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HotSpots H2O: Canadian Government Misses Target to End Water Insecurity for First Nations Communities
-Many First Nations in Canada continue to live without clean water six years after the government began actively addressing the issue, according to a report published late last month.
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Biden EPA to reconsider Trump rule on lead in drinking water
-The Environmental Protection Agency said it was suspending a regulatory rewrite completed by the Trump administration in December.
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Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA
-The Senate confirmed Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development and North Carolina regulator Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Cross-border Concerns: Biden administration a new opportunity for Canadian cooperation over Great Lakes
-What could future stewardship in the Great Lakes look like for Canada and the new U.S. administration?
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Youth climate activists want an official seat at the table in Biden’s White House
-Young climate activists were key players in Joe Biden’s November victory. But will Biden give them decision-making power?
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Speaking of Water: How Can the Biden Administration Deliver on Environmental Justice Pledges?
-The Biden administration wants to correct a legacy of pollution and under-investment in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Two veterans of the U.S. environmental justice movement discuss how to do that.
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Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again
-A Senate committee approved former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s nomination as Secretary of Energy by a 13-4 vote on Feb. 3. A full Senate vote is pending.
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Biden environmental challenge: Filling vacant scientist jobs
-Employment data shows more than 670 science jobs lost at the EPA, 150 at the U.S. Geological Survey and 231 at the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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In Trump Administration’s Final-Days Deregulatory Push, Army Corps Reduces Stream Protections
-Changes to the nationwide permits for dredging and filling waterways will expose more stretches of small streams to development.
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Congress OKs 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program
-The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Sunday to extend the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which the House did earlier this year.