联邦能源管理委员会拒绝批准纳瓦霍族水电项目。 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denies permits for Navajo Nation hydropower project.
联邦能源监管机构拒绝为亚利桑那州北部纳瓦霍族保留地一个有争议的水电项目发放许可证。 Federal energy regulators have denied permits for a contentious hydropower project on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. 联邦能源管理委员会（FERC）表示，正在制定一项关于与部落合作的新政策，称如果项目所在土地的部落反对，联邦能源管理委员会将不会为拟使用部落土地的项目发放初步许可证。允许。 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stated that it was establishing a new policy about collaboration with tribes, saying that it will not issue preliminary permits for projects proposing to use tribal lands if the tribe on whose lands the project is to be located opposes the permit. 原住民倡导者和保护团体正在庆祝这一举措，认为这是部落的胜利。 Indigenous advocates and conservation groups are celebrating the move as a victory for tribes.