New federal policy gives Native American tribes power to veto green energy development
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The nation's top energy regulator quietly green-lit a new policy giving Native American tribes more power in the early stages of hydropower development.
Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
That policy replaces FERC's previous policy of allowing developers to proceed with hydro projects regardless of a tribe's opposition. The developer of the three pump storage projects submitted applications with FERC in 2021, requesting permits to build the projects in Black Mesa, a mesa on Navajo lands ideal for such energy development, but they received opposition from tribal and environmental groups.
"Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said the recent FERC decision is both an acknowledgment and recognition of tribal sovereignty," Navajo spokesperson George Hardeen told Fox News Digital. "He appreciates that FERC would wait to grant preliminary permits for energy projects on Navajo land until appropriate consultation with tribal divisions and departments is completed."
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