How the Bureau of Reclamation Threatens Western Food and Energy (3/8/23) | Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
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How the Bureau of Reclamation Threatens Western Food and Energy (3/8/23)

March 8, 2023

Western hydropower, fisheries, and farms would not exist without the reservoirs and irrigation infrastructure created by the Reclamation Act on 1902. Much of the Interior West would not exist without this visionary legislation.

Yet the Bureau of Reclamation has chosen to prioritize liberal environmental pursuits that drain our resources over irrigation projects that create abundance for all. The Bureau must return to it's initial purpose of stewarding our water and other natural resources to ensure American prosperity, not poverty.