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The Stream, July 15, 2021: Brazilian Initiative Will Pay Farmers To Conserve Water

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The program will reward farmers for successfully conserving water and maintaining biodiversity, among other criteria. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering drinking water limits for the entire class of PFAS compounds, the Guardian reports. TODAY’S TOP WATER STORIES, TOLD IN NUMBERS. ON THE RADAR.

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The Stream, September 14, 2021: Could Rainwater Harvesting Solve Water Scarcity in Mexico City?

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Environmental activists in Benton Harbor, Michigan , are urging the EPA to replace thousands of lead service lines throughout the city. Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say the country is failing to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers.

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What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2021

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In Virginia, state officials and conservation groups are celebrating a milestone in the massive effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Read said those are conservative estimates, but they do not include anticipated federal funding from the recently passed infrastructure bill. Still they are not planning to spend enough.

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What’s Up With Water – July 12, 2021

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In China, the vice premier has called for greater environmental protections along the Yellow River, the country’s second-longest waterway. Reuters reports that the call came after state media and the environmental ministry made unannounced visits to cities and prefectures in the watershed and secretly shot footage. .

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Congress approves FY2022 spending package that supports conservation

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The Nature Conservancy engages deeply on advocacy for federal conservation funding, and we’re pleased to see the solid investments for conservation, climate resilience, and clean energy included in this bill. Land to be protected with Land and Water Conservation Fund. Last week Congress approved a $1.5 Photo © TNC.

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Glenn Ellis Jr.: Bringing stewardship, wellness, and Indigenous wisdom to The Nature Conservancy in Washington's Board of Trustees

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an esteemed community leader and environmental advocate, brings his lifelong dedication to protecting and improving Neah Bay's forests and waterways, promoting sustainable practices, and amplifying Native American perspectives to The Nature Conservancy's Board of Trustees. Conservation requires attention to the whole system.

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States May Be Warming to Green Amendments

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Those states where legislators are backing new constitutional environmental protections this session include California, New Jersey, Washington, New Mexico, Vermont, Hawai‘i, West Virginia, Kentucky, Iowa, and Texas. The State shall serve as trustee of these resources and shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people.”