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                <title><![CDATA[ BLM approves right-of-way for 220-mile California water pipeline conversion ]]></title>
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                    The Bureau of Land Management has approved a right-of-way allowing conversion of a 220-mile natural gas pipeline into a water conveyance system in Southern California. The project will deliver up to 25,000 acre-feet of water annually from the Mojave Groundwater Bank.
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                <title><![CDATA[ PHMSA proposes first major pipeline repair rule update in two decades ]]></title>
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                    PHMSA has proposed its first major update to federal pipeline repair standards in two decades, introducing risk-based engineering criteria that could save operators $390 million annually while improving pipeline safety.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Illinois court clears way for $37.6 million storm sewer project in La Grange ]]></title>
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                    An Illinois appellate court has cleared the way for La Grange&#39;s $37.6 million 50th Street Relief Storm Sewer Project, allowing the village to move forward with long-planned flood control improvements.
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                <title><![CDATA[ EPA says U.S.-Mexico sewage projects advance in Tijuana River cleanup ]]></title>
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                    EPA released a quarterly update on construction and rehabilitation projects designed to reduce sewage pollution in the Tijuana River.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Sen. King urges FERC to reject $67 billion NextEra-Dominion merger ]]></title>
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                    Sen. Angus King is urging FERC to reject NextEra Energy&#39;s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy, arguing the merger would concentrate too much market power and reduce competition in U.S. electricity markets.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Nearly 500 miles of Southeast gas pipelines advance with final FERC EIS ]]></title>
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                    The 199-mile Mississippi Crossing Project and 291-mile South System Expansion 4 have reached a key regulatory milestone as FERC advances its review.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Great Basin pipeline expansion wins BLM approval in Nevada ]]></title>
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                    A natural gas pipeline expansion in western Nevada has cleared another regulatory hurdle after federal agencies completed environmental review.
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                <title><![CDATA[ PHMSA proposes pipeline tank inspection rule overhaul ]]></title>
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                    PHMSA has proposed updating federal inspection requirements for hazardous liquid pipeline breakout tanks, a move officials say could save industry more than $125 million while aligning regulations with current industry standards.
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                <title><![CDATA[ EPA rebrands Biden-era water funding as MAHA initiative ]]></title>
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                    The EPA is promoting billions of dollars for lead pipe replacement and PFAS cleanup under the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again initiative, though the funding originated under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.
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                <title><![CDATA[ Port Clinton, Ohio, exits wastewater settlement after $15 million upgrades ]]></title>
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                    Federal and state regulators have ended a long-running wastewater settlement with Port Clinton, Ohio, after the city completed $15 million in upgrades that nearly eliminated combined sewer overflows into Lake Erie.
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