US EditionSenate Democrats urge Trump administration to end Colorado River funding freeze
- The Trump administration has ordered layoffs at the Bureau of Reclamation, which may result in the reduction of about 100 jobs affecting its water management capabilities, according to Central Valley water officials.
- Managers of 14 water agencies have warned that these staff cuts could compromise the agency's mission to deliver water safely to California.
- Sandy Day, chief of public affairs at the Bureau of Reclamation, stated that the agency remains committed to providing essential services while enhancing workforce management.
- Jim Peifer, executive director of the Regional Water Authority, expressed concerns that staffing cuts would impair the agency's ability to maintain infrastructure and pose risks to public safety.
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Trump administration dramatically cuts staff at water agency in California
The Trump administration is firing employees at the Bureau of Reclamation, drawing concerns from California water agencies that depend on it to deliver supplies.
Senate Democrats urge Trump administration to end Colorado River funding freeze
Senate Democrats from the U.S. West on Monday urged the Department of the Interior to end a funding freeze that could endanger the flow of the Colorado River. The lawmakers, from California, Nevada and Arizona, slammed the Trump administration’s day-one executive order that halted disbursements from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act — including $4 billion…
Aspen Journalism: Federal funding pause includes 17 water projects on Western Slope
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Public safety funding promised to Colorado still frozen by Trump administration despite court order
Gov. Jared Polis delivers his State of the State address in the Colorado House chamber in Denver on Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Pool)Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urged the Trump administration to comply with a court order prohibiting the federal government from freezing funding, highlighting $69.5 million in public safety grants promised to the state. At the end of January, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping freeze on…
Trump administration, lawsuit delay massive renovation of federally owned international crossing in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (EL PASO MATTERS) — President Donald Trump’s administration has paused a major renovation of the Bridge of the Americas international crossing in South-Central El Paso worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and local officials are uncertain about whether the project – in the works for years – will still happen. The General Services Administration, the agency that handles federal real estate and contracts and is overseeing the rec…
Trump administration pauses billions in funding for Colorado River conservation
An executive order from President Donald Trump has halted at least $4 billion in federal funding meant to protect the Colorado River, leaving farmers, cities, and Native American tribes uncertain about future water conservation efforts.Alex Hager reports for KUNC.In short:The Inflation Reduction Act allocated $4 billion to sustain the Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people and supports agriculture. Trump’s order pauses those f…
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