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The Stream, August 12, 2021: Major Rivers in India Are Rising To Dangerous Levels

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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds – The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of the world’s leading climate scientists, released its sixth climate assessment on Monday.

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

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The 2024 State of the Air report I work every day on topics related to air in my role as a Senior Climate Scientist at UCS, through my volunteer grassroots work, and because I want to be a well-informed resident in the San Joaquin Valley. Source: California Natural Resources Agency. This is more than just my job.

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

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“While Colorado River water users have invested billions of dollars to reduce consumption and increase resiliency, the situation we face today is real and urgent,” John Entsminger, the general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on May 25. 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. A Utah Town Runs Out of Water Amid Worsening Drought.

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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.

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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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New European Commission REPowerEU Plan Does Not Justify Dramatic Increase In Drilling, Gas Infrastructure Build Out PA Natural Gas Politicians Are Calling For

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Russia provided around 45% of the EU's total gas imports in 2021, followed by Norway (23%), Algeria (12%), the United States (6%) and Qatar (5%). With the measures in the REPowerEU plan, we could gradually remove at least 155 bcm of fossil gas use, which is equivalent to the volume imported from Russia in 2021.