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298 items of 1822 · updated Oct 30, 2026, 6:10 AM ET
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Historic new inner-city housing announced for Cape Town CBD Cape Town announced a new inner-city social housing development offering affordable rentals to lower- and middle-income households near jobs and transit. Source: Daily Maverick dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-08-historic… (link to dailymaverick.co.za)
Links: dailymaverick.co.za
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TTC surpasses 100 battery-electric buses in service Toronto's transit agency passed 100 battery-electric buses, with hundreds more due by mid-2026. Source: METRO Magazine metro-magazine.com/10243043/ttc-surpasses-100-b… (link to metro-magazine.com)
Links: metro-magazine.com
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Fund to consider $216m aid for Nepal The Loss and Damage Fund is weighing an allocation for Nepal after the August 2026 floods, as Nepal estimates billions in recovery needs. Source: Republica (Nepal) myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/fund-to-con… (link to myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com)
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Construction underway on new social housing in Geelong Building has begun on 77 social homes in Geelong, Australia, delivered with a community housing provider and funded jointly by state and federal governments. Source: Homes Victoria (Victorian Government) homes.vic.gov.au/news/construction-underway-new… (link to homes.vic.gov.au)
Links: homes.vic.gov.au
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Report Finds “Forever Chemicals” Pollute 83 Percent of 1,602 US Waterways Tested A report found forever chemicals pollute 83 percent of 1,602 US waterways tested, and a co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network said the report understates the problem. Source: Truthout truthout.org/articles/report-finds-forever-chem… (link to truthout.org)
Links: truthout.org
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Met Council approves expansion of Metro Transit's electric bus fleet Minneapolis-St. Paul's Metro Transit will add 20 zero-emission buses expected to enter service in 2026. Source: Mass Transit masstransitmag.com/bus/vehicles/hybrid-hydrogen… (link to masstransitmag.com)
Links: masstransitmag.com
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Oil and Tech Money Back Measure to Limit California Environmental Law Oil and tech money back Proposition 45, a California measure that would limit environmental law and ease development of projects including fossil-fuel facilities. Source: Capital & Main capitalandmain.com/oil-and-tech-money-back-meas… (link to capitalandmain.com)
Links: capitalandmain.com
Truthout argues Guilfoyle's mission in Greece to push fossil fuels is playing out in the US with a permitting reform bill.
Source: Truthout (truthout.org)
Los Angeles County agenda: presentation, discussion and action on the HSH Measure A spending plan for FY 2027-28, including revenue projections and LACAHSA and LACDA spending plans.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (lacounty.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ A 4491 to establish a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU was introduced and referred to the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 1836 would enhance ability of religious and nonprofit organizations to convert property to inclusionary developments with affordable housing; referred to Senate committee.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
NJ S 4957 establishes a natural gas power plant procurement program in the BPU.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 675 on Imperial County Air Pollution Control District members and duties is in the Senate; as of 2026-09-20, consideration of the Governor's veto is pending.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1425 on High-Speed Rail Authority property and operating right-of-way was chaptered by the Secretary of State as Chapter 713, Statutes of 2026 on 2026-09-27.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
CA SB 1388, an Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program bill, was chaptered by the Secretary of State on 2026-09-30 as Chapter 1034, Statutes of 2026.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
Inside Climate News reports that candidates for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat hardly mention climate change, as the race's biggest issues revolve around fisheries, oil and gas, and fuel prices.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
MN SF 3596 to establish onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties and Tribal governments had its Senate first reading and was referred to Housing Finance and Policy.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 10869, the Protect Clean Water Act, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
H.R. 10856, the LIHTC Security Act, was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: Congress.gov API v3: recently updated bills (congress.gov) · Status, sponsor and your legislators
An Oakland ordinance would allow Affordable Housing Trust Funds for rental subsidies for housing serving people experiencing homelessness and remove a 2027 sunset date on anti-displacement services.
Source: Legistar: 15 city and county councils (oakland.legistar.com) · Status, sponsor and your legislators