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Deadly Heat Wave In Central US Strains Infrastructure, Transport, Grid [1]

"Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling roads, straining water systems and threatening the power grid of the nation’s energy capitol."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [9], 08/24/2023
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"Biden Administration Approves 4th Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project" [10]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a wind energy project off Rhode Island, the fourth major commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved by the Biden Interior Department."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Source: The Hill [14], 08/23/2023
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Some States Reject Federal Money To Find, Replace Dangerous Lead Pipes [15]

"As the Biden administration makes billions of dollars available to remove millions of dangerous lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water and damage brain development in children, some states are turning down funds."

Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [18], 08/23/2023
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PHMSA Raises Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice [19]

"Federal regulators have sent a proposed safety order to the developers of the contentious and highly politicized Mountain Valley Pipeline citing concerns over potential pipe corrosion and land movement in the steep mountain terrain the pipeline will cross in West Virginia and Virginia."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [17]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 08/23/2023
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Painful Process Underway of Regulating PFAS in Drinking Water [22]

Long-growing concern over dangerous “forever” chemicals has drawn the attention of federal and state policymakers, local communities and the utilities that provide their drinking water. But little about regulating PFAS will be quick or easy, making it a major environmental and public health story for years to come. Issue Backgrounder unfolds the regulatory moves, the politics and the larger implications of PFAS policy.

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Chemicals [24]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [26]
Health [27]
Infrastructure [6]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [12]
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National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [7]
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"Major US Blackout Anniversary Renews Call for Power Grid Updates" [29]

"Transmission developers are marking 20 years since the biggest blackout in North American history with calls for US energy regulators to finalize a rule to make it easier to invest in making the power grid more resilient."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [30], 08/18/2023
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"NYC Buildings Complying With Emissions Law Faster Than Expected" [31]

"New York City’s biggest buildings are complying with a landmark emissions law at a much faster rate than the city expected, undermining the real estate sector’s claims that the rules will be too hard to meet."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [32], 08/17/2023
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"US Launches Program To Provide Electricity To More Native American Homes" [33]

"The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday unveiled a new program to bring electricity to more homes in Native American communities as the Biden administration looks to funnel more money toward climate and renewable energy projects."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Justice [34]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [35]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [36], 08/17/2023
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Minnesota Tribal School Fights To Eliminate PFAS in Drinking Water [37]

"As the United States begins to crack down on PFAS contamination, Indigenous communities are getting left behind."

Chemicals [24]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [34]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [17]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
Source: Grist [39], 08/16/2023
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"Interior Announces Potential Offshore Wind Areas For Oregon" [40]

"The Biden administration advanced the first potential floating offshore wind auctions off the Oregon coast Tuesday by designating where sales might be located."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [41]
Source: E&E News [42], 08/16/2023
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