DOI Announces $60 Million Investment for Rio Grande Basin Water Conservation

DOI Announces $60 Million Investment for Rio Grande Basin Water Conservation
Secretary of the Department of the Interior Deb Haaland testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in Washington on May 2, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a $60 million investment in the Rio Grande Basin for the Biden administration’s water conservation agenda during a May 10 visit to the area.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the funding, which will be a portion of the $500 million available through the Inflation Reduction Act to drought-stressed areas outside the Colorado River Basin.