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A new analysis from the Pacific Institute shows that violence involving water resources has climbed to its highest level on record, continuing a steep upward trend that has accelerated over the past several years.

Texas voters will decide Tuesday whether the state should continue spending $1 billion a year to secure the state’s water supply. Part of that investment will be spent to find new water supply.

Between 2013 and 2024, forced-outage rates for coal exceeded those for other major sources of electricity, including gas, nuclear and hydroelectric power, according to a report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.

The projects selected through this program will be managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory under DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy.

“The federal government politicizing access to safe drinking water is an all-time low,” Sims said. “It’s encouraging to see our Illinois congressional leaders stand up for communities.”

The total award includes $125 million in Fiscal Year 2025 funds, with additional amounts contingent on future congressional appropriations. 

Post-combustion capture is projected to stay the dominant technique because it can be retrofitted into existing plants without significant redesign.

Canada dominates potash exports to the U.S. but depends heavily on imported phosphate – new critical minerals policies and government incentives are driving expanded drilling and development activity across North America.

As the world converges on Belém, Brazil for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), host nation ambitions for urban climate resilience are coming into sharp relief.