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Environment

Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Is Still in Trouble, Two Major Reviews Say

Wastewater plant upgrades are key to restoration efforts, but urban runoff is a growing problem

October 6, 2022

Some states within the Bay's watershed are not on track to meet target goals to cut nitrogen and phosphorus discharge by 2025, two major reviews say.

Building Materials

US Government Moves Toward Low-Carbon Product Procurement

Responses due Nov. 3 to GSA's request for information on "cleaner" materials production

Nadine M. Post

October 5, 2022

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The U.S. General Services Administration has issued an RFI as part of a fact-finding mission to help establish federal agency procurement preferences for construction materials and goods that contain less embodied carbon.

Seen from above, a white circle, containing methane, spreads out in the dark blue waters of the Baltic Sea

Study: Oil, Gas Site Flaring Emits Five Times More Methane Than Estimated Before

Jim Parsons

October 3, 2022

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Unburned gas makes up as much as 10% of U.S. petroleum-based emissions, University of Michigan researchers claim in journal Science, as Europe probes methane leaks from Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines that could be sabotage.

Environmental Remediation

Atlantic Richfield Will Finish Anaconda Superfund Site Cleanup

Tom Ichniowski

October 3, 2022

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Company signs consent decree with Environmental Protection Agency and Justice Dept. for former Montana metals smelter site remediation

Climate Adaptation

Foundation Geothermal Energy Works, Australia Subway Test Shows

Peter Reina

September 30, 2022

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Plastic water-filled pipes feeding heat exchangers cast into 130-ft-deep shaft retaining walls of Melbourne train station project were effective, researchers say.

Coastal Resilience

Army Corps Proposes $53B NY-NJ Harbor Barrier Plan

James Leggate

September 29, 2022

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Proposed infrastructure is intended to manage future coastal storm risks in and around New York City.

Infrastructure Social Inequity Is Focus of Climate Week

Pam McFarland

Mary B. Powers

September 29, 2022

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called out the world’s largest emitters to do their part to reduce carbon emissions in kicking off the 77th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.

Part Four of a Series | Building a Lower Carbon Future

Scaling Up: The Push Is On to Expand and Equip the Global Clean Energy Workforce

September 29, 2022

Building for the worldwide energy transition and its applications will require recruiting, training and retraining millions of workers—a challenge as competition grows for industry talent and added funding brings new mandates

Codes and Standards

California Regulator Adopts Plan to Ban New Natural Gas Heaters

James Leggate

September 23, 2022

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State Air Resources Board is developing a standard to require that new space and water heaters release zero emissions starting in 2030.

Construction Materials

Federal Officials Expand Scope of National ‘Buy Clean’ Programs

Pam McFarland

September 19, 2022

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Biden administration anticipates the policies will help advance U.S. emission reduction goals, but some construction groups worry about unintended consequences.