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What’s Up With Water – November 1, 2021

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In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. The Idaho capital wants to begin recycling wastewater for industrial use and divert a portion of the recycled water to replenish its aquifer.

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What’s Up With Water – November 8, 2021

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They are vital for recycling moisture from land to air and back again. Across the country, these anxieties are gradually translating into political momentum. Recreational fishermen are a demographic that leans politically conservative, and the issue has begun changing minds about climate change.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

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AB 2101 expands carbon sequestration projects to include whole orchard recycling (onsite grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal for use in topsoil). The end of the 2021-2022 Legislative Session saw notable legislation on climate, heat, clean energy, water, and land use become law. Download as PDF.

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20 Years of Severe Drought Impede Huge Developments in Southwest

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Those trends, in turn, also are prompting innovations in community design and installation of expensive infrastructure to use less fresh water and recycle more wastewater. Bernalillo County required the developer to install expensive wastewater treatment and recycling infrastructure to reduce water use and waste. Keith Schneider.

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The Stream, May 18, 2022: How Some Cities in the American West Have Ample Water Supplies Amid Drought

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Cities like San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Albuquerque have implemented adaptation strategies such as low-flow plumbing fixtures and water recycling to manage water use and save residents from future supply cuts. The moratorium, that initially took place in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was lifted in June of 2021.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.26.23

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. -- Philly Voice: Greening Vacant Lots In Philly Raised Surrounding Property Values By 4.3% In First Year, Wharton Business School Study Finds -- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Spend $2.6

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.23.21

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Senate Infrastructure Bill -- YorkD Editorial: PA Reps Must Push Hard For Infrastructure Funding PA Politics -- Inquirer: U.S.