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Newsom vetoes bill aimed at funding Sacramento-San Joaquin delta levee repairs, water infrastructureIn his veto letter, Newsom said the more than $170 million for repairing levees and canals that is already included in the state budget made this measure redundant.

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Amazon’s 3,000-acre data center in Wharton County, Texas moves forward despite Abbott’s data center “ban”An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new state permits, not a prohibition, […]

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AI companies, coalition of unions push data center guardrails in adThe ad from the American Infrastructure Alliance will air as Iowa lawmakers are likely to consider data center regulations next year.

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A Black Community in Louisiana Faces a Future Without a Champion in Congress After RedistrictingSCOTLANDVILLE, La. (AP) — If you cross the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long-O.K. Allen Bridge, pass the Exxon Refinery, then head north for a few minutes, you'll find a pocket of Louisiana that's unlike any other place in America's never-ending battle over what it means to have equal representation.

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Mount Clemens approves water and sewer rate increase to fund infrastructure transitionThe Mount Clemens City Commission approved new retail water and sewer rates Monday that will increase the average residential customer’s monthly bill by 42 cents.

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Homeowners Get Flood Insurance Reprieve Ahead of Severe El NiñoCongress prevented NFIP to lapse before a “Godzilla” El Niño hits the country. But the program is in dire need of being reformed.

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Millions Who Need Flood Insurance the Most Don’t Have It as Flawed Federal Program Raises PricesWASHINGTON (AP) — In eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house. Twenty-six miles to the south, Ronald Conley rescued his dogs from his elevated house with a pontoon boat. Jennifer Campbell heard the screams from across the river of a neighbor desperate for rescue.s

U.S. News & World Report7d agoWhole story →

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Gateway boondoggle costs billions, adding no trainsThe politicians from both sides of the river were cheering yesterday that the custom-built tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson is getting started, but despite blowing $16 billion in federal funds, commuters will get nothing from it when it's done in 10 years or so. The pols are only looking at their next election, not…

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Southern Minnesota flood cleanup underway as FEMA set to start assessmentsSouthern and southeastern Minnesota are still picking up the pieces after severe flooding, and state and federal help is now on the way.

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Federal funds aid Vermont flood recoveryVermont will receive over $12 million in federal funding to repair roads and rail lines damaged by recent floods.

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Study Shows “Ubiquitous” Chemicals Linked to Breast CancerA peer-reviewed study published Wednesday, Sept. 23, in Environmental Health Perspectives reports that hundreds of potential breast carcinogens are present in consumer goods, food, drinking water, pesticides, drugs and building materials, according to the authors. The study states that exposure to these chemicals is ubiquitous and that federal…

Natural News9d agoWhole story →

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Pritzker wants Illinois legislature to pass data center billGov. JB Pritzker said he isn’t pursuing a moratorium on new data centers in Illinois and said he would rather see lawmakers pass regulations on the facilities after the November election.

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Texas Senate Race Heats Up Over Ken Paxton Probe Into Data Center Water UsePaxton announced that he is investigating hundreds of data centers in Texas over their water use.

Newsweek12d agoWhole story →

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Scottsdale's water recycling program hits election-year backlashElection-season politics have stalled efforts to expand wastewater recycling to residents' taps in an affluent Phoenix suburb. Scottsdale is among Arizona cities that are facing cuts to their water supply from the Colorado River. A longstanding program that has helped recharge aquifers with purified wastewater was set to expand in 2027. But criticism…

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Federal report concludes hydrogen sulfide spikes near Tijuana River pose public health hazardThe draft Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry assessment found brief spikes in the gas reached harmful levels near Berry Elementary School, while longer-term averages were not expected to cause additional harm.

San Diego Union-Tribune13d agoWhole story →

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Wildfire and water research grants saved as Trump EPA permanently restores $19 million in University of California research grantsThe Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in University of California research grants — including studies into wildfire-smoke health effects and water management — it had previously canceled, according to a settlement filed in federal court Wednesday.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat13d agoWhole story →

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Gavin Newsom loved AI, then discovered he hated itGavin Newsom has decided he’s skeptical of AI. It’s the exact opposite of the stance he took just one year ago.

New York Post13d agoWhole story →

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Texas data center backlash shapes 2026 election racesData center opposition is reshaping Texas' 2026 governor and Senate races as voters raise concerns over power, water and utility costs.

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Abbott takes additional steps to regulate data centers in Texas amid tightening polls in Governor's raceState audits of power and water use could shape new rules lawmakers consider next year.

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AI Ads Flood Campaign Trail Despite Growing Data Center OutrageAt least 164 political advertisements this year were generated or enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a Wesleyan Media Project report, as voter frustration over data center construction intensifies across the country. About 80% of those ads came from Republican candidates or GOP groups, the report said. Examples include a Texas Senate…

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