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As New Mexico recovers from its worst wildfire in history, lawmakers are considering a proposal to create the "Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund" to invest in land and water conservation programs. Senate Bill 9 would leverage hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money for all 33 counties and tribal communities. If passed by the legislature, Gov. ...
City water leaders in Des Moines are considering a $50 million plan to use Mother Nature as a giant water filter to remove nitrates from the city's drinking water. While they occur naturally, nitrates can be hazardous if consumed in large amounts. They have posed health problems in the Midwest for decades, partly the result of fertilizer and manure runoff into groundwater, which eventually makes it into tap water. ...
While Connecticut elected officials want to import hydroelectric power from Canada, one group said the option would not be as environmentally conscious as it might seem. Hydropower turbines are known for injuring or killing the migrating fish passing through them. Environmental advocates feel other considerations must be made, especially as the U.S. ...
A subsidiary of Canadian energy giant Hydro-Quebec is buying the 13 hydro-electric dams along the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts owned by Great River Hydro
A subsidiary of Canadian energy giant Hydro-Quebec is buying the 13 hydro-electric dams along the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts owned by Great River Hydro