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JUNE 7, 2021

Undark reports that state and local governments are often unprepared for flooding and don’t recognize the risk posed by dams that are near toxic waste sites, leaving communities vulnerable to disaster and environmental contamination. The post What’s Up With Water – June 7, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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JUNE 23, 2021

officials finds lack of funding to the Environment Agency is impeding important conservation and adaptation projects. The post The Stream, June 23, 2021: Jordan Cancels Canal Plans With Israel and Palestinian Authority appeared first on Circle of Blue. A letter between U.K.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The federal government acknowledged the changing conditions on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin, setting the stage for more drastic measures in the near future. The agreement is between a dam operator, farm districts, the federal government, and a conservation group.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

In Virginia, state officials and conservation groups are celebrating a milestone in the massive effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. The recommendations also relate to government aid, including technical and financial assistance to low-income communities and utilities. Still they are not planning to spend enough.

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JULY 12, 2021

Amid pressure from conservation groups, Byhalia Connection said it will cancel plans to construct a 49-mile oil pipeline that would have run directly over an aquifer that provides drinking water for a million people in Tennessee and Mississippi. The post What’s Up With Water – July 12, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead. The federal government acknowledged changing conditions in the drying American Southwest on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 17, 2021.

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. So the change in government was more than welcome.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 6, 2021

Government Accountability Office. A new report from the federal government watchdog agency found that thousands of miles of offshore oil and gas pipelines lack ‘robust oversight,’ the Independent reports. The post The Stream, July 6, 2021: Tropical Storm Elsa Moves Through Caribbean appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 28, 2021

Australia’s government should have conducted a more thorough analysis of the impacts of water withdrawals for the controversial Carmichael coal mine, a court rules. The Brisbane Times reports that the court ruled that the national government should have done a more thorough analysis of the impacts of the planned water withdrawals.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The Westmoreland Conservation District announced the recipients of its annual awards for outstanding conservation efforts: the Conservation Farmer of the Year is the John Starr Family, Starr Valley Farm; and the J. Roy Houston Conservation Partner is The Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 16, 2025

While the government has made the right noises about protecting these wetlands , it has been accused of not backing up its words with action. In its 2021 report on the complex challenges of wetlands protection, ZELA decries the practice of turning wetlands into residential areas. This is not an isolated case.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 19, 2021

California’s governor says he will consider mandatory water conservation by the end of September. The federal government acknowledged the changing conditions on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. Hundreds of people flee deadly conflict over water in northern Cameroon. ON THE RADAR. California Gov.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

The government in the United Kingdom announces that water companies will have to prove they have reduced sewage overspills in the next five years. 2021 Election Preview: Two Cities, Facing Floods and Aridity, Eye Big Public Works. Government Changes Course On Environmental Amendment. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 22, 2021

A UN report calls for governments to be proactive and implement adaptive strategies to combat global drought. Claudette is the third named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which forecasters have predicted will bring 13 to 20 named storms. A UK utility will construct a major sewer pipeline to reduce flood risk for locals.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s an expert, hours-long guided excursion across Lenawee County during which Taylor explains the cross-cutting complexities, underperforming government programs, ineffective conservation investments, and cascading ecological and health threats from liquid manure that aren’t visible but exist everywhere across her region’s bucolic landscape.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 3, 2021

A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a waning Lake Mead. Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts. Germany announced it will provide $1.3

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – September 15, 2021. When they converge on Glasgow this fall to rekindle pivotal global climate negotiations that were dampened during the pandemic, diplomats and government ministers will confront a world much changed since their last convention.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 21, 2021

Several Colorado River Basin groups ask the federal government to investigate Central Utah Conservancy District’s allocation of federal funds. The post The Stream, July 21, 2021: Officials Open Reservoir Floodgates in Hyderabad After Heavy Rains appeared first on Circle of Blue. ON THE RADAR.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

New rice varieties in India could cut water use by up to 60 percent, according to farmers and government officials. Although the new rice varieties also cut down on farm labor, Reuters reports that water conservation is likely the main attraction for Indian farmers, who rely heavily on monsoon rains. 60 PERCENT.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

