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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). GW record from 2021. Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023. Solar” only includes large-scale solar.

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Climate Reality vs. Public Perception: Will Toxic Haze and the 2023 Danger Season Make a Difference?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in 2017, and Hurricane Irma in 2021 were all accompanied by the same question. A 2021 analysis of more than 88,000 studies since 2012 now finds 99.9 So far, no alarm bell has been loud enough to stop the sleepwalking. Those costs are not yet steep enough.

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What’s Up With Water November 15, 2021

Circle of Blue

The hunger crisis worsened along with the country’s political deterioration, which culminated in the Taliban takeover in August. Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. The post What’s Up With Water November 15, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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The Stream, November 17, 2021: Meet The Activist Saving a Polluted Chinese Lake

Circle of Blue

What’s Up With Water – November 15, 2021 – This week’s episode cover’s a hunger crisis in Afghanistan and a project in New Jersey’s largest city to remove lead service lines. The Associated Press that the plant’s operator announced plans earlier this year to slowly release the treated water beginning in the spring of 2023.

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California Enacts Major Water Law Reform Legislation–But More Changes Are Needed

Legal Planet

Beginning in early 2021, the California Planning & Conservation League Foundation convened a group of water law professors and other water experts to formulate specific recommendations for modernizing California water rights law. But that momentum did not stop there. That effort should and will continue.

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The Stream, December 10, 2021: Extreme Drought and Internal Conflict Are Displacing Somalians

Circle of Blue

The Year in Water, 2021: Water Crises Take Center Stage. Coming out of the summit, climate campaigners accused political leaders of another compact phrase — of being too timid. It is expected to be completed in 2023. Seaside towns and cities like Keta have slowly been eroding over the years due to rising sea levels.

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N.C. Water Quality Legislation (2023)

Smith Enviorment

December 14, 2023. General Assembly returned to a very aggressive effort to influence environmental rules in 2023. Farm Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 582) and the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023 (House Bill 600) all contained provisions weakening existing environmental protections and in some cases preventing adoption of new standards.

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