Screenshot from video of sign at site of Pima-Maricopa irrigation project, Solar Over Casa Blanca Canal

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   Kevin Leecaster (greenfire@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 06:16:12 JST Kevin Leecaster

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   Friday, the Gila River Indian Community, whose land is in what is now Arizona, made history — breaking ground on the first solar-panel-lined water canal project in the US.

   The project is funded, in part, by a $5.56 million allocation from the Bureau of Reclamation. The Bureau of Reclamation also assisted with feasibility studies in the planning stage of the project.

   This is a win for Indigenous sovereignty and presents an expansion of federal government assistance for green energy projects.