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Securing our water future through strategic action

American City & Country

Federal laws like the Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act set the baseline, but states — especially in places like New Jersey — often implement even more rigorous standards in advance of the EPA regulations. Securing these funds requires experience with the various funding mechanisms and relentless advocacy.

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The GSEs and the Incoming Trump Administration: Part 1 of 2 – Answering Ten Key Questions About Conservatorship Exit

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The incoming presidential administration of Donald Trump (Trump II) is now developing key policy priorities to implement once it takes office in January. 2] This article, the first of a two-part series, will ask and then answer ten key questions about the long-discussed issue of when and how the GSEs might exit conservatorship.

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Earth Day is today

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The article goes on to discuss how the regulatory process for creating rules works, and that Trump's order is counter to administrative law. From the second article: Market forces have been phasing out coal for the last decade in favor of cheaper electricity sources. Experts say the directive faces enormous legal hurdles.

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Fresh Blogging: The Top 50 Clean Air Advocacy Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

This article explains what you need to get started. Clean Air Choice These tips from the American Lung Association shows ways you can reduce air pollution by implementing simple changes such as using mass transit and opting for shorter vacations. Tips for Clean Air at Home. For summer, this means thinking green when you travel.

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Gil Penalosa is running for Mayor of Toronto

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Gil is the brother of Enrique Penalosa, who was Mayor of Bogota, who initiated the Ciclavia program--open streets--and implemented the TransMilenio high capacity bus rapid transit system. From the article: The thread running through Penalosa’s campaign is that Toronto is a good place to live, but its timid leadership has held it back.

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Revisiting Mott's Market corner store in Capitol Hill DC: residents buy the building after all

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: The effort to save the store kicked off on Walter Street. Neighbors immediately banded together in an effort to purchase the building. The group was only days away from making an offer on the 3,313 square foot, two-floor building when it was sold April 25 for $1.25 In the past I've discussed this in terms of remedies.

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What’s Going on in State & Local?

GovLoop

Priorities for States Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) publishes federal advocacy priorities that represent areas of focus for the upcoming year and how states can collaborate with federal agencies, Congress, the White House and strategic partners.