Thursday, March 28, 2024
EPA provides $182 million in funding for California water projects

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will help California invest in improvements to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and water pollution prevention projects with over $182 million in funding.
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Feinstein releases discussion draft of California drought relief bill

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recently released a discussion draft of a drought relief bill for her home state of California, which includes short-term provisions to promote efficiency during the current drought and long-term provisions to improve the state’s resiliency.
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Brown speaks at water plan follow-up event

California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. spoke at a recent event to answer questions about his government's next steps for the state's Water Action Plan.
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California State Resources Control Board consolidates irrigation district hearings

The California State Resources Control Board announced this week that it has consolidated and rescheduled the hearings for the West Side Irrigation District (WSID) and the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District (BBID).
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Brown pushes for continued progress after Paris climate talks

California Gov. Edmund G. Brown recently urged leaders in conservation, industry and sub-national governments to continue the momentum created by the December agreement made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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Water board posts updated Water Quality Control Plans for three California waters

The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5), recently posted updated Water Quality Control Plans for three California water bodies on its website.
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EPA provides $44 million for Arizona and Nevada drinking water and wastewater systems

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded funding totaling $44 million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements, and water pollution reduction throughout Arizona and Nevada, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities.
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Calvert supports 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act

U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), Interior and Environment Appropriations, Subcommittee chairman, announced his vote in favor of the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Act due to its funding of key programs.
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Senate removes riders to block EPA regulations in omnibus spending bill

The recently announced omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2016 does not feature riders sought by the Republican party to block Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions and increases the Interior-Environment budget by $1.7 billion from 2015.
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CA Gov. Brown celebrates Under 2 MOU growth

The Under 2 MOU is an agreement amongst cities, states and countries that seeks to limit the average increase in global temperature to less than 2 degrees Celcius.
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Alameda County preparing 2016 update to Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

California’s Alameda County is in the planning process to update its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to include measures against the effects of climate change and the county’s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System (CRS).
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Granite Construction wins $72 million contract for two Houston dams

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineering (USACE) awarded Granite Construction Incorporated a $72 million contract for building outlet structures at Houston, Texas’ Addicks and Barker Dams, according to a Monday announcement from Granite.
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3 Brazilian states join Under 2 MOU

California welcomes latest states to commit to limiting global warming.
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California EPA lists Roundup as cancer-causing chemical

Center for Biological Diversity applauds "important step toward protecting people and wildlife... ."
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EPA proposes additional fines for company non-compliance

Based on documented violations of a previous settlement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a warning to the Earle M. Jorgensen Company (EMJ), which is currently undertaking its portion of the Duwamish Waterway Cleanup plan in Washington.
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Metromile expands pay-per-mile auto insurance into Pennsylvania

Metromile announced today that it is introducing the United States’ only pay-per-mile insurance model in the Pennsylvania market, which is the nation’s third most expensive for auto insurance.
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California environmental-protection official applauds Clean Power Plan

California Secretary for Environmental Protection Matthew Rodriquez issued a statement on Monday after the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of its final Clean Power Plan, which is the first federal regulation to limit carbon pollution from existing power plants.
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Ameresco responds to EPA's finalized Clean Power Plan

Energy efficiency and renewable energy company Ameresco Inc. responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized Clean Power Plan on Tuesday, urging states to use the services in efforts to drive compliance.
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Advanced Energy Economy voices support for EPA's Clean Power Plan

Malcolm Woolf, Advanced Energy Economy's (AEE) senior vice president for policy and government affairs, issued a statement on Monday on behalf of the national business organization in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized Clean Power Plan.
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California agency leaders meet with Freight Advisory Committee

Working toward the implementation of Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order to create a Sustainable Freight Strategy, state officials met with the California Freight Advisory Committee on Tuesday at their July meeting.
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