NIS donates drinking water to Bayelsa IDP camps
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service Isa Jere Idris has directed the Comptroller of Immigration Service Bayelsa State James Sunday to visit the IDP Camp and donate drinking water to the Internally Displaced Persons for them to have clean drinking water both adults and children. The directive was carried out on […]
Building resilient and sustainable low carbon health systems in Africa and Middle East
The side event will showcase progress on promoting the COP26 Health Initiative on Building Climate Resilient and Sustainable Low Carbon Health Systems in the AFRO and EMRO Regions and will deep dive on opportunities and challenges for their implementation taking stock of existing networks and partnerships, such as the Clim-health, and considering the important momentum […]
EPA Reaches Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations
November 8, 2022 LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 8, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement under the Agency’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) program with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. at the company’s retired Tecumseh Energy Center coal-fired power plant in Tecumseh, Kansas. In the settlement, Evergy will take certain actions to address potential […]
Southern Water ‘dumps sewage 493 times in eight days at bathing beaches’ | Water
Southern Water has discharged raw sewage for more than 3,700 hours at 83 bathing water beaches during the first eight days of November alone, according to company data analysed by campaigners. Ed Acteson of SOS Whitstable, which has been monitoring the data, said in his experience the scale was equivalent to five months’ worth of […]
为应对气候变化、保护公众健康及促进环境正义，EPA 就《降低通货膨胀法案》计划征求公众意见
华盛顿（2022 年 11 月 4 日） – 今天，美国国家环境保护局 (EPA) 宣布，将为拜登总统的《降低通货膨胀法案》所资助的一系列新计划和现有计划征求意见，公众将获得初步参与及表达意见的机会。这些计划的作用包括为解决清洁能源、交通、甲烷排放和气候超级污染物的空气质量项目和气候项目提供资金，将推动总统为应对气候危机、保护公众健康及促进环境正义而提出的宏伟计划。 EPA 空气和辐射办公室首席副助理署长 Joseph Goffman 说：“《降低通货膨胀法案》为州、部落、社区和组织提供了前所未有的机会，有助于在保护人类和地球免受空气污染和气候变化的影响方面持续取得进展。我们热切希望那些与这些工作成功与否休戚相关的人参与进来，在接下来几个月里从对话中汲取到的经验和智慧及所收到的反馈，将为我们接下来的行动提供指导。” EPA 鼓励公众参与这些计划的策略包括： 信息请求 (RFI)：EPA 发布了一份征求公众意见的请求，为计划设计征集信息； 专家意见：针对关键计划的设计问题，向 EPA 的联邦咨询委员会征求专家意见，包括地方政府咨询委员会、清洁空气法案咨询委员会和国家环境正义资询委员会； 听证会：举办一系列利益相关者听证会，确保包括环境正义社区、州和地方政府、清洁能源倡导者、劳工和其他各方在内的关键利益相关者能够直接向 EPA 工作人员提出意见；以及 新网页：创建一个一站式平台，供公众了解由 EPA 空气和辐射办公室管理的《降低通货膨胀法案》计划的实施情况。 今天，EPA 发布了一份信息请求，对多个《降低通货膨胀法案》计划的核心设计部分征求公众意见。该法案为 EPA 提供的资金达到历史最高水平，这份信息请求是 EPA 落实这些资金的关键第一步。通过这些初步的参与行动，EPA 将确保计划的设计和实施能够反映出广大利益相关者联盟的意见，从而保证这一历史性的投资所带来的经济和环境效益能够惠及所有人，尤其是那些在环境、社会和经济领域遭受不公待遇、承受最重负担的人群。 该信息请求为公众提供了背景信息和问题，供他们在提出意见时参考。EPA 将收集和整理在六个公开卷宗（在法律上与《降低通货膨胀法案》的规定相对应）中收到的关于信息请求的信息。此外，在实施该法案的过程中，EPA 还将继续调动广泛的公众参与。 鼓励公众对六个公开卷宗进行审查并提出意见 卷宗 1：气候污染减排拨款 EPA 获得了 50 亿美元的资金，用以支持州、空气污染控制机构、部落和地方政府，帮助他们制定和实施强有力的气候污染减排战略。这些符合条件的实体可以先申请计划拨款，然后再申请拨款来实施这些计划。 卷宗 2：交通计划 EPA 获得了 40 亿美元资金，用于帮助交通部门减排的两个新计划。第一个计划是重型车辆清洁计划。该计划将投资 10 亿美元，用于支付使用清洁重型车辆来替换非清洁的重型车辆、部署支持性基础设施，和/或培训和培养必要劳动力。其中必须至少有 […]
VERGE 22’s Accelerate competition | Greenbiz
The future has never looked so bright or innovative! At last week’s VERGE 22, GreenBiz Group hosted its annual Accelerate, a series of fast-pitch competitions for climate tech startups within each of the conference programs: energy; transport; buildings; food; and carbon. Jake Mitchell, GreenBiz’s Startup Programs Manager, reminded the VERGE audience that up-and-coming “climate tech […]
In New Jersey, another capital city struggles to provide safe water
The future of Trenton Water Works could now be decided, in large part, by the outcome of Tuesday’s city election. The water system’s problems follow years of neglect, the city’s current leaders agree. What the state, the current mayor and members of the City Council don’t agree on is how many years and who did […]
Head of State commissions to accelerate reconstruction of Astrakhan-Mangistau water supply line: 8 November 2022, 11:46
ATYRAU. KAZINFORM Today, at the meeting with the public of Atyrau region, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev commissioned to speed up the reconstruction of Astrakhan-Mangistau water supply line, Kazinform learned from the Akorda press office. «Many rural settlements of Atyrau region are in urgent need of a centralized water supply system, due to tear and […]
Get out and vote! | News, Sports, Jobs
Today is Election Day! And here’s yet another reminder, as if we, as voters, aren’t inundated with enough calls, texts, emails and letters from candidates: Your vote really does matter, particularly in local races. Just last year, Tupper Lake’s mayoral race was tied at the end of Election Day — the race was ultimately decided […]
From ‘rubbery’ to ‘grassy,’ we tasted Colorado tap water like fine wine
Every time you turn on the tap, you become the last stop in a complicated journey. Water from snow and streams collects in lakes and reservoirs, and cities pump it through complex filtration systems to make it pure enough to drink. The particular balance of invisible minerals in each pour from your kitchen tap makes […]