issues, Mitt Romney
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Obama administration approves 3,675 new natural gas wells in Utah
The Obama administration has approved a new natural gas drilling project in Utah that is designed to support more than 4,000 jobs and boost the production of energy -- while protecting the environment. All are political issues in the current...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of the Interior, Orrin Hatch
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White House unveils plan to boost tourism, lure more foreigners
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to boost domestic and international tourism, including steps to increase annual visits by foreigners by more than 50% over the next nine years. “Tens of millions of tourists from...
Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Politics, Interior Policy, International Travel, Personal Data Collection
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Western land war: 5 states fight D.C. for control of federal areas
Anticipating the bitter battle to come, governors from five Western states will meet in Salt Lake City on Friday to devise strategies to convince Washington to give them more control over federal land within their own boundaries. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert,...
Tags: Gary Herbert, Politics, Immigration, Natural Resources, Regional Authority
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Wildfire season looms -- and federal officials say they're ready
Some parts of the United States, particularly in the West, could face an active wildfire season this year, federal officials warn, adding that they're prepared to deal with the challenge. In a telephone conference call this week, Agriculture Secretary...
Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Wildfires, Fires, Droughts
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Interior Department issues new fracking rules
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration proposed updated rules for oil and gas development on federal lands — an effort to catch up with the boom in use of the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing — but struck a compromise...
Tags: Energy Resources, Natural Resources, Companies and Corporations, U.S. Department of the Interior, Land Resources
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Congress falls short on oil spill safety, panel says
WASHINGTON — Two years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion unleashed the worst oil spill in American history, Congress has failed to take meaningful action to prevent a similar disaster, according to a new report from members of a presidential...
Tags: Republican Party, Lisa Murkowski, Politics, U.S. Senate, BP Plc
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President Obama designates Ft. Ord a national monument
President Obama on Friday designated Ft. Ord a national monument, completing its conversion from bustling military base to popular Monterey Peninsula recreation area.
The designation will afford additional protection to the 7,200 acres, which is...Tags: Bill Clinton
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Discovery of Indian artifacts complicates Genesis solar project
The Feb. 27 letter from the chairman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes was pleading and tough. It asked President Obama to slow the federal government's "frantic pursuit" of massive solar energy projects in the Mojave Desert because of possible damage...
Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Genesis (music group), Wind Power, Environmental Issues, Archaeology
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Cesar Chavez and farm workers get respect from U.S. Labor Department
In another tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and the farm workers movement, the U.S. Labor Department on Monday named the auditorium at its Washington headquarters after the legendary California labor organizer. It also added pioneers of the farm workers...
Tags: Politics, Murder, Duncan Hunter, New York City Police Department, Hilda Solis
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Arctic drilling: Beaufort Sea oil spill response plan approved
Federal authorities have approved an oil spill response plan that could allow drilling to commence this summer in the Beaufort Sea, the first major offshore drilling in the Arctic since the early 1990s. Though Shell Alaska still needs several final...
Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Oil Spills, Environmental Pollution, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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