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416 Climate Files
Resilience in North America's highest density city
Future-proofing residential towers: Elevator technology and drone deliveries

LATAM Cleantech 25

CLEANTECH GROUP NAMES THE PIONEERS WITH THE BUSINESS MODELS AND SOLUTIONS TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE LATAM REGION OVER THE NEXT 5 –10 YEARS
Three Mexican companies figure in the list – Tierra de Monte, Agribest and AllieAI

TIJUANA WAS AT RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF WATER DUE TO TENSION BETWEEN FARMERS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Tijuana's water supply was at risk last week when farmers in the Mexicali Valley, pressured by the new Water Law and angered by government statements, threatened to use all the water from the Colorado River to which they are entitled, even if it resulted in economic losses.

By Vicente Calderón – Tijuana Press - With Permission

CRIMEBOX
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction: Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_2272 (North Carolina)
Confined animal feedlot operator locked up, sentenced to $1.5M penalties for discharging untreated hog manure to the environment

Climate Files
Household resilience in North America's highest density city
Next time the lights go out, Toronto high rise balconies make the difference with backup water and power

IN THE SHADOW OF A FAMED MEXICO CITY STADIUM, A BATTLE FOR WATER TARGETS THE WORLD CUP
Two World Cups have done little to improve the lives of people who live next to Azteca Stadium
byJorge Barrera - CBC News - With permission

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2649 (North Carolina)
Oyster nursery impacted with repeated dredging, defendant sentenced to restore the coastal habitat

Climate Files
White to ultra-white
The latest "Cool Roof" technology saves even more energy while harvesting moisture from the atmosphere

HEINEKEN’S BC TECATE BREWERY CLAIMS TO BE FIRST TO ACHIEVE WATER USE BALANCE
Heineken México is touting its water management programs at its Baja California plant has become the beer company’s first to meet long-term water balance goals.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2671 (District of Columbia)
Environmental services company convicted for dumping waste into Potomac River

IS MEXICO’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR EXPERIENCING A WATER CRISIS?
Mexico’s agriculture sector accounts for the vast majority of the country’s water consumption, yet over half of it is lost due to inefficiencies in water use.
by Irena Vélez - Mexico News Daily - With permission

NEW WATER LAW COULD END BAJA CALIFORNIA'S "WATER BANK"
The General Water Law initiative presented by President Claudia Sheinbaum to Congress last October has critical implications for Baja California that have gone virtually unnoticed in the national debate: it could eliminate the so-called "Water Bank."
By Vicente Calderón -Tijuana Press. With permisssion

FROM SEA TO SKY: THE FUTURE OF DIRECT AIR CAPTURE
Nova Scotia start-up Aeon Blue in Foresight Canada’s Top 50 Most Investible Companies for developing sustainable fuels using renewable energy, saltwater and captured CO2 from the air

WALKERTON TRAGEDY ... 25 YEARS LATER
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
In May 2000, contamination of municipal water by bacterial pathogens in Walkerton, Ontario, resulted in one of the world's largest outbreaks, killing 7 and sickening 2000.

REVOLUTIONIZING FOREST RESTORATION
Foresight Canada portfolio company Vancouver based TreeTrack Intelligence combines cutting-edge aerial technology with Indigenous-led stewardship to restore ecosystems devastated by wildfires

CrimeBox
History of Criminal prosecutions of the US Clean Water Act
Which party is tougher on Clean Water Act crimes? The answer might surprise you

LIFE UNDER THE SEA
Ocean engineering and technology company DEEP unveils Vanguard its pilot subsea human habitat providing extended access to the ocean for research, conservation, and training

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2655 (Connecticut)
Pharmaceutical manufacturer convicted for illegal discharges to Thames River

CRIMEBOX
Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2014; Case ID# CR_2355 (Pennsylvania)
Water testing lab falsifies results to the EPA, FDA; Lab President jailed 32 months

85 NEW SUBGLACIAL LAKES DETECTED BELOW ANTARCTICA
Study by European Space Agency’s CryoSat scientists could improve future sea level rise projections

CLEAN WATER FILES
A CWA repeat violator agreed to a Clean Water Plan
Now shellfish are returning to the Allegheny River

CRIMEBOX
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2746 (N Carolina)
Parent company ordered to guarantee payment for its subsidiaries' criminal fines, totalling more than $100 million for release of coal ash

CLEAN WATER ACT
Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_2360 (Pennsylvania)
Campbell Soup has admitted to thousands of acts of illegal dumping in a sensitive Great Lakes watershed since 2018.
Where are the environmental compliance and enforcement agencies?

CRIMEBOX
Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_2360 (Pennsylvania)
Manufacturer dilutes wastewater samples to appear compliant with permit, sentenced six years later

Climate Files
Green Heat in Toronto
Noventa Energy Partners recycling and reapplying heat within an energy district

OAXACA TOWN ASKS TO RELOCATE AS RISING SEA LEVELS FLOOD HOMES AND SCHOOLS
Heavy ocean swells in recent days have again left a Oaxacan coastal area in crisis — a 20-year-old situation that prompted residents four months ago to vote in favor of relocating one neighborhood to a nearby hill.
Mexico News Daily - With premission

A DESERT RIVER UNDER SIEGE: SONORA COMMUNITIES SAY NO TO NEW DAMS

Community residents are mobilizing in Sonora to oppose three planned dam projects, which they say will render the region almost uninhabitable.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

