Tag: Extreme weather
Quitting & Rejoining Global Climate Agreements: What’s at Stake for the United States
By Jake Schmidt, Senior Strategic Director, International Climate, International, NRDC Following its previous announcement withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the Trump administration announced it intends to also withdraw from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational international climate agreement adopted in 1992 that the United States joined in 1994. In … [continued]
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5 takeaways from a conversation with the head of a rural energy co-op
Cherryland Electric Cooperative CEO Rachel Jones talked with IPR’s new climate solutions reporter, Vivian La.
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.