Lake Powell officials take unprecedented, emergency steps to delay water releases as level plummets
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The federal government announced Tuesday it is taking unprecedented, emergency steps to help boost water levels at Lake Powell.
The measures are intended to buy the surrounding communities more time to plan for the very real possibility the reservoir, the country's second-largest, will soon run out of water and the ability to produce hydropower amid the West's climate change-driven megadrought.
President Joe Biden warned against a streak of “semi-isolationism” in the US as he stressed the importance of alliances during a symbolic visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery on Sunday, honoring the thousands of Americans who died in World War I at a site former President Donald Trump skipped during a 2018 visit to Paris.
Looking to shore up Latino votes in Nevada and Arizona for his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden is on the verge of soon following up last week’s executive action aimed at curbing border crossings with another move focused on providing legal status for long-term undocumented immigrants married to American citizens and without criminal records.