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Today the United States Environmental Protection Agency finalized improvements to the Lead and Copper Rule. The rule will require drinking water systems across the country to replace lead pipes within 10 years, and require more rigorous testing of drinking water, amongst other things. This is a huge steps towards advancing environmental justice in America!!! #cleanwater #environmentaljustice #environmentallawyer

Within the industry, it's well understood that electric generation comprises the lion's share of any utility's expenses, typically ranging from 60-70% of the total cost to supply power to households. This shift will have a significant ripple effect on nationwide power costs. Kudos to NRECA for proactively addressing this issue rather than standing idly by.

Did you know that yearly, 1 trillion gallons of water are wasted from household leaks nationwide? Join in on helping to crack down on sneaky water leaks during Fix a Leak Week, March 18-24. Learn more: bit.ly/byeleak #FixALeakWeek US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Read about AWO and labor coalition partners urging US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject CARB’s waiver, AWO and coalition partners urging House Transportation and Senate Commerce Committees to change to the CG Authorization Act’s salvage and firefighting requirements, and more in this edition of the AWO Letter https://ow.ly/6TsW50U2cXY

The Hill Attorneys general from 13 Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen a proposal that seeks to limit Americans’ exposure to lead service lines. The EPA last year proposed that nearly all lead pipes that carry water be replaced in 10 years because lead exposure can damage children’s brains and nervous systems. Read the full story at: https://bit.ly/49Jzrq5 #environmentallaw #environmentallawyer #newportri #desautelbrowninglaw #rhodeisland #newengland

To avoid runaway global heating — which would spell the end of human civilization within this century, and the likely deaths of billions within 2-3 decades — human civilization must cut greenhouse gas emissions (which means cutting fossil fuel uses) 75% BEFORE 2030, and 90% by 2040. Human civilization is also in a state of extreme ecological overshoot, using natural resources far faster than they can replenish. This creates the risk of collapse of large segments of human civilization by mid-Century, even if there were no global heating. Mitigation requires global energy cuts of >60% by 2040. In short, 75% of fossil fuel uses must be eliminated BEFORE 2030, 90% by 2040, if there is to be any possibility for avoiding runaway global heating that will end human civilization and cause the deaths of many billions of people during this century. These cuts must be made no matter what the consequences... because any other consequences will be of less scale and severity than failing to make these cuts. It is imperative that INGAA, and others in the fossil fuel industries, accept these facts, and select pathways to phase out their businesses, beginning immediately — for their own good, as well as for the greater good.

https://lnkd.in/dXi6fC4Z Environmental protection is a priority

Read about the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalizing VIDA performance standards, the U.S. Coast Guard revising surveillance policy to accept motion-activated recordings, and more in this edition of the AWO Letter #maritime #waterways https://ow.ly/XGOz50TI3R8

Interesting article from two of my colleagues on the evolving world of Environmental Justice.

How is implementation of Justice40, the federal government's marquee environmental justice initiative, progressing? Read more at my new blog below, co-authored with the amazing Lydia Kubiak-Cardona. Whether you're a grant applicant or a policy nerd, you'll find something interesting here.