"A Water Crisis In Mississippi Turns Into A Fight Against Privatization"
"Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis."
Source: Grist, 04/29/2024
Infrastructure
"This New Biden Rule Will Save Americans $2 Billion On Utility Bills"
"The Biden administration has finalized a major rule change that raises the bar for real estate developers who want newly built homes to qualify for U.S. government-backed loans, laying the groundwork for a massive overhaul in the way Americans build houses."
Source: HuffPost, 04/29/2024
Spurt in Hydro Relicensing To Leave U.S. Awash in Environmental Stories
Hundreds of hydropower dams in the United States will see their licenses expiring in the next decade, generating years-long federal relicensing processes. That prospect calls for close local and regional coverage of the complicated balance between renewable energy needs with negative environmental impacts. The latest TipSheet explains the licensing process and the dam backstory, along with a dozen story ideas and reporting resources.
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"Standards Set To Eliminate Emissions From New Federal Buildings By 2030"
"The Biden administration has finalized standards for federal buildings that will eliminate onsite fossil fuel usage for new projects by the end of the decade, the Energy Department confirmed Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 04/26/2024
"White House Unveils Plan To Accelerate Power Grid Expansion"
"The Department of Energy created a one-stop shop for federal permitting, helping transmission developers avoid the lengthy patchwork of regulatory approvals that has slowed major projects. The program makes the department the lead agency in permitting and finalizes a yearslong, multiadministration effort to coordinate the work of at least nine agencies with a hand in permitting power lines."
Source: E&E News, 04/26/2024
Tough New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants To Capture Emissions
"Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: AP, 04/25/2024
Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, But It Won’t Be Enough
"For the first time in more than 60 years, the Bureau of Land Management will force oil and gas companies to set aside more money to guarantee they plug old wells, preventing them from leaking oil, brine and toxic or climate-warming gasses." "The new Bureau of Land Management regulation, which applies to nearly 90,000 wells on federal public land, is hampered by math errors and overly optimistic cost projections."
Source: ProPublica/Capital & Main, 04/23/2024
Roadkill Makes for Jolting Read in ‘Crossings’
As human roadways sprawl across a global network, the planet’s other living things have not only found the vehicles that travel them among the world’s deadliest weapons but also that road noise, the impassable divisions of the landscape and more have massive implications for nature. BookShelf reviews Ben Goldfarb’s eye-opening new book, “Crossings,” and the realities of road ecology.
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"How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers"
"For people living within three miles of a large solar farm, positive attitudes about the development outnumber negative ones by about a three-to-one margin, according to a new national survey released this week by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/19/2024
Explosive Levels Of Methane Detected Near Berkeley Landfill-Turned-Park
"Brimming with wildlife and offering panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, César Chávez Park welcomes visitors who might never suspect this stretch of shoreline was built atop a municipal landfill. But beneath the sprawling grasslands and charming hiking trails, decomposing waste continues to generate methane gas."
Source: LA Times, 04/18/2024
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