Water & Oceans

Biden DOI Trying To Save The Colorado River Before Trump Takes Over

"The Biden administration is swimming against the current to get seven Western states to agree to divvy up the Colorado River’s water in a way that would protect the river basin and the West’s largest single water source – and do it before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to a source familiar with the negotiations."

Source: CNN, 11/22/2024

"Long Delayed Biden Rule Could Shake Up Offshore Oil Well Cleanups"

"The Biden administration promised to release a new standard for ocean drilling that could help clean up a growing number of old oil and gas wells, but the first-of-a-kind rule has yet to arrive with just two months before President-elect Donald Trump reenters the White House."

Source: E&E News, 11/22/2024

Phillips 66 Faces Federal Charges Of Wastewater Dumping At Calif. Refinery

"The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles has filed felony criminal charges against Phillips 66, accusing the company’s Carson refinery of illicitly dumping oil and grease into the county sewer system."

Source: LA Times, 11/22/2024

"A Call For EPA Action On Climate Risks To Hazardous Waste Facilities"

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be doing more to help address potential climate change-related risks to hundreds of hazardous waste facilities across the country, according to a recent government watchdog report."

Source: The New Lede, 11/21/2024

"Drought Is an Immigration Issue"

"In Mexico, the conditions that have contributed to the largest sustained movement of humans across any border in the world will get only more common. This spring, at the start of the corn-growing season, 76 percent of Mexico was in drought, and the country was sweltering under a deadly heat dome."

Source: Atlantic, 11/20/2024

"Biden Administration Requesting Roughly $100 Billion For Disaster Relief"

"The Biden administration is sending a roughly $100 billion request to Congress to help Americans impacted by a series of major and record-breaking natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, calling on lawmakers to pass the needed relief with “bipartisan and bicameral support.”"

Source: CNN, 11/20/2024

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