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Environmental, Consumer Groups Challenge Trump’s Unlawful Coal Plant Extensions
Washington, D.C. — Today, seven environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed rehearing requests after Donald Trump’s Department of Energy unlawfully invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act and forced two coal power plants in Indiana to stay online after their planned retirements. The seven groups include Sierra Club, Environmental Law and … [continued]
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Water projects in Wiarton, Hanover and Tara receive provincial funds
The Ontario government has announced more that $9.5 million in funding for water infrastructure projects in three Grey-Bruce municipalities. Projects in South Bruce Peninsula, Arran-Elderslie and Hanover are among 127 projects provincewide that will receive funding through the $700-million Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program’s Health and Safety Water Stream to support access to safe drinking water, […]
Michigan’s aging water infrastructure works to keep up with demand from data centers
The increasing prevalence of data centers in Michigan may leave residents wondering if the state’s water infrastructure can keep up with the demand on the water supply.
From Soviet Fields to US Committees: The Return of Institutionalized Untruth
On December 30, a little noticed federal vaccine advisory meeting took place in the United States. It was scheduled between Christmas and New Year’s, broken into four brief sessions for a specific reason, and focused on procedural matters within a committee most Americans have never heard of. There was no … [continued]
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Donald Trump Illegally Extends Life of the Coal-Fired Craig Unit 1, Driving Up Electricity Bills and Increasing Pollution
DENVER — [On Tuesday], the Trump administration issued an “emergency” order to force utilities to operate Craig Unit 1 against their will, past the Dec. 31 retirement deadline that the utilities had decided upon and their state regulators had approved. Trump’s actions to prop up an uneconomic coal plant will drive … [continued]
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