The Democrats' climate bill offers $4 billion to Western states for drought relief. A home with a pool abuts the desert on the edge of the Las Vegas valley in Henderson, Nevada.
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There's $4B for West drought relief in the climate bill. Here's how it could be used
Democrats' unprecedented climate bill would throw $4 billion to states in the West for drought relief, thanks to last-minute negotiations in the Senate. Southwest lawmakers struck the deal in the 11th hour with hopes that it could buy the fragile Colorado River Basin more time amid its most intense drought in centuries.
