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Old pipes cause Texas cities to lose tens of billions of gallons of water each year
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Old pipes cause Texas cities to lose tens of billions of gallons of water each year

Raw Story  

This article was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Texas’ most populous cities lost roughly 88 billion gallons of water last year because of aging water infrastructure and extreme heat, costing them millions of dollars and straining the …

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L.A. County captures 96 billion gallons of water during ‘super year’ of storms
7 months, 1 week ago

L.A. County captures 96 billion gallons of water during ‘super year’ of storms

LA Times  

Heavy rains this winter and spring sent torrential flows down local creeks and rivers, and L.A. County managed to capture and store a significant amount of that stormwater, officials say. Capturing more stormwater and reducing reliance on imported water are among the main goals of L.A. County’s water plan, which the Board of Supervisors adopted in December. By 2045, the …

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L.A.’s water supplies are in good shape. But is the city ready for the next drought?
8 months, 1 week ago

L.A.’s water supplies are in good shape. But is the city ready for the next drought?

LA Times  

California’s second wet winter in a row has left L.A.’s water supplies in good shape, and the city has used its reprieve from drought to make progress on water-saving infrastructure projects. After the state’s final snow survey of the season, officials with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced that Eastern Sierra snowpack is measuring 103% of normal, …

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LA County captured enough rain this week to provide water to 65,600 residents for a year
10 months, 2 weeks ago

LA County captured enough rain this week to provide water to 65,600 residents for a year

CNN  

Los Angeles CNN — While this week’s atmospheric river drenched Southern California with record-breaking rainfall, some water managers were busy capturing some of that runoff to save for dry days ahead. Los Angeles County Public Works captured 2.7 billion gallons of stormwater as the rain fell in sheets, public information officer Liz Vazquez told CNN in an email – enough …

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Bitcoin Mining Used More Water Than New York City Last Year
1 year ago

Bitcoin Mining Used More Water Than New York City Last Year

Live Mint  

Bitcoin-mining operations slurp up billions of gallons of water globally each year. Estimates vary, but the annual footprint is projected to surpass 591 billion gallons of water this year, according to an article published last week in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports Sustainability. Madani examined the environmental impact of bitcoin mining for the U.N. in a study published in October …

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L.A. County aims to collect billions more gallons of local water by 2045
1 year ago

L.A. County aims to collect billions more gallons of local water by 2045

LA Times  

Over the next two decades, Los Angeles County will collect billions more gallons in water from local sources, especially storm and reclaimed water, shifting from its reliance on other region’s water supplies as the effects of climate change make such efforts less reliable and more expensive. “As climate change makes our imported water resources less reliable and more expensive, I …

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Military aims for October to begin draining Hawaii fuel tanks that poisoned water
1 year, 7 months ago

Military aims for October to begin draining Hawaii fuel tanks that poisoned water

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — The U.S. military on Tuesday proposed an October start date for a plan to drain a World War II-era fuel tank facility that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water 18 months ago. Fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility leaked into a U.S. Navy drinking water well supplying water …

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EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas
2 years, 6 months ago

EPA raises amount of ethanol that must be blended with gas

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Biden administration on Friday set new requirements that increase the amount of ethanol that must be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply but reduce previous ethanol-blending requirements due to a plunge in fuel demand during the coronavirus pandemic. But even as the new rules increased future ethanol requirements, the EPA retroactively reduced levels for 2020 …

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AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s goal for cleaner jet fuel may not fly
3 years, 3 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s goal for cleaner jet fuel may not fly

Associated Press  

DALLAS — President Joe Biden and his team are promoting an agreement reached with the U.S. airline industry to cut aircraft greenhouse-gas emissions 20% by decade’s end, but the deal might not fly. WHITE HOUSE, touting Biden’s steps to involve the government, aircraft makers, airlines and fuel suppliers to boost the use of cleaner fuels: The measures “will result in …

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New Mexico farmers along Rio Grande face early water cutoff
3 years, 4 months ago

New Mexico farmers along Rio Grande face early water cutoff

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hundreds of farmers along central New Mexico’s stretch of the Rio Grande face a second straight year of having their irrigation supplies cut off early. “We understand this could potentially cause people to lose their farms,” said Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District board member Stephanie Russo Baca, who represents Valencia County. “We’re not taking it lightly.” The …

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