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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

EV battery end of life bill life ended on Governor’s desk Due to the necessarily ambitious regulations we fought to pass, California will continue to see a huge increase in the number of EVs on the road. As these regulations drive down emissions, we will also see an increase in battery retirements.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

I’ve written previously about how the truck industry is fighting regulations at the state and federal level with everything they’ve got. One of the scare tactics truck manufacturers have been pushing is the old industry canard of job-killing regulations. Why would truck regulations impact jobs?

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Transfers of highly enriched uranium happened in July 2004 , March 2014 , and July 2019. Russia’s Regulations on the Export and Import of Nuclear Materials , released in 2000 and last amended in February 2023, contain a similar provision against the use of exported nuclear materials or their byproducts for military purposes.

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New Satellite Will See Water’s Big Picture

Circle of Blue

California regulators police water use with an open-source program from OpenET. Pavelsky started even earlier, attending his first SWOT development meeting in 2004, when he was in graduate school. Scientists are exploring satellite-based measurements of plant productivity as a way to anticipate quick-forming “flash” droughts.

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Federal Water Tap, September 27: New Projections Show High Risks for Colorado River Reservoirs

Circle of Blue

The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. EPA Administrator Michael Regan told state agricultural regulators that the agency will soon appoint an agriculture adviser, Capital Press reports. The Rundown. The Bureau of Reclamation releases five-year projections for lakes Mead and Powell.

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Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Should Enact Methane Regulations

PA Environment Daily

More than five and a half years ago, Governor Tom Wolf promised regulations to reduce methane emissions from existing oil and gas industry operations. It’s time to finalize these regulations. About 12,800 unconventional gas wells (think fracking) have been drilled in Pennsylvania since 2004. Read more here.

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The Stream, December 28, 2021: Groundwater Laws Lack Enforcement in India

Circle of Blue

A new report from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) found a sizeable gap between groundwater management regulations and implementation. The CAG report also found that over-extraction of groundwater increased from 2004 to 2017, and units deemed safe for groundwater use have decreased.

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