DOI invests $514 million in western water storage, conveyance projects
This funding will support dam expansion and water conveyance initiatives in Colorado, California, Idaho and Washington.
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Pennsylvania receives $244 million in grants to reclaim abandoned mine lands
This funding will help to reduce pollution, create local jobs for displaced workers and revitalize air and water quality in communities once powered by the coal industry.
Nevada advancing clean energy projects to power nearly 5 million homes
The announcement covers four renewable energy projects that will bring new transmission lines, solar facilities and over 4.7 gigawatts of renewable energy.
$179 million to go to water recycling projects in western states
Funds to flow to four projects in Utah and California to increase availability of water sources in drought-prone regions
Pilot project to test placing solar panels over irrigation canals
Utilities expect panels to reduce water evaporation from irrigation canals and be a source of clean solar energy
Interior Department releases $79 million to support wildfire recovery
Funds will help wildfire detection capabilities, reducing wildfire risk, helping rehabilitate burned areas and improving technology used by wildfire incident management teams
195,000 acres on Oregon coast designated for offshore wind energy
If the areas are fully developed, floating offshore wind could generate 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of energy production
