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Metropolitan Issues Statement on Release of 2027-2028 Guidelines, ROD for Colorado River Operations

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh issues the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s release today of Colorado River 2027-2028 Operating Guidelines, the Record of Decision for the Post-2026 Colorado River Operations Final EIS and the August 24-month study. “The guidelines and Record of Decision released today, which call for 3.2 million acre-feet in contributions from the Lower Basin through 2028, are necessary to h...
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Tetra Tech Awarded $49 Million Multiple-Award Contract for Coastal Geospatial Services

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK), a global provider of high-end technical and engineering services, Leading with Science® in water, environment and sustainable infrastructure, announced today that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management has selected Tetra Tech for a 5-year, $49 million multiple-award contract to provide geospatial and engineering services for NOAA’s Digital Coast platform. Tetra Tech will provide...
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HASI Announces Investment in Wastewater Infrastructure Facility

ANNAPOLIS, Md. & ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (“HASI”) (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in sustainable infrastructure assets, and Burnham, a developer, owner, and operator of wastewater treatment and reuse infrastructure, today announced the closing of a structured equity investment in the Pasco Resource Recovery Center (“Pasco Center”), a wastewater treatment and reuse facility serving the City of Pasco in Washington State. Developed, owned, and...
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X-Caliber Rural Capital Provides $25 Million in USDA Financing for Plantible Foods' Eldorado, Texas Expansion

IRVINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X-Caliber Rural Capital ("XRC"), a licensed USDA OneRD lender and affiliate of X-Caliber Capital Holdings LLC ("X-Caliber"), today announced the closing of a $25 million USDA OneRD Business & Industry Guaranteed Loan, the maximum available amount under the program, to support the expansion of Plantible Foods' commercial production facility in Eldorado, Texas. Plantible Foods is a biology company producing functional ingredients derived from Lemna (water len...
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TotalEnergies SE Appeals the 25 June 2026 Judgment in the Duty of Vigilance Climate Case

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following deliberation by its Board of Directors, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has decided to appeal the judgment rendered on 25 June 2026 by the Paris Judicial Court in the proceedings brought by certain associations under the French duty of vigilance law. First, the Company considers, in line with the position taken by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in these proceedings, that climate change, as a global phenomenon, does not fall within the scope of th...
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TotalEnergies SE fait appel du jugement du 25 juin 2026 dans l’affaire relative au devoir de vigilance et aux risques climatiques

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Après délibération de son Conseil d’Administration, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) a décidé d’interjeter appel du jugement rendu le 25 juin 2026 par le tribunal judiciaire de Paris dans la procédure engagée par certaines associations sur le fondement de la loi française sur le devoir de vigilance. En premier lieu, la Compagnie considère, comme l'a soutenu le ministère public, que le changement climatique, en tant que phénomène global, ne relève pas du cha...
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Metropolitan to Begin Wetland Restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To address ongoing risks to water supply operations and reinforce its commitment to sustainable land management, Metropolitan’s Board of Directors approved last week construction and restoration of approximately 2,800 acres of wetlands and upland habitat on district-owned land in the Delta. The wetland restoration is part of a larger project to transform Webb Tract, a Metropolitan-owned island in the Delta, from conventional agriculture to a multi-beneficial landsc...
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Harvard Extension School Study Finds Prince George's County's Clean Water Partnership Delivers Lasting Environmental and Economic Impact

LARGO, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new Harvard Extension School study has found that the Clean Water Partnership (CWP) has successfully delivered measurable environmental improvements while creating significant economic opportunities for Prince George's County residents and businesses. Since its launch in 2015, CWP — a 30-year public-private partnership between Prince George's County and Corvias Infrastructure Solutions, LLC (CIS) — has completed 428 stormwater improvement projects, restored nearly...
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Kind Designs Closes Oversubscribed $10M Round to Scale 3D-Printed Living Seawalls

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kind Designs set out to raise $5 million. Nearly $20 million in investor interest pushed the company to double the round. Today, the Miami-based climate resilience company announced the close of a $10 million Pre-Series A at a $70 million valuation, bringing the company’s total funding to date to $21.5 million. As coastal communities race to replace aging shoreline infrastructure with more resilient solutions, demand for Kind Designs' 3D-printed Living Seawalls has accel...
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Aqua Pennsylvania Wins More Than $74 Million in PENNVEST Funding for PFAS Removal

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aqua Pennsylvania announced it was awarded $74.3 million in a combination of principal forgiveness loans and low-interest loans through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). The funding will support several PFAS treatment projects, including at the Neshaminy Water Treatment Plant in Bucks County. This latest round of PENNVEST loans also marks a significant milestone in Aqua’s mission to seek out alternative funding sources. Since 2021,...