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The HCN Wire Our Editor's picks from around the West: Utah auction draws few oil and gas drillers; Idaho Power's cloud seeding efforts keep water flowing over dams | Idaho Statesman; Wyoming antler collectors butt heads over proposed law -- latimes.com; Bishop: Environmental rules impeding border security - Salt Lake Tribune; More

More from Water: Big Ag wins big in California Water legislation could pave the way for future water grabs; The Delta Blues California’s Water Buffaloes appear poised for another water grab; The diplomacy of water Norris Hundley's magisterial Water in the West is back in print to enlighten readers about water politics, especially the Colorado River Compact.; All Water

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