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What’s Up With Water – January 10, 2023

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They passed a bill in 2014 that requires groundwater basins to be sustainably managed. The post What’s Up With Water – January 10, 2023 appeared first on Circle of Blue. Roads and canals have been damaged by the land subsidence, costing hundreds of millions of dollars to repair. However, it is not a quick fix.

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Fresh, May 2, 2023: Mississippi River Flooding Reaches Historic Levels Along Illinois-Iowa Border

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May 2, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Davenport, Iowa, is used to such floods — waters reached similar levels in 2019, 2014, and 2008.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Nominations For 2023 Karl Mason And Walter Lyon Awards

PA Environment Daily

The PA Association of Environmental Professionals is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Karl Mason and Walter Lyon Awards. The awards will be presented as part of the 2023 PAEP Annual Conference in State College on September 20-22. Posted: July 20, 2023] PA Environment Digest The deadline for submissions is August 31.

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Much ado about acceleration

Real Climate

24 from Hansen et al (2023). In my recent Nature commentary , I pointed out the difficulties explaining quantitatively why 2023 was so warm. These simulations used historical GHG concentrations and aerosol emissions to 2014, and a mid-range scenario (SSP2-4.5) Another view of the future is given by the results of climate models.

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Fresh, May 30, 2023: $30 Million EPA Grant Program Targets Pollution in Disadvantaged Communities

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May 30, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. The post Fresh, May 30, 2023: $30 Million EPA Grant Program Targets Pollution in Disadvantaged Communities appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Not just another dot on the graph?

Real Climate

As the climate monitoring groups add an additional dot to their graphs this week, there is some disquiet among people paying attention about just how extraordinary 2023 really was. Only the jump from 2014 to 2015 (coincidentally (?) So why was 2023 so special? 2023 ; Roach et al., Why oh why? This leads to a roughly 0.1

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FracTracker Alliance Recognizes 5 Individuals With The 2023 Community Sentinel Awards - 3 From Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

On October 18, the FracTracker Alliance announced the winners of the 2023 Community Sentinel Awards to honor the leadership of individuals working to protect communities from the harms of the fossil fuel industry. Each winner receives $1,000 and the award, and will be recognized at the 2023 Community Sentinel Awards Ceremony.

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