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U.S. Power Sector Sees Biggest One-Year Drop in Emissions in More Than Two Decades

Yale E360

power sector emissions dropped 10 percent between 2019 and 2020, owing to greater energy efficiency, less reliance on coal, and the coronavirus pandemic suppressing demand for electricity, according to a new report.

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DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Urges Lawmakers To Support Growing Greener III Funding

PA Environment Daily

DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council recently sent a letter to the General Assembly encouraging the allocation of a portion of the remaining American Rescue Plan Act funding for Growing Greener III. Senate Bill 525 and House Bill 2020 are two such proposals that would accomplish these objectives.

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New Government Information Shows Alberta’s Tailings Ponds Increased in 2020 Despite Decrease in Oil Sands Production

Enviromental Defense

Edmonton, AB — The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) quietly released a report on its web site last week showing that oil sands tailing ponds grew another 90 million cubic meters in 2020, despite a drop in oil production. Jesse Cardinal, Keepers of the Water, nipiy3@gmail.com.

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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

Circle of Blue

Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Will there be enough water for Michigan’s thriving farm sector, and for every other use of a natural resource growing scarcer across much of the rest of the nation? Is the state prepared for more? Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue.

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Statement from Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager, on the Ontario Auditor General’s finding that government’s 2020 Amendments and Sprawl MZOs and have “undermined” the Growth Plan’s “long-term vision”

Enviromental Defense

The post Statement from Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager, on the Ontario Auditor General’s finding that government’s 2020 Amendments and Sprawl MZOs and have “undermined” the Growth Plan’s “long-term vision” appeared first on Environmental Defence.

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Powerful Industry’s Torrent of Manure Overwhelms State Regulators

Circle of Blue

The Michigan Constitution, ratified in 1963, states that “ the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people. The statute outlaws conduct that is “likely to pollute, impair, or destroy” natural resources and the environment.

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The Agriculture Resilience Act Is a Win for Sustainable Nutrition Science 

Union of Concerned Scientists

While the USDA REE vision mentions natural resources once, I can assure you that there is no mention of the environment or climate, or equity in farming and nutrition. New paradigm?