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The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?

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HotSpots H2O: In Besieged Ukraine, Water Again a Locus of Conflict – Water has long been a source of geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Plus, Circle of Blue reports on a database that documents the rising number of violent clashes involving water. Yemen forces attacked a Saudi water desalination facility.

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What’s Up With Water – February 22, 2022

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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles also noted that the severity of the two-decade-long dry stretch is due, in large part, to the release of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. The American Rescue Plan Act is the relief bill that President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11 last year.

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most Algae blooms are hiking the cost of water for people already struggling to pay their bills. September 20, 2022 . The Clean Water Act is a clunky instrument for addressing diffuse pollution. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

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Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. NDAA: The full Senate voted to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). million for PFAS clean-up.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

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Senate Bill 716 / House Bill 391 prohibit, with very limited exception, a person from knowingly and intentionally releasing, or causing to be released, a balloon into the atmosphere or organizing or participating in a “mass balloon release,” as defined. Environmental Standing and Environmental Justice. Enforcement.

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Roe v. Wade Draft Bodes Ill for Air, Wetlands and EPA

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Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Justice Alito has displayed similar cynicism about water protection.

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Federal Water Tap, April 10: EPA’s Proposed Strengthening of Air Pollution Standards Comes with Water Benefit

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The Rundown An EPA proposal to cut mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants would decrease water pollution and accumulation of pollutants in fish. President Biden vetoes a Clean Water Act rollback. An EPA survey of drinking water utilities estimates the number of lead service lines. government water policy.