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"Senate Unanimously Passes Biannual Water Projects Bill" [1]

"The Senate on Thursday unanimously reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), the biennial legislation authorizing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects."

Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Transportation [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [9], 08/02/2024
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A Decade After Disaster, Mount Polley Tailings Dam Could Get Even Bigger [10]

"A faulty tailings dam at the B.C. mine dumped billions of litres of waste into the environment — and Quesnel Lake is still contaminated. Now Imperial Metals wants to expand the same dam"

Disasters [11]
Infrastructure [3]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Canada [13]
Source: The Narwhal [14], 08/01/2024
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As US Bets On Hydrogen, Local Communities Worry Over Secrecy, Public Health [15]

"The Biden administration has set aside billions of dollars for new hydrogen energy. But does the industry need better safeguards?" "But researchers and community advocates warn that unless the federal government’s so-called hydrogen earthshot has adequate safeguards, it could worsen air pollution in vulnerable communities and aggravate a warming climate. They’re also concerned that specifics of the emerging efforts remain stubbornly secret from people who live near shovel-ready projects."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Journalism & Media [19]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [20]
Source: Public Health Watch [21], 07/31/2024
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Wind And Solar Energy Overtake Fossil Fuels To Provide 30% Of EU Electricity [22]

"Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Infrastructure [3]
Public [7]
Europe [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 07/31/2024
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Washington Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten Green Energy Push [25]

"In 2019, Washington adopted legislation requiring electric utilities to go carbon-neutral in a decade. Yet lawmakers continued to promote the growth of energy-guzzling data centers with generous tax incentives."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [26]
Source: Seattle Times [27], 07/30/2024
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Wind Farms’ Benefits To Communities Face Opposition And Misinformation [28]

"After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea."

Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [2]
Government [30]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
People & Population [31]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [32], 07/29/2024
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United Houma Nation Gets $56 Million To Deal With Climate Risks, Relocation [33]

"The United Houma Nation, the largest Indigenous tribe in Louisiana, has secured a $56.5 million grant to enact a massive plan to deal with growing climate risks that tribal leaders hope will serve as a model, ranging from infrastructure improvements to potential relocations."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Justice [29]
Infrastructure [3]
People & Population [31]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [35], 07/29/2024
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Looking From Space, Researchers Find Pollution Spiking Near E-Commerce Hubs [36]

"Research showed truck-related releases of nitrogen dioxide, which can cause asthma, concentrated around some 150,000 warehouses nationwide."

Air [37]
Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [18]
Infrastructure [3]
Pollution [38]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [39], 07/25/2024
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"House Approves Bipartisan Water Projects Bill" [40]

"The House passed a sweeping water infrastructure bill Monday that could help curb flooding, slow coastal erosion and restore struggling ecosystems, in a rare show of bipartisanship as election season heats up."

Environmental Politics [2]
Environmental Studies [41]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [12]
Transportation [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [42], 07/24/2024
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"Lawmakers Take Up $5B Colorado River Settlement" [43]

"A House Natural Resources subcommittee will review a $5 billion deal to ensure tribal water rights in northeastern Arizona, including funds for a new pipeline connecting Lake Powell to tribal reservation in the Colorado River Basin."

Agriculture [44]
Climate Change [16]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [45], 07/23/2024
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