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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021

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In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. The Idaho capital wants to begin recycling wastewater for industrial use and divert a portion of the recycled water to replenish its aquifer.

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Field Notes from India: Climate Adaptation from the Ground Up

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Indeed, 93% of the Indian labor force are so-called informal workers, comprising everything from small farmers and vegetable sellers to piece-work stitching and waste recyclers. They have neither employers to provide benefits nor political parties to represent their interests.

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What’s Up With Water – November 8, 2021

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They are vital for recycling moisture from land to air and back again. Across the country, these anxieties are gradually translating into political momentum. Recreational fishermen are a demographic that leans politically conservative, and the issue has begun changing minds about climate change.

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California Adopts Nation-Leading Legislation to Cut Plastic Pollution

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Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. The law will affect just about every type of plastic packaging you see walking down the supermarket aisle in California, and it’s a major step in the fight to reduce plastic waste, over 90 percent of which does not get, and much of which cannot currently be, recycled.

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Climate Adaptation Moves Toward Center Stage

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The 2021 infrastructure bill, which required bipartisan support in both Houses to pass, contained $47 billion for climate resilience. The Bureau of Reclamation got $250 million for desalinization and a billion for water recycling and reuse. Notably, this funding is coming with bipartisan support. The bill includes $1.5

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Say Goodbye to Lawns in Drying U.S. West

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And unlike water used indoors, outdoor water cannot be recycled. In 2021, the Nevada Legislature allowed the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which serves the Las Vegas area, to prohibit “non-functional” turf — things like median strips and office park landscaping. Marlowe is not reticent in articulating his disdain.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.21.23

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Scott Perry Told To Hand Over Hundreds Of Texts, Emails In 2020 Election Probe -- Politics PA: Is PA On Pace To Lose Another Congressional Seat In 2030? Gas Explosions -- WPXI: Major Natural Gas Leak At Ross Twp.,