DOI to spend $147.6 million on water reliability projects
Funds will support 42 projects in 10 states that are struggling with drought and other scarcity-related concerns
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New Mexico unveils 50-year water conservation plan
Plan prioritizes contingency planning, improving infrastructure, adapting to climate change and working with lawmakers and other stakeholders
Proposed plan would add 5 states, millions of acres to solar energy strategy
Updated plan necessary to make permitting faster, easier in priority areas and to improve the process by which right of way is secured for utility-scale projects
New Mexico plans to reuse brackish water for clean energy
State to invest $500 million to incentivize private companies to build plants to treat brackish water for clean energy uses
