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Once a Showcase of American Optimism and Engineering, Hoover Dam Faces New Power Generation Declines

Circle of Blue

The June update shows a 10 percent chance that Lake Mead breaches 1,035 feet in spring 2027. The modeling indicates a similar chance that Lake Powell drops low enough in 2027 that Glen Canyon Dam, another key hydropower asset in the basin, stops producing electricity.

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Chicago’s “Quantum Prairie” Promises New Era of Great Lakes Technology and Water Use

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If plans proceed as anticipated, as early as 2027 this 440-acre property on Lake Shore Drive will be transformed into the first industrial park in the country to focus on developing quantum computing, a much more powerful technology than conventional computing.

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CPUC Should Set a Date for Closing Aliso Canyon

Legal Planet

The proposed decision dismisses arguments from environmental justice and community advocates — as well as Southern California Edison — arguing that Aliso Canyon isn’t needed now (or may not be needed by 2027). percent from 2022 to 2035, while more recently projecting an annual decline in gas demand of only 0.7

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EPA Proposes RFS Standards for 2026 and 2027, Will Hold Hearing on July 8, 2025

Nanotech

On June 17, 2025, EPA proposed the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel.

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Delays and Disagreements: The IPCC’s Struggle to Stay on Course

Union of Concerned Scientists

The report, initially scoped in 2024 and planned for completion by 2027, aims to provide technical guidance on measuring, reporting, and verifying emissions removals from CDR technologies. However, disagreements over the inclusion of marine CDR prevented consensus, meaning the outline will be revisited at the next plenary.

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China Allows New Coal Plants, but With More Limited Role

Yale E360

China will allow the construction of new coal power plants through at least 2027 but with restrictions aimed at limiting emissions and boosting renewables, according to a newly released action plan. Read more on E360 →

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Delays and Disagreements: The IPCC’s Struggle to Stay on Course

Union of Concerned Scientists

The report, initially scoped in 2024 and planned for completion by 2027, aims to provide technical guidance on measuring, reporting, and verifying emissions removals from CDR technologies. However, disagreements over the inclusion of marine CDR prevented consensus, meaning the outline will be revisited at the next plenary.