Where Companies Planned to Grow Isn't Always Where They'll Be Permitted To Permit timelines are stretching. Usage caps are being introduced. The regions that were supposed to make the next decade of growth easier are getting more complicated.

Latest News: Where Companies Planned to Grow Isn't Always Where They'll Be Permitted To: Permit timelines are stretching. Usage caps are being introduced. The regions that were supposed to make the next decade of growth easier are getting more… #Municipalities #NorthAmerica #PublicSpaces Read More

Karnataka Launches Clean Energy Incubator Backed by Australia Karnataka's new clean energy incubator signals how regional governments are taking commercialization into their own hands rather than waiting for national policy.

Latest News: Karnataka Launches Clean Energy Incubator Backed by Australia: Karnataka's new clean energy incubator signals how regional governments are taking commercialization into their own hands rather than waiting for national… #CleanTech #AsiaPacific #PublicSpaces #Municipalities Read More

Water Infrastructure Gap Is Reshaping U.S. Industrial Growth Before you finalize your next site decision, understand what uneven water infrastructure is actually doing to U.S. industrial expansion.

Latest News: Water Infrastructure Gap Is Reshaping U.S. Industrial Growth: Before you finalize your next site decision, understand what uneven water infrastructure is actually doing to U.S. industrial expansion. #Residential #CleanTech #NorthAmerica #PublicSpaces Read More

BLM Fast-Tracks Arizona Pipeline Under Emergency Rules BLM approved an Arizona natural gas pipeline using emergency permitting authorities, offering an early look at how accelerated review is reshaping project timelines.

Latest News: BLM Fast-Tracks Arizona Pipeline Under Emergency Rules: BLM approved an Arizona natural gas pipeline using emergency permitting authorities, offering an early look at how accelerated review is reshaping project timelines. #PublicSpaces #Municipalities #BiodiversityNature Read More

Advocates push bill to reaffirm rights of people experiencing homelessness The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless and other advocates asked the committee to support H.4783, a late-filed bill modeled on a national template that would protect the use of public spaces for people experiencing homelessness and resist criminalization of survival activities.

Advocates in Massachusetts are rallying for a critical bill that aims to protect the rights of people experiencing homelessness and combat the troubling trend of criminalizing survival activities.

Learn more here!

#MA #CitizenPortal #HousingRights #SocialJustice #PublicSpaces

When Corporate Structure Becomes a Water Liability Strategy DuPont's spinoff of Chemours shifted PFAS-related liabilities--but evolving science and stricter regulations revealed the limits of a clean break.

Latest News: When Corporate Structure Becomes a Water Liability Strategy: DuPont's spinoff of Chemours shifted PFAS-related liabilities--but evolving science and stricter regulations revealed the limits of a clean break. #NorthAmerica #WestVirginia #Ohio #PublicSpaces Read More

Marine protection falls short amid rising pollution risk Marine protected areas face rising pollution threats from land. Without wastewater control, ocean protection targets risk falling short.

Latest News: Marine protection falls short amid rising pollution risk: Marine protected areas face rising pollution threats from land. Without wastewater control, ocean protection targets risk falling short. #Allregions #PublicSpaces #Municipalities Read More

NOAA Reopens Atlantic Monument to Commercial Fishing NOAA reopens Atlantic monument waters to commercial fishing, boosting U.S. seafood supply while raising environmental and legal concerns.

Latest News: NOAA Reopens Atlantic Monument to Commercial Fishing: NOAA reopens Atlantic monument waters to commercial fishing, boosting U.S. seafood supply while raising environmental and legal concerns. #BiodiversityNature #NorthAmerica #PublicSpaces #Maritime Read More

Your Water Record Is Now Blocking More Than Water Permit The permit application looked straightforward. Then someone pulled the facility's discharge history and the timeline moved. That is happening more than most operations teams realize.

Latest News: Your Water Record Is Now Blocking More Than Water Permit: The permit application looked straightforward. Then someone pulled the facility's discharge history and the timeline moved. That is happening more than most operations… #NorthAmerica #NewYork #Illinois #PublicSpaces Read More

86% of Cities Failed WHO Air Quality Standards in 2025 IQAir's 2025 World Air Quality Report finds global air quality worsened, monitoring data gaps widened, and only 13 countries met WHO PM2.5 guidelines last year.

Latest News: 86% of Cities Failed WHO Air Quality Standards in 2025: IQAir's 2025 World Air Quality Report finds global air quality worsened, monitoring data gaps widened, and only 13 countries met WHO PM2.5 guidelines last year. #CleanTech #IndustryStudies #Allregions #PublicSpaces Read More

"Our #PublicSpaces Are Not Playgrounds for #Chaos "

#Teentakeovers are not an acceptable pastime activity. Read my latest #Substack column, subscribe for free. Link in the comments.

@democrats.org @nationaldmo.org @goprepublicans.bsky.social #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety

Primo Brands Puts Money Into the Watersheds Its Products Depend On Primo Brands launches watershed stewardship funds in California and Texas, using community-led grants to support conservation, flood resilience, and water resource management.

