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DENVER (AP) — The U.S. and Mexico have agreed to expand a far-reaching conservation agreement that governs how they manage the overused Colorado River. It supplies water to millions of people and farms in both nations. Officials with U.S. water districts say the agreement to be signed Wednesday calls for the United States to invest $31.5 million to improve Mexico's water infrastructure. Water that's currently wasted would be saved and shared by users in both nations and by environmental projects.
CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Park County officials have denied an appeal by Merit Energy in a dispute over property taxes on the company's oil and gas equipment used in the Wyoming county. The Park County Board of Equalization disagreed with the company's assertion that the equipment should be taxed at a lower rate because it is older. Merit can take the dispute to the State Board of Equalization.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man appeared in court for the first time after allegedly shooting an officer in the foot. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports Joseph Jacquez appeared Monday in Laramie County Circuit Court where he was charged with one count of aggravated assault and battery-serious bodily injury, among other offenses. Jacquez was arrested Friday after officers responded to a domestic disturbance call. During a scuffle, Jacquez grabbed an officer's rifle and shot another officer in the foot.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has denied a key permit sought by a company that wants to build and operate a large terminal to export coal from the western U.S. to Asia. The Department of Ecology said Tuesday it rejected a water quality permit because the proposed facility along the Columbia River would have hurt the environment. Millennium Bulk Terminals hoped to build the terminal to handle up to 44 million tons of coal a year.
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