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Late 2018 β€” Bits and Pieces

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Reduce energy use per square foot in state-owned buildings by 40% from 2002-2003 levels. The state has already made significant progress toward the first goal as a result of the 2002 Clean Smokestacks Act and 2007 adoption of a renewable energy portfolio standard (REPS) for major energy producers.

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UNC Nutrient Study: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again (Apologies to Yogi Berra)

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The short version: A three year, multi-million dollar study has confirmed the science and policy underlying the 2009 Jordan Lake water quality rules. On December 23, 2019, the UNC Policy Collaboratory released a legislatively mandated report on nutrient pollution in Jordan Lake. Background. That isn’t broken.

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Elk River Spill Aftermath: Do We Need New Regulations and From Whom?

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1961 – seeks to close existing loopholes and provide additional federal oversight where current state laws do not apply. At first glance, though, existing laws would seem applicable to the spill at Freedom Industries. However, West Virginia law. A new Senate bill – S. have addressed the spill.

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After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure

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billion infrastructure package that allocated federal funds that Congress had appropriated in the last two years in the American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. percent of GDP in 2002 ($9.3 In March, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state Legislature negotiated and passed a $4.7 billion) to 1.35

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The Stream, May 31, 2023: Iran and Taliban Exchange Gunfire, Heightening Water Tension

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Typhoon Mawar, the largest storm to hit Guam since 2002, has left many residents without water or electricity. In Senegal , water-saving farming methods are producing higher rice yields while improving soil health. territory since 2002, Al Jazeera reports. The attempt succeeded. from polluters and development.

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Danger Looms Where Toxic Algae Blooms

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There is nothing attractive, though, about Lake Erie’s annual algal bloom, or the harmful blooms that now contaminate so many of America’s iconic waters, among them the Chesapeake Bay, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Champlain, and California’s Clear Lake. These nutrients are the source of some of the nation’s worst water pollution. .

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Federal Water Tap, February 21: EPA Watchdog Will Investigate Agency’s Drinking Water Lead Response in Michigan City

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Financial Assessments for Clean Water Act Compliance. Environmental Protection Agency is taking another swing at defining key concepts that govern Clean Water Act requirements for wastewater utilities. From 1992 to 2002, some 58 percent of cases occurred between June and November. News Briefs.