Navajo Nation Motion to Intervene in Black Mesa Hydropower Project

The Navajo Nation filed a motion to intervene, opposing the preliminary permit application submitted by Nature and People First, a company organized by a French entrepreneur, to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the proposed Black Mesa hydroelectric project on Navajo Nation land. Read the motion ›

Navajo Nation motion to intervene

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A bar graph showing in pink 75% of Utah voters support presidents' ability to protect public lands as national monuments, compared to 25% who oppose in gray bar, from the 2024 Utah National Monuments Poll
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