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Ask a Scientist: UCS Transportation Program Adds Equitable Mobility to its Portfolio

Union of Concerned Scientists

More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study. A few years later, it introduced the Half the Oil Plan , which spelled out how to slash oil use through greater fuel efficiency and new, innovative technologies, such as electric vehicles and biofuels. Yes, premature death.

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Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes

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This is part ten of a ten-part series. As the Great Lakes News Collaborative explored in a series of reports this month, Michigan communities have reached an inflection point. Read the full series. By, Natasha Blakely, Lester Graham, Kelly House, Brett Walton. To the relief of utility leaders, some financial help is coming.

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High Cost of Water Hits Home

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This story is part seven of a ten-part series. . The Michigan chapter of the American Water Works Association, in an informal survey conducted a year ago during the depths of the pandemic, asked its member utilities about past-due bills. The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is developing its own water affordability plan.

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Short-Changing Michigan Local Governments Has Resulted in Deteriorating Water Systems and Other Services

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This is the first of a ten-part series. As we explained earlier in this series , Akron’s water tower has reached its life expectancy and doesn’t have the capacity to hold the amount of water that’s recommended by the state. Read the full series. That’s the case in the small village of Akron, in Tuscola County. “

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April 22 - Earth Day: Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Hosts 2-Part Webinar Series - Embracing The Power Of Nature For Watershed Recovery Registration Open! More Than 100 Volunteers Clean Up 30 Miles Of River Banks In Huntingdon, Blair Counties Yuengling Brewery, Keep PA Beautiful Celebrate Partnership With Cleanup In Schuylkill County PA Chapter American Planning Assn.

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October 30 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

21 Informal Conference To Accept Comments On Revisions To Rosebud Mining Subsidence Control Plan For The Mine 78 In Cambria, Somerset Counties Large Heating Oil Spill In Cumberland County Highlights A Hole In Storage Tank Act, Availability Of Voluntary Underground Tank Leak Cleanup Insurance Delaware River Basin Commission To Hold Nov.

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Utah’s Water Dilemma

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Bear River Development is why Daugs’ current job title even exists. The Utah Legislature passed the Bear River Development Act in 1991 following a series of dry years, which were preceded by extremely wet years. This would entail a series of small reservoirs, maybe 5,000 acre-feet to 10,000 acre-feet capacity.