WRAY — Colorado farmers who defied nature’s limits and nourished a pastoral paradise by irrigating drought-prone prairie are pushing ahead in the face of worsening environmental fallout: Overpumping of groundwater has drained the High Plains Aquifer to the point that streams are drying up at the rate of 6 miles a year. The drawdown has become so severe that highly resilient fish are disappearing, evidence of ecological collapse. A Denver Post analysis of federal data shows the aquifer shrank twice as fast over the past six years compared with the previous 60. While the drying out of America’s agricultural bread basket ($35 billion in crops a year) ultimately may pinch people in cities, it is hitting rural areas hardest. “Now I never know, from one minute to the next, when I turn on a faucet or hydrant, whether there will be water or not. The aquifer is being depleted,” said Lois Scott, 75, who lives west of Cope, north of the frequently bone-dry bed of the Arikaree River. A … [Read more...] about The water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains is running dry as farmers keep irrigating “great American desert”
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Susan Collins says she’ll back Biden pick Deb Haaland for Interior secretary
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R- Maine , said Wednesday that she will vote to confirm U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico to become secretary of the interior. Haaland, who was nominated for the job by President Biden, would become the first Native American to serve in a Cabinet -level position if confirmed for the position. Collins decided to back Haaland’s nomination after reviewing her qualifications, considering the nominee’s responses at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing and meeting with the nominee, the Bangor Daily News reported . The endorsement made Collins the first Republican to express support for Haaland, the Huffington Post reported . HHS NOMINEE BECERRA VOTE IN SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ENDS IN A TIE "While we certainly have different views on some issues, … [Read more...] about Susan Collins says she’ll back Biden pick Deb Haaland for Interior secretary
Duckworth, Norton call for improved accessibility for the blind at FDR memorial
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Ladda (Tammy) Tammy Duckworth Duckworth, Norton call for improved accessibility for the blind at FDR memorial Bipartisan group of senators introduces bill to rein in Biden's war powers Rosen to lead Senate Democrats' efforts to support female candidates MORE (D-Ill.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Duckworth, Norton call for improved accessibility for the blind at FDR memorial OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Biden returns to Obama-era greenhouse gas calculation | House passes major public lands package | Biden administration won't defend Trump-era relaxation of bird protections The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Divided House on full display MORE (D-D.C.) on Tuesday called for improvements to accessibility for disabled visitors at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. The resolution commends the disability activists who ensured the memorial’s statue depicts Roosevelt in a wheelchair, but also … [Read more...] about Duckworth, Norton call for improved accessibility for the blind at FDR memorial
Congress on Track to Recreate 1970s Welfare Policies
The Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill would recreate the 1970s-era welfare system by offering $120 billion in cash payments to parents who do not even try to work, say senators and critics. Versions of the welfare-for-every-parent plan are being pushed by nearly all Democrats and by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), prompting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to object: Sending $250/$350 per month/per child to everyone, with no work requirement, is welfare Being pro-family means being pro-work Our expanded Child Tax Credit idea is a far better approach — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 23, 2021 The “Democrats plan is just repackaged welfare,” Rubio tweeted on February 26. “What I have been proposing for years (and partially achieved in 2017) actually allows low income parents to receive even more money than the Biden plan by keeping more of the money they earn from work.” The bill is being debated this week in the Senate, and Democrats hope to pass it for a presidential … [Read more...] about Congress on Track to Recreate 1970s Welfare Policies
House GOP campaign chief: Not helpful for Trump to meddle in primaries
Rep. Tom Emmer Thomas (Tom) Earl Emmer House GOP campaign chief: Not helpful for Trump to meddle in primaries House panel spars over GameStop frenzy, trading apps The Hill's Morning Report - Biden on COVID-19: Next year Americans will be 'better off' MORE (R-Minn.), the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), said Wednesday that is not helpful to the GOP's goal of winning back a majority in the House to have former President Trump Donald Trump House passes voting rights and elections reform bill DEA places agent seen outside Capitol during riot on leave Georgia Gov. Kemp says he'd 'absolutely' back Trump as 2024 nominee MORE targeting incumbents in primary races. Speaking at an event hosted by Politico, Emmer said he has not spoken to Trump directly about staying out of primary races involving the 10 House Republicans that voted to impeach Trump. But he said that he believes Trump will listen to Republican … [Read more...] about House GOP campaign chief: Not helpful for Trump to meddle in primaries
