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The Stream, June 18, 2021: Study Finds Widespread Pesticide Contamination In German Streams

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A new study finds pesticide contamination in streams in Germany is widespread. A state database for household water supply issues received 38 dry well reports in the first 12 days of June, the most for any month since October 2016. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. California is not yet to that level of emergency.

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The Stream, August 13, 2021: Argentina’s Agricultural Sector Suffering Amid Parana River Drought

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In California , residents in Santa Clara County are cutting their water use after an emergency order in June and a LA sewage treatment plant is diverting millions of gallons of clean drinking water after a massive spill into the Santa Monica Bay last month. Santa Clara County Residents Heed Water Warning, Cut Daily Use.

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Policy News: June 14, 2021

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The final bill includes just eight additional amendments, each of which added language to the bill but did not modify any of the initial provisions of the bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in mid-May 2021. Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026.

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Living in a ‘Critical State’: The Price of a South African Town’s Dirty Water

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By Steve Kretzmann, CCIJ — August 25, 2022. Having spent much of his adult life working in the coal mines in Welkom, pensioner Hendrik Tlaudi says he now suffers from a bad back and must take medication on a daily basis. Sana Ntho, 54, said the water either has to be boiled or disinfected before drinking. Photos by Steve Kretzmann.

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DEP Issued Record 6,860 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators In 2023-- Nearly 52% More Than In 2021; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues

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more than in 2021 and 26.6% DEP’s 2022 Oil and Gas Annual Report said 5,416 notices of violation were issued to conventional operators in 2022 and 4,514 violations in 2021 and in 2015, DEP issued just 1,024 violations to conventional operators. more than in 2022 and 569.9% more than in 2015. Read more here. Read more here.

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Policy News: November 22, 2021

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In this issue: Apply for the 2022 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award. Applications are due Dec. House Passes Reconciliation Bill, Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. Bill includes $668 million for National Science Foundation (NSF) research and training grants and $500 million for NSF climate research. Executive Branch.

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Democrats On House Environmental Committee Report Out Bill To Help Prevent The Routine Abandonment Of 561 Conventional Oil/Gas Wells A Year

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On May 23, Democrats on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted to report out House Bill 962 (Vitali-D-Delaware) to restore DEP’s authority to review conventional oil and gas well plugging bonding amounts to help prevent the routine abandonment of 561 conventional oil and gas wells a year.

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