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2021 Election Preview: New York Considers Right to Clean Water

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On November 2, New Yorkers will vote on amending their state constitution to include environmental protections, including clean water. In Pennsylvania, where the constitution already recognizes environmental rights, the state Supreme Court has used the provision to strike down parts of state law.

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2021 Election Preview: The Expensive Battle in Maine over Hydropower Imports

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By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 28, 2021. In approving the transmission line application, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection reduced the width of the corridor from 150 feet to 54 feet along the forested Segment 1, which begins at the Canadian border and ends 53 miles away at The Forks. Senate race.

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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021

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In New York state, voters have a chance to enshrine environmental protections in their state constitution, which could revive a legal movement that flourished in the United States a half-century ago. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water.

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What’s Up With Water November 15, 2021

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Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. The money aims to help residents pay off past-due water bills that accumulated in the pandemic period between March 4, 2020 and June 15, 2021. Environmental Protection Agency. They added $500 million, bringing total funding to more than $1.1

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The Stream, September 14, 2021: Could Rainwater Harvesting Solve Water Scarcity in Mexico City?

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HotSpots H2O: ‘Global Indigenous Agenda’ Calls for Water, Land, and Resource Governance at 2021 IUCN World Conference — Indigenous activists and organizations from around the world met virtually this week for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Zoom-based World Conservation Congress. 6,000 LEAD SERVICE LINES.

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What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2021

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Environmental Protection Agency when utilities assess the cost of controlling sewage pollution. The post What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. A community affordability analysis is mandated by the U.S. Community-level affordability remains a challenge.

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New Environmental Laws Focus on Public Health

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Despite the wide range of issues the legislature was contending with, many innovative environmental protection issues advanced, especially those aimed at tackling environmental health challenges in our most disadvantaged communities.

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