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GAO report: Energy-Water Nexus: Coordinated Federal Approach Needed to Better Manage Energy and Water Tradeoffs

Posted Tue, 2012/10/23 - 2:44pm by RCAP

The U.S. Government Accountability Office released on Sept. 13 a new report about the nexus between water and energy and warning that we’re running out of water because energy production is using too much of it, and leaving it unusable.

The office does not produce news releases about its reports, and so what follows are the findings as a way of summarizing the report, copied verbatim from its website.

Read the full report

“Coordination of the Water Sector and Emergency Services Sectors: An Important Step to Better Response” document released

Posted Wed, 2012/04/11 - 5:09pm by RCAP

EPA has released a new document, “Coordination of the Water Sector and Emergency Services Sectors: An Important Step to Better Response,” which  describes the mutually beneficial relationship of the water sector and emergency-services sector and provides examples on how to improve coordination between water utilities and local emergency-management agencies.

EPA releases final policy for consultation and coordination with Indian tribes

Posted Thu, 2011/05/12 - 10:35am by RCAP

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on May 4 its final policy on consultation and coordination with Indian tribes. EPA is among the first of the federal agencies to finalize its consultation policy in response to President Obama’s first tribal leaders summit in November 2009, and the issuance of executive order 13175 to establish regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of federal policies that have tribal implications.