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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

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A complex and arcane water banking program in the lower Colorado River basin, adopted in 2007 and later amended, was designed to incentivize water conservation, prevent waste, and boost storage in a waning Lake Mead. ICS is not conservation in the household sense of simply using less. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue. million acres.

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The Stream, September 3, 2021: When Climate Disasters Strike, Rural America Suffers The Most

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“And what’s really becoming clear is that these very extreme precipitation events are occurring more frequently than they used to and the main reason for that is human-caused climate change.” – Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist. Days later, local and state officials have begun to tally the extensive damage.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.27.21

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West -- The Guardian: Record-Shattering Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study -- NPR: Climate Scientists Meet As Floods, Fires, Droughts, Heat Waves Batter Countries -- AP: Warming Rivers In U.S. Million Acres Across Drought-Hit U.S. Million Acres Across Drought-Hit U.S.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.30.23

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 13 Hearing On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan For Newberry Twp.

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111 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 111 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- PA Assn. When Do You Evacuate?

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EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

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billion metric tons of carbon dioxide – nearly as much as all the carbon dioxide emitted by the power sector in 2021. Future generations will look back on this as a game-changing moment in the fight for a safe climate,’ stated climate scientist and President/CEO of EEN, Rev. Dr. Jessica Moerman. “As

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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July 15, 2021). First Circuit Vacated Stay Order in Lawsuit Alleging Exxon Failed to Prepare Petroleum Terminal for Climate Change. Conservation Law Foundation v. July 1, 2021). Whitewater Draw Natural Resource Conservation District v. July 19, 2021). Spokane County District Court , No.

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