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reclamation

[rek-luh-mey-shuhn] / ˌrɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /


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Richard Shaffer, asset manager at Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, emailed asking for an exemption covering a western Pennsylvania power plant that burns coal waste.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Bureau of Reclamation, has also supported the idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Bureau of Reclamation said in a statement that its update of the operation plan for the federally operated Central Valley Project aims to “maximize water deliveries across California while maintaining protections for endangered fish species.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

In a summary document, however, the Bureau of Reclamation said the changes “are not expected to result in any significant negative effects to the environment or species listed under the Endangered Species Act.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

He was born in the cattle country near Mexico, and raised by a family that had run beef and then gone into cotton when the big Bureau of Reclamation dams completely transformed the plains country.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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