AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRenewables Fight: A new Columbia Law School Sabin Center report says the U.S. saw a record high of local restrictions on renewable projects—865 tracked—plus 23 state actions, with 567 contested projects since 2004 and 22 canceled in 2025 (nearly 9.8 GW). Superfund Cleanup: Maine’s Brooksville is set to begin final work next month to cap and secure the long-contaminated Callahan Mine Superfund site, ending cleanup that started in 2010. Heat and Health: In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, seniors are paying the price for oppressive heat and high power bills, with at-home deaths among people 75+ rising sharply in recent decades. Wildlife Management: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened draft plans to reduce elk winter feeding at Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge, with comments due Oct. 13. Cybersecurity: CISA added a maximum-severity N-able N-central flaw to its KEV catalog, requiring federal agencies to patch by Sept. 11. Coal Health: A new NIOSH study finds black lung has surged to its highest levels since 1978 among veteran underground coal miners.
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