Sink or swim time for Salton Sea? Momentum builds for pricey lake restoration
California's biggest lake has languished for decades as increased salinity, a sinking waterline and a foul smell have robbed ...
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Ames Federal Wins Bureau of Reclamation’s $115M Hyrum Dam Spillway Replacement Contract
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract valued at $115 million to Ames Federal to replace a Hyrum Dam spillway in Cache County, Utah. According to an award notice ...
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Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s ...
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Wyoming to absorb ~3,500 Bureau of Reclamation acres near Glendo Reservoir
The wheels are in motion — and potentially nearing a finish line — to convey some 3,461 acres of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation property abutting the North Platte River to the Wyoming Game and Fish ...
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Better Business Bureau: An Overview and How Its Ratings Work
RealPeopleGroup / Getty Images The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is a private nonprofit organization that operates a business directory and rating system, handles consumer complaints, evaluates ...
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Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk
The Bureau of Reclamation provides water and hydropower to the public in 17 western states. Nearly 400 agency workers have been cut through the Trump reduction plan, an administration official said.