Emily V. Bell
@emilyvbell.bsky.social
assistant professor in UGA PADP
fellow at UGA CITS; affiliate with UGA River Basin Center
collaborative governance | representation | cognition | water | energy
www.evbell.com
fellow at UGA CITS; affiliate with UGA River Basin Center
collaborative governance | representation | cognition | water | energy
www.evbell.com
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JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...
March 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
JUST IN: The Census Bureau's #2030Census Advisory Committee has been terminated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who oversees the bureau, Arturo Vargas, the committee's chair, confirms to @npr.org. I've reached out to the press offices of the bureau and the Commerce Department for comment...
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The Supreme Court sided with San Francisco in the ruling, limiting the EPA's power to prevent ocean discharges of polluted stormwater. Becky Hammer of NRDC says the court is "continuing to chip away at the Clean Water Act protections." www.latimes.com/politics/sto... @nrdc.org
Supreme Court rules for San Francisco, limits EPA's power on stormwater discharges
The Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled for San Francisco in limiting the power of environmental regulators to prevent ocean discharges of polluted stormwater.
www.latimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Supreme Court sided with San Francisco in the ruling, limiting the EPA's power to prevent ocean discharges of polluted stormwater. Becky Hammer of NRDC says the court is "continuing to chip away at the Clean Water Act protections." www.latimes.com/politics/sto... @nrdc.org
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Update:
DOGE has ordered firings and buyouts at the federal agency that operates water infrastructure in California. "Water experts should manage our water systems, not tech executives." www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
DOGE has ordered firings and buyouts at the federal agency that operates water infrastructure in California. "Water experts should manage our water systems, not tech executives." www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
Trump administration dramatically cuts staff at water agency in California
The Trump administration is firing employees at the Bureau of Reclamation, drawing concerns from California water agencies that depend on it to deliver supplies.
www.latimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Update:
DOGE has ordered firings and buyouts at the federal agency that operates water infrastructure in California. "Water experts should manage our water systems, not tech executives." www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
DOGE has ordered firings and buyouts at the federal agency that operates water infrastructure in California. "Water experts should manage our water systems, not tech executives." www.latimes.com/environment/... #CAwater
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Colorado River meeting canceled by the Trump administration #cawater #ColoradoRiver www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
Colorado River meeting canceled by the Trump administration
This week’s meeting focused on the management of Glen Canyon Dam was canceled by the Trump Administration. It's one of many scientific conferences and federal meetings that have been canceled or indef...
www.knau.org
February 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Colorado River meeting canceled by the Trump administration #cawater #ColoradoRiver www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
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Good information here from for residents concerned about post fire tap water quality + a good summary of the state of the science, which is not settled.
February 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Good information here from for residents concerned about post fire tap water quality + a good summary of the state of the science, which is not settled.
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One more thing. My thread here is really just re-hashing Jesse Ribot's work albeit in a different context: "Vulnerability does not fall from the sky". Check it out: documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/9...
January 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
One more thing. My thread here is really just re-hashing Jesse Ribot's work albeit in a different context: "Vulnerability does not fall from the sky". Check it out: documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/9...
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Dry hydrants. Grounded aircraft. How L.A. struggled to get enough water to attack fires “A firefight with multiple fire hydrants drawing water from the system for several hours is unsustainable.” #cawater www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...
Dry hydrants. Grounded aircraft. How LA struggled to get enough water for fires
As the Palisades Fire raged, an overtaxed water system could not get firefighters enough water to fight the blazes in the hills.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Dry hydrants. Grounded aircraft. How L.A. struggled to get enough water to attack fires “A firefight with multiple fire hydrants drawing water from the system for several hours is unsustainable.” #cawater www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...