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Two Large Offshore Wind Sites Sending Power To US Grid For The First Time [1]

"For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [7]
Source: AP [8], 01/05/2024
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"‘Green Roads’ Are Plowing Ahead, Buffering Drought and Floods" [9]

"As the developing world witnesses a boom in road building, a movement to retrofit existing roads is gathering steam. Using embankments, channels, and dikes, so-called “green roads” help control floods, harvest excess water for use in irrigation, and slash maintenance costs."

Agriculture [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Transportation [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Africa [13]
Source: YaleE360 [14], 01/04/2024
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Saving Panama Canal Will Take Years and Cost Billions, If Even Possible [15]

"The vestiges of an ancient forest tell the story of just how bad things are at the drought-stricken Panama Canal."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [16]
Infrastructure [11]
Transportation [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Central America & the Caribbean [17]
Source: Bloomberg [18], 01/04/2024
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"Sierra Nevada Snowpack At Lowest Level In 10 Years" [19]

"California’s statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack — the source of nearly one-third of the state’s water supply — is at its lowest level in a decade, a major turnaround from last year when huge storms ended a three-year drought and buried ski resorts in massive amounts of snow."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [20]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [21]
Source: San Jose Mercury News [22], 01/04/2024
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"Great Lakes Ice Cover Reaches Record Low For New Year's Day" [23]

"Ice cover on the Great Lakes reached a record low on New Year's Day, and open water made smooth sailing for the latest departure of an oceangoing vessel ever recorded in the Port of Duluth-Superior."

Climate Change [2]
Transportation [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [24]
Source: Wisconsin Public Radio [25], 01/04/2024
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Human Activity Is Powering ‘A New Industrial Revolution’ At Sea: Experts [26]

"Researchers using AI and satellite imagery find 75% of industrial fishing is not being publicly tracked, while wind turbines now outnumber oil platforms".

Energy & Fuel [3]
Fish & Fisheries [27]
Infrastructure [11]
Natural Resources [28]
Transportation [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [29]
Source: Guardian [30], 01/04/2024
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Water Increasingly At The Center Of Conflicts From Ukraine To Middle East [31]

"In countries including India, Kenya and Yemen, disputes over water have triggered bloodshed."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [33]
Infrastructure [11]
Military [34]
Natural Resources [28]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [29]
Source: LA Times [35], 01/03/2024
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"Floatovoltaics Could Help The Southwest Generate Power And Conserve Water" [36]

"Just southeast of Phoenix, over 150 miles of canals sit uncovered in one of the hottest and driest regions of the country. The Gila River Indian community’s solar panel project, which would cover some of those canals with solar panels, could be the start of a new wave of such solar projects, known as floatovoltaics."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [11]
Technology [37]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [39], 01/03/2024
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"Strawberry Case Study: What If Farmers Had to Pay for Water?" [40]

"With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, one part of California has tried essentially taxing groundwater. New research shows it’s working."

Agriculture [10]
Economy & Business [16]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Natural Resources [28]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
California [21]
Source: NYTimes [42], 01/03/2024
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"Contrary To Politicians’ Claims, Offshore Wind Farms Don’t Kill Whales" [43]

"Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. But that hasn’t stopped conservative groups and ad hoc “not in my back yard”-style anti-development groups from making the connection."

Biodiversity [44]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [33]
Journalism & Media [45]
Science [46]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [47], 01/02/2024
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