AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCEQA Overhaul: California lawmakers passed SB 954 to curb broad CEQA exemptions for advanced manufacturing, adding safeguards after a Garden Grove chemical leak that forced mass evacuations. Plastic Accountability: A federal judge upheld Oregon’s extended producer responsibility recycling law, a first-of-its-kind ruling that could strengthen producer fees nationwide. Recycling Grants: Alabama awarded nearly $2.5M in recycling fund grants to 20 local governments and waste groups, aiming to cut landfill waste and boost reuse. Data Centers Under Scrutiny: North Carolina issued air permits for Amazon and Duke Energy data-center backup power, adding monitoring and testing after public concern. Water & Climate Justice: Maine activists are pushing back on a federal bill that would block state “climate superfund” lawsuits, arguing fossil fuel firms should help pay for storm damage. Renewables Push in the Caribbean: Experts backed updates to renewable-energy policies in Trinidad and Tobago, citing the need for better enabling conditions to unlock solar. Algae Warning: Callander Bay residents were urged to use caution after harmful blue-green algae was confirmed, with toxins potentially lingering for weeks. Himalayan Risk: Scientists warned Nepal’s glacier-collapse flood may signal a growing hazard as warming destabilizes mountains.
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