A $20 million grant meant to strengthen a Nevada tribe’s poor access to electric power and clean water has been suspended, delaying construction timelines. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the money to the Nevada Clean Energy Fund in December — one of 84 projects in that round of so-called Community Change Grants. With the money, the nonprofit aimed to work with the Walker River Paiute Tribe in west-central Nevada on needed infrastructure improvements. Kristen Stasio, the nonprofit’s CEO, said in an interview last week that the EPA hasn’t been communicative since she received notice March 7 that the grant was suspended.

Other federal water and weather project funding news:

• Northern California Public Media: How will federal cuts affect Russian River forecasts?
• The Guardian: ‘Chaos’: Trump cuts to Noaa disrupt staffing and weather forecasts
• Water Online: Blog: Is the State Revolving Fund in jeopardy?