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Toxic Release Inventory Data Shows Chemical Releases Decline When American Economy Thrives
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
  • IN 1912 THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BECAME A PIONEER OF DISTRICT ENGERGY (DE), ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL STEAM GENERATION PLANT
  • IN 2012, BROOKFIELD PURCHASED THE PROJECT FOR $480 MILLION
  • BY 2021, THE VALUATION OF TORONTO'S RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT HAD GROWN TO $4.1 BILLION
This story is about how Toronto "turned a money-losing steam business into the largest district energy company in North America". The path to the project's success is sprinkled with allegations of corruption, public-private jockeying, and concerns about transparency and public accountability.

A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MAYORS UNITED IN ACTION TO CONFRONT THE CLIMATE CRISIS
 Tried-and-true solutions to climate breakdown created by C40 Cities – An interview with former Toronto Mayor and C40 Cities Managing Director, David Miller



Climate Files
Interview with Dennis Fotinos, Founder Noventa Energy Partners
Developing District Energy with private equity, developer incentives and marketing
CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2014; Case ID# CR_2568 (Connecticut)
Ben & Jerry's manufacturer sentenced to $4.5 million in fines and restitution for deliberate dumping
Safe Drinking Water Act
WTCAL.us Serious Violators List July 2025
Compliance improvements across the board




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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

This story is about how Toronto "turned a money-losing steam business into the largest district energy company in North America". The path to the project's success is sprinkled with allegations of corruption, public-private jockeying, and concerns about transparency and public accountability.

Climate Files
Interview with Dennis Fotinos, Founder Noventa Energy Partners
Developing District Energy with private equity, developer incentives and marketing

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 Have we reached a catastrophic tipping point?

A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MAYORS UNITED IN ACTION TO CONFRONT THE CLIMATE CRISIS
 Tried-and-true solutions to climate breakdown created by C40 Cities – An interview with former Toronto Mayor and C40 Cities Managing Director, David Miller



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RECENT REPORTS

Clean Water Files
Toxic Release Inventory Data Shows Chemical Releases Decline When American Economy Thrives

Climate Files
Green Roofs 101 - Multi-functional community investment training program September 2025
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WATER SHORTAGE
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 Reddit responses for addressing water scarcity

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SDWA Profiles

Safe Drinking Water Act
WTCAL.us Serious Violators List July 2025
Compliance improvements across the board

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 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
BWA lifted for Topanga Canyon

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 Elk Creek Community S.D Treated Surface Water Treatment Plant
Elk Creek BWA lifted

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 Mammoth Community Water District
Mammoth Lakes

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 Chester Public Utility Department
Lake Almanor

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HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS

California HAB Tracker
from CA Water Boards
HAB Danger at Horseshoe Lake swim beach, Lago los Osos; HAB Warning posted Pyramid Lake Emigrant Landing

California HAB Tracker
from CA Water Boards
HAB Danger advisories return for Contra Loma Reservoir, Horseshoe Lake swim beach and Lago Los Osos, HAB Warning posted for Scottsdale Pond in Region 2 watershed

...More Harmful Algae Blooms

SPILLS

HAZARDOUS SPILL FILE
 from CA Office of Emergency Services
 Fuel release into Humboldt Bay creating a large sheen in Region 1

HAZARDOUS SPILL FILE
 from CA Office of Emergency Services
 3200 gallons of sewage released from a manhole in Region 2 Watershed

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FLOWS

Streamflow Situation
 From the network of river flow monitors of USGS CA Water Science Center

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Crime Box

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2014; Case ID# CR_2568 (Connecticut)
Ben & Jerry's manufacturer sentenced to $4.5 million in fines and restitution for deliberate dumping

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction: Fiscal Year 2010; Case ID# CR_1967 (Georgia)
City of Harlem Public Works Director sentenced to prison for illegal discharge and false statements

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2000; Case ID# CR_1003 (Idaho)
Idaho ammonia release kills tens of thousands of fish

CrimeBox
Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2011; Case ID# CR_2103 (Connecticut)
Fridge technician's negligence creates a pollution cascade in Merrimack River

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Clean Water Act Conviction : Fiscal Year 2012; Case ID# CR_2262 (Connecticut)
Crew member convicted, fined for waste dumping in Connecticut harbour

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