Tag: floods
After April floods, long-awaited dam safety reforms move closer to law
After years of debate, the Michigan Senate approved an overhaul of dam safety laws. The measures would boost flood control standards and increase inspections.
Ameren Missouri Proposes Pollution-Heavy Future to Power Data Centers
Utility Drops net-zero emissions reduction goal from promotional materials. SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — Late yesterday, Ameren Missouri filed a proposed long-range energy plan with its regulators at the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC). If approved as proposed, Ameren Missouri would significantly increase its reliance on fossil fuels, including a large … [continued]
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Ports Need More Capital As Their Bulk Cargo Base Shrinks
Ports are being asked to make infrastructure decisions that will last thirty, forty or fifty years while several of the assumptions that paid for their existing infrastructure are changing at the same time. Ships are getting larger, requiring deeper channels, larger cranes and more capable tug fleets. Climate disruption is … [continued]
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Near Sleeping Bear Dunes, residents battle beavers â and feds â over floods
Residents around an Up North lake deal with routine flooding and say flat-tailed rodents downstream are to blame….
Sierra Club Strongly Opposes Bill to Give Legal Immunity to Fossil Fuel Companies
Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee will markup H.R. 8330, a bill that would shield fossil fuel companies from laws or lawsuits that would hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis and related disasters. Fossil fuel corporations knew they were causing climate change in … [continued]
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