Notice 15 Apr 2025 arizona, energy, regulation, infrastructure, hydropower, navajo nation

💧Preliminary Permit Application for Western Navajo Pumped Storage Project

The Department of Energy accepted a preliminary permit application for the Western Navajo Pumped Storage Project, proposing new hydropower facilities in Arizona. The project aims to study feasibility and includes substantial infrastructure, such as reservoirs and a powerhouse. The project location is on federal land held in trust for the Navajo Nation, engaging various stakeholders and allowing public comments on the proposal.

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Notice 4 Apr 2025 arizona, regulatory compliance, national park service, repatriation, navajo nation, cultural resources

🪨Notice of Inventory Completion for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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Compliance, Cultural Heritage 16 Jan 2025 compliance, national park service, repatriation, navajo nation, cultural heritage

🏛️NAGPRA Notice

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the U.S. Indian Vocational School, Bernalillo County, NM.

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