These are people with real money at stake, unlike conservative politicians and talking heads. The Norwegian Government Pension Fund dropped the company from its portfolio because of environmental destruction from mining in Indonesia. In 2021, it release plans to spend $7.5

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

Electrification is a critical component of building decarbonization, and local governments are taking a leading role in this policy space. Berkeley decision does and does not say, local governments can better understand that many of them have options for electrifying new buildings. In exploring what the CRA v. Under EPCA, the U.S.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. Lawmakers have accordingly sought ways to conserve water, particularly in urban areas. Ecological Conservation. Conclusion.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2024

reservoir conservation releases, aquifer storage and recovery, and coordinated use of surface water and groundwater); -- Demand modification projects (e.g., projects that achieve water conservation, reuse, and/or recycling); and -- Environmental and water quality improvement projects (e.g., 5-7 In Lancaster [PaEN] -- PA Forestry Assn.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Canadian officials urge the federal government to spend more money on water projects in Indigenous communities. While residents in an impoverished village in South Africa go without running water and plumbing, its government built community centers that have gone unused. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. 138 MILLION. 5 MILLION RAND ($313.3

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 20, 2022

State water managers and the federal government say they will include tribes in upcoming Colorado River policymaking negotiations for the first time. Like any government in the southwest, tribal nations see water as a cornerstone of growing their communities and local economies while supporting the livelihoods and well-being of their members.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2022

I first wrote a version of this post way back in July 2021, when Ezra Klein dropped a couple of lines knocking the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) into one of the op-eds The New York Times loves to perennially run about how California is actually the worst (I’m sorry it can’t be 80 degrees in March everywhere, guys).

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The newly autonomous Bangsamoro government has invited investors to pursue drilling projects in a marsh critical for both Indigenous peoples and wildlife. Having gained its status as an autonomous region, the fledgling Bangsamoro government has invited investors to drill under the Liguasan Marsh for fossil fuels.

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MARCH 18, 2022

trillion FY2022 omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through Sept. The Nature Conservancy engages deeply on advocacy for federal conservation funding, and we’re pleased to see the solid investments for conservation, climate resilience, and clean energy included in this bill. Photo © TNC.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 13, 2021

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – August 13, 2021. And that is a conservative estimate, they warn. Federal officials are expected to declare a first-ever Tier 1 shortage, which will require water cuts that fall most heavily on Arizona. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. New numbers will soon be added, altering the equation.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

The federal government acknowledged the changing conditions on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. Deutsche Welle reports that Iran’s strategy of building dams to conserve water has cut river flows into Iraq, a country highly dependent on water resources from beyond its own borders.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030. The government has also pledged that a third of new cars will be electric or hydrogen by 2030. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions?

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MARCH 19, 2023

Remarkably, however, and despite the fact that the federal government negotiated two important 19th century treaties with the Navajo Nation, the U.S. government has never seen fit to expressly provide federal water rights to the Nation to make its expansive reservation fully habitable. Navajo Nation and U.S. Navajo Nation.

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MAY 22, 2023

Since local and state governments are on the frontlines of paying for worsening wildfires, they should also be on the leading edge of holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Perhaps less obvious is the importance of state and local governments in holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Source: CCST 2020.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The patrol group of Indigenous farmers, teachers, and hunters spend their time working with conservation officers to track deforestation and report their findings to government regulators. The post The Stream, December 1, 2021: New Testing Rule In U.S. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. In Case You Missed It: .

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

When they converge on Glasgow this fall to rekindle pivotal global climate negotiations that were dampened during the pandemic, diplomats and government ministers will confront a world much changed since their last convention. ‘The Opportunity is Now’: Water Advocates View Upcoming UN Climate Conference as Moment of Relevance.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

By Eli Francovich, Columbia Insight — December 7, 2021. In 2021, the gas company’s NW Natural Water concern announced it had added to its portfolio by acquiring five water companies in Washington, Idaho and Texas, cumulatively investing more than $110 million in the water sector. Ghost cattle—200,000 made-up heifers.

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