Latest News: Primo Brands Puts Money Into the Watersheds Its Products Depend On: Primo Brands launches watershed stewardship funds in California and Texas, using community-led grants to support conservation, flood resilience, and… #NorthAmerica #PublicSpaces #Commercial #WaterManagement Read More

Q1 Water Enforcement Signals Where Q2 Scrutiny Is Heading The enforcement actions and regulatory moves that defined Q1 2026 are a direct preview of where water compliance pressure concentrates in Q2.

Latest News: Q1 Water Enforcement Signals Where Q2 Scrutiny Is Heading: The enforcement actions and regulatory moves that defined Q1 2026 are a direct preview of where water compliance pressure concentrates in Q2. #NorthAmerica #PublicSpaces #Municipalities Read More

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Flathead River Plan Draws Fire Over Wildlife Gaps The Flathead Wild and Scenic River draft plan is under scrutiny for overlooking non-boating users, agency impacts, and declining bull trout.

Latest News: Flathead River Plan Draws Fire Over Wildlife Gaps: The Flathead Wild and Scenic River draft plan is under scrutiny for overlooking non-boating users, agency impacts, and declining bull trout. #PolicyGovReports #IndustryStudies #PublicSpaces Read More

great they delivered some sunshine as well!
—do not forget your bathing suit ;)

@FediVariety
#jugglingthefediverse #fedivariety #noaw #unconference #fediverse #opensocialweb #socials #publicspaces #activitypub #research #activism #ccc #amsterdam

Public Spaces Where Tradition Stays Alive

In the UAE, development plans often include public spaces built for festivals, family outings, and daily social life, keeping traditions alive and shared, not just displayed.

#UAE #PublicSpaces #CommunityLife #KavanChoksi

Water Infrastructure Becomes a War Target in West Asia Strikes on desalination plants in Bahrain and Iran expose how deeply the Gulf depends on water infrastructure -- and how vulnerable it is.

Latest News: Water Infrastructure Becomes a War Target in West Asia: Strikes on desalination plants in Bahrain and Iran expose how deeply the Gulf depends on water infrastructure -- and how vulnerable it is. #EuropeMiddleEastAfrica #PublicSpaces #Municipalities Read More

woohoo..
So here’s the hot spot.. thu-fri 19-20… Nodes On A Web - the unconference about fediverse integration in/for public institutions...

Tnx for the fantastic bunch of session suggestions —all to be shaken *and* stirred at http://noaw.org—looking fwd! Cya […]

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Streets as Platforms of Public Life Thematic Issue, Vol 11 (2026)

Dr Jenni Cauvain guest-edited this wonderfully engaging volume of Urban Planning about public spaces in cities. Go check it out at: www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplannin... #ubanplanning #publicspaces #cities @ntunews.bsky.social

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RE: social.publicspaces.net/@publicspaces/1162167598...

Happy to share the good news of another @publicspaces conference happening this year!

Join us on June 4, 5 and 6th in Amsterdam.

Looking forward to work on this once again 😄

#Tech #Fediverse #BigTech #TechPolicy […]

Gulf Port Disruptions Are Sending Shockwaves Through Global Supply Chains Strikes on Gulf ports and the Strait of Hormuz are throttling oil, LNG, and freight movement. Here's what operations and procurement leaders need to know now.

Latest News: Gulf Port Disruptions Are Sending Shockwaves Through Global Supply Chains: Strikes on Gulf ports and the Strait of Hormuz are throttling oil, LNG, and freight movement. Here's what operations and procurement leaders need to… #EuropeMiddleEastAfrica #UrbanMobility #PublicSpaces Read More

Sitting Everywhere: The VITAL Framework for Public Seating A bench is an object, but seating is an objective. The VITAL framework can help us judge how successfully we've achieved the objective of attracting people to sit and connect with each other in public...

"Placemaking succeeds when we design for behaviors & interactions rooted in everyday life... If we want vibrant, equitable, democratic #publicspaces, we must prioritize what people do over what physical objects we put there." @guillbernal.bsky.social
www.sociallifeproject.org/the-vital-fr...

BLM Reinstates NM Oil Lease at 20% Royalty -- Eddy County BLM proposes to reinstate a terminated Earthstone Permian oil lease in Eddy County, NM, at a 20% royalty -- above the IRA floor for federal onshore leases.

Latest News: BLM Reinstates NM Oil Lease at 20% Royalty -- Eddy County: BLM proposes to reinstate a terminated Earthstone Permian oil lease in Eddy County, NM, at a 20% royalty -- above the IRA floor for federal onshore leases. #NorthAmerica #PublicSpaces #LawLegal #Carbon Read More

Hmm.. In case you're wondering which topics could be discussed on an unconference about fediverse integration in/for public institutions...
check out this preliminary overview:
https://www.fedivariety.org/noaw-session-proposals

wow... all kinds of topics […]

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Sheffield city centre streets to be 'transformed' under council plans Sheffield City Council says it wants to make it

"Councillor Ben Miskell, chair of the #council's #transport, #regeneration and #climatepolicy committee, said: "It's going to look fantastic, bringing in far more #greenery and new #publicspaces for people to enjoy."

#Sheffield
#Fromgreytogreen
#netzero
#environment
#regeneration
#localpolicy