In fall 2022, L. M. Boyd filed public records requests to every police department in AZ asking for calls for service on gun threats in schools

Almost 2,200 gun threats were logged by more than 70 departments from 2019-2022

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Fracking-induced earthquakes are menacing Argentina as regulators stand by.

Policymakers have long known that fracking operations can trigger earthquakes. Why has it taken regulators so long to exercise oversight over the industry?

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ICYMI: An Australian mining company’s lithium mine is moving forward, Bureau of Land Management- Nevada said.

But they told the public without making the plans available, obfuscating plans to protect an endangered wildflower. Greenwashing? You decide.

Story Las Vegas Review-Journal: reviewjournal.com/business/energ…

W.M. Griffice, a 74-year-old grandfather, died this week following an explosion at his Alabama home on March 8. Inside Climate News had already confirmed that the Griffice home was located over an active mine. Now we know more. A thread. 1/8 (Full story here: bit.ly/3PZGweN)

I’m no math whiz, but 549 hours of OT in a 30 day period means he worked 24 hours a day for nearly 23 days — and that’s not counting regular hours. Dave Biscobing is right: Someone’s got some explaining to do. Looking forward to answers.

A plumbing issue at this Lake Powell dam could cause big trouble for Western water kunc.org/news/2024-04-1…

BLM did something strange today- they put out a press release saying they were issuing a Draft EIS for Rhyolite Ridge Mine, which would drive Tiehm's buckwheat extinct. But then they said the Draft EIS wouldn't come out for another week. What gives?? Seems like a publicity stunt.

Public safety officials have relaxed evacuation notices for residents of Panguitch City and surrounding areas.

They tell me that efforts to support the dam and reduce the lake's water level are working.

More here:
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Bogotá begins water rationing. Every household will lose water service for 1 day out of 10.

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A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available water in the Nueces River to make hydrogen and ammonia for export.

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NEWS: California Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal from three environmental group seeking to overturn the CA Public Utilities Commission's decision to slash rooftop solar incentives.

Rob Nikolewski wrote about the court case in December: sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story…

California's neo-colonization of the surrounding regions continues unabated.

We now have more information about what caused the Panguitch Lake Dam to crack and tilt — damage discovered by the company that owns the dam on Monday evening. Details here:
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'To locals of the San Pedro Valley, tribes, archeologists & environmentalists, SunZia is an example of how communities can be left behind as projects move forward & how the nation’s laws are not suited to address #climatechange .'

Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News
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Remember how big the interconnection queue for new generators was last year? Guess what – it’s 30% bigger now! It is now TWICE the capacity of currently operating power plants.

See the annual “Queued Up” report from Berkeley Lab at emp.lbl.gov/queues. Thread!

Last night, local officials warned that the Panguitch Lake Dam in southwestern Utah could fail — and urged residents to prepare for evacuation.

Details here:
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In Arizona’s San Pedro Valley, the SunZia transmission line would carry wind energy from New Mexico to California. The project has sparked one of the most consequential fights over the development of green spaces for green energy.
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#Lithium Companies Fight Over Water in the Arid Great Basin
#news #environment #climatchange #energy

Daniel Rothberg reports for Inside Climate News

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“You don’t have enough money to bring back what’s going to be destroyed,” says Verlon Jose, the chairman of the Tohono O’odham Nation

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EPA will begin enforcing Maximum Contaminant Limits for some PFAS. Public water systems will have up to five years to get PFAS levels below this standard.

In AZ, over 70 systems have some PFAS contamination above EPA limits.
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