Infrastructure

"State Warns Of Looming ‘Systemic Failure’ Of Trenton’s Water Utility"

"In the summer of 1975, Trenton’s public water utility experienced so many failures that its reservoir ran dry and residents had no water, forcing fire trucks to line up for miles to pump water from the suburbs and civil defense to truck in water, too. ... Fifty years later, little has changed at Trenton Water Works, according to two new independent reports the state Department of Environmental Protection issued Monday."

Source: States Newsroom, 01/28/2025

"Trump Looks To Seize Control Of California Water"

"The Trump administration is weighing how to take control of water in California — including setting aside endangered species protections — framing its mission in a new executive order as necessary to prevent future wildfires like those that recently swept across Los Angeles."

Source: E&E News, 01/28/2025

Trump Quietly Withdraws Proposed Limits On PFAS In Industrial Wastewater

"Amid a flurry of actions curtailing Biden’s environmental policies, the administration of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump this week withdrew a plan to set limits on toxic PFAS chemicals in industrial wastewater."

Source: The New Lede, 01/27/2025

Trump Wants Showers And Toilets To Flow Greatly Again; So May Utility Bills

"President Donald Trump once expressed concern with how low showerhead flow affected his “perfect” hair. Now back in the White House, he’s again taking aim at some high-efficiency household items — and that may mean higher water and electric bills in your home."

Source: AP, 01/22/2025

"Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged"

"At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the flames, according to early detailed measurements obtained by The New York Times. Levels of chlorine, which is also toxic at low concentrations, reached 40 times the average."

Source: NYTimes, 01/22/2025

"Trump Freezes New Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Wind Leases"

"President Trump directed the Treasury Department to freeze new offshore wind leases on the outer continental shelf Monday evening as one of a flurry of executive orders he signed within hours of taking office."

Source: The Hill, 01/22/2025

"Trump Freezes Inflation Reduction Act And Infrastructure-Law Funding"

"The Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to ​“immediately pause the disbursement of funds” under the landmark federal climate and energy laws passed during the Biden administration, a move that will throw tens of billions of dollars of lawfully designated federal funding into limbo — and one that is likely to be challenged in court."

Source: Canary Media, 01/22/2025

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