AMAZON TEAMS UP WITH MEXICO CITY TO SAVE WATER WITH TECH-DRIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES
U.S. technology company Amazon is funding a water efficiency project in Mexico City, investing US $2.45 million to upgrade water infrastructure in the capital.
Mexxico News Daily - With premission

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2014; Case ID# CR_2568 (Connecticut)
Ben & Jerry's manufacturer sentenced to $4.5 million in fines and restitution for deliberate dumping

RAZOR-SHARP BORDER
The San Diego Border Patrol sector now features a dramatically more imposing and dangerous appearance following the installation of multiple rows of razor wire designed to deter climbing attempts through visible intimidation.
Vicente Calderón, Tijuana Press – With permission

US AND MEXICO AGREE TO LONG-TERM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN IN THE SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA REGION
The governments of Mexico and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to fund and expedite several wastewater treatment projects in the Tijuana River basin.
Avery Schmitz, José Álvarez,CNN

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction: Fiscal Year 2010; Case ID# CR_1967 (Georgia)
City of Harlem Public Works Director sentenced to prison for illegal discharge and false statements

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

IN 1912 THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BECAME A PIONEER OF DISTRICT ENGERGY (DE), ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL STEAM GENERATION PLANT
IN 2012, BROOKFIELD PURCHASED THE PROJECT FOR $480 MILLION
BY 2021, THE VALUATION OF TORONTO'S RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT HAD GROWN TO $4.1 BILLION

This story is about how Toronto "turned a money-losing steam business into the largest district energy company in North America". The path to the project's success is sprinkled with allegations of corruption, public-private jockeying, and concerns about transparency and public accountability.

Climate Files
Interview with Dennis Fotinos, Founder Noventa Energy Partners
Developing District Energy with private equity, developer incentives and marketing

IT’S OFFICIAL: JUNE WAS THE RAINIEST MONTH EVER RECORDED IN MEXICO
Mexico received more rain in June than any other month on record, according to data from the National Meteorological Service (NMS)
Mexico News Daily - With permission

DROUGHT IS SPREADING ACROSS CANADA
71% of the country is classified as abnormally dry while 7 communities in the prairies are at extreme drought levels

Climate Files
FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK PATH TO NET ZERO
$65 million project makes RY the largest heritage building retrofit in North America

CRIMEBOX
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction : Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_1219 (Georgia)
Harshest sentence imposed on GA company, $3.8 million fine

A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MAYORS UNITED IN ACTION TO CONFRONT THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Tried-and-true solutions to climate breakdown created by C40 Cities – An interview with former Toronto Mayor and C40 Cities Managing Director, David Miller

CUTZAMALA SYSTEM RECOVERS TO 56% CAPACITY AFTER HISTORIC RAINFALL IN CENTRAL MEXICO
The Cutzamala System, one of the largest and most important water infrastructures in Mexico, as it supplies water to the Mexico City metropolitan area and México state, has seen a remarkable recovery this month.
Mexico News Daily - With permission

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2013; Case ID# CR_2405 (Arizona)
Wastewater Facility supervisor convicted for inaccurate discharge reporting

OAXACA MAYOR RAYMUNDO CHAGOYA IS SAVING HIS CITY’S WATER WITH PEOPLE POWER Over the past six months, Oaxaca’s new mayor, Raymundo Chagoya, has made strides toward the goals he presented when sworn in: addressing safety in the city, restoring pockmarked roads through the Tache al Bache pothole-filling initiative, city cleanup and restoration and tackling water and local environmental issues, among others.
Anna Bruce, Mexico News Daily - With permission

ADDRESSING NORTHERN MEXICO'S WATER-ENERGY NEXUS AMID AN INDUSTRIAL BOOM
Northern Mexico’s economic expansion in manufacturing and energy is jeopardized by chronic water scarcity.
World Economic Forum

CrimeBox
Clean Water Historical Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2728 (Alabama)
That's not supposed to happen! Heavy equipment operator pushes debris into Mobile River

INNOVATIVE DEVICE TAPS WATER FROM AIR
MIT Researchers have created a high-tech "bubble wrap" capable of collecting safe drinking water directly from the air — even in Death Valley, the driest desert in North America.

UPDATE

COLDPLAY TO RE-RELEASE ALBUMS ON ECORECORDS MADE OF PLASTIC

Continuing their sustainability mission, Coldplay are re-releasing all of their albums as clear 140g EcoRecords made from recycled plastic bottles

GRUPO PINSA AGREES TO CONSERVE SINALOA WATERSHED IN EFFORT TO NEUTRALIZE WATER FOOTPRINT
Major Mexican food supplier Grupo Pinsa agreed to conserve a watershed in the northern state of Sinaloa to neutralize its water footprint, the company announced on Friday.
Mexico News Daily - With permisssion

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction : Fiscal Year 2015; Case ID# CR_2712 (Alaska)
Oops, they did it again! While on probation for a deliberate oil spill, crew dumps oily water into the Bering Sea

NEW EVIDENCE ON THE SEVERITY OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
Study led by the UK’s Plymouth Marine Laboratory, US-based NOAA, & OSU (Oregon State University) finds threat to global marine ecosystems worse than previously thought

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Historical Conviction : Fiscal Year 1999; Case ID# CR_1001 (Alaska)
"Inexcusable." Alaskan Cruise line convicted for deliberately dumping oil, fined $6.5 million

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