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Tribal Opposition Halts Navajo Hydropower Project Amid Controversy

12/11/2025

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied a hydropower project on the Navajo Nation proposed by Nature and People First due to tribal opposition.
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright seeks to reverse the policy, arguing it hinders hydropower development.
Environmental groups and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe oppose the shift and warn removal of tribal veto power would harm federal-Indigenous relations, with a decision due December 18.

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied a hydropower project on the Navajo Nation proposed by Nature and People First due to tribal opposition.
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright seeks to reverse the policy, arguing it hinders hydropower development.
Environmental groups and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe oppose the shift and warn removal of tribal veto power would harm federal-Indigenous relations, with a decision due December 18.