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National Water Policy Forum, Fly-In & Expo

The Policy Forum, anchor event of Water Week 2016, will convene in Washington, D.C., featuring distinguished speakers, Capitol Hill visits and regulatory roundtables – all designed to elevate clean water issues to the top of the federal priority list.

DEADLINE: Amsterdam Book Festival

The 2016 Festival will consider major publisher, independent publisher and self-published works in non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, compilations/anthologies; young adult, how-to, photography/art, unpublished stories, business/technology, spiritual/religious, travel, history and more. Deadline is Apr 25.

"Power Grab Topples Another Defender Of California's Environment"

"It was like a sequel to a bad movie. One month after I watched the California Coastal Commission whack the executive whose career was devoted to preserving and assuring equal access to the state's greatest treasure, I went to Diamond Bar on Friday to watch another massacre. This time the target was a man with more than three decades of experience fighting smog and improving public health in a region with some of the dirtiest air in the nation."

Source: LA Times, 03/07/2016

"Toxic Passaic River to Get $1.38 Billion Cleanup Over 10 Years"

State and federal officials Friday announced a plan to clean up more than a century's worth of toxic pollution from the lower eight miles of the Passaic river, in one of the largest and most expensive projects under EPA's 35-year-old Superfund program.

Source: NY Times, 03/07/2016

"DEQ Cites Duke For Leaky Coal Ash Ponds"

"Raleigh, N.C. — The state Department of Environmental Quality on Friday issued violations against Duke Energy for allowing wastewater to leak from coal ash basins at 12 facilities."

Source: WRAL, 03/07/2016

"PAC Fronts Formed In Nevada Net Metering Battle"

"Rooftop solar and distributed energy champions have advanced a ballot initiative to restore Nevada’s retail-rate net metering policy. However, they are facing legal challenges from a utility-backed PAC. Expect a vigorous courtroom battle."

Source: Clean Technica, 03/07/2016

"Oregon Poised To Be 1st State To Cut Ties With Coal-Fired Power"

"One of the last actions Oregon lawmakers took before adjourning Thursday was passing a landmark clean-energy bill."

Source: KUOW, 03/07/2016

Water Utilities in U.S. Cities Use Tests That Downplay Contamination

"Water utilities in some of the largest cities in the US that collectively serve some 12 million people have used tests that downplay the amount of lead contamination found in drinking water for more than a decade, a Guardian analysis of testing protocols reveals."

Source: Guardian, 03/07/2016

"AP Poll: Americans Divided On Safety Of US Drinking Water"

"When it comes to water, only about half of Americans are very confident in the safety of what's flowing from their tap, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll, which found that trust is even weaker among minorities and people with lower incomes."

Source: AP, 03/07/2016

"During The Most Important Year For Climate News, TV Coverage Fell"

"A report by Media Matters for America reveals that the media are failing to inform the American public on the most important issue of our time".

Source: Guardian, 03/07/2016

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