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YOU’RE INVITED! Join Ten Across and the Clean Cooling Collaborative, a philanthropic program of Climateworks Foundation, on March 19th to celebrate and award the 10X Prize: Clean Cooling Student Competition during a hybrid event that spans the southern tier of the country. Join the party in person or via Zoom at 10:00 a.m. AZ MST. RSVP Link in bio.

The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border — unless Gov. Greg Abbott backs off of enforcing the law.

U.S. Department of Justice says it’ll sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal border crossing | Houston Public Media The state has until Wednesday to say it won’t arrest people accused of unauthorized entry from Mexico. If not, the Biden administration will sue, saying immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility.

Although recent storms have thrashed the California coastline and boosted reservoir levels, the downpours have so far failed to deposit significant snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, which experts say is in the grips of a severe, early-season “snow drought.” Via Los Angeles Times

'Snow drought' grips California and western United States, despite recent storms Low precipitation and warm temperatures are hampering snow accumulation in the Sierra Nevada and western United States, experts say.

"Climate change means communities along the Mississippi River are experiencing longer and higher floods in springtime, flash flooding from heavy rains, as well as prolonged droughts. Now cities along the river are turning to each other for solutions."

As climate risks increase, Mississippi River towns look to each other for solutions Climate change means communities along the Mississippi River are experiencing longer and higher floods in springtime, flash flooding from heavy rains, as well as prolonged droughts. Now cities along the river are turning to each other for solutions.

Seasons greetings and wishes for a very happy and productive 2024!

Join Ten Across Founder and Executive Director Duke Reiter as he shares insights from the recent Ten Across summit, reviews salient points made in some of the most popular 2023 podcast episodes, and hints at what to come in 2024.

Ten Across 2023 Year in Review - Ten Across Join Ten Across Founder and Executive Director Duke Reiter as he reviews some of your favorite episodes of 2023, the Los Angeles Summit, and insight into what is to come in 2024.

In his recent Los Angeles Times article Ian James takes a closer look at California's soon-to-be-adopted regulations that will allow for sewage to be extensively treated, transformed into pure drinking water and delivered directly to people’s taps.

California prepares to transform sewage into pure drinking water under new rules California is set to approve regulations for transforming wastewater into pure drinking water. Experts say the highly treated water isn’t 'toilet-to-tap.'

The Ten Across region presents disproportionally higher climate change challenges for Black Americans. This article takes a look at these challenges and how the desire for a better quality of life is pushing Black people toward the epicenter of climate disasters and racism.

Moving South, Black Americans Are Weathering Climate Change The desire for a better quality of life is pushing Black people toward the epicenter of climate disasters and racism.

Our is a declarative statement of intent, reflecting who we are and the investments we are prepared to make to achieve various ends, for better and for worse. Given an opportunity for close observation—as the recent closure in Los Angeles allowed—Interstate 10 can tell us much about ourselves and what we value.

In this recent Zocalo Public Square article, Ten Across Executive Director Wellington Reiter, FAIA reflects on what the recent U.S. Interstate 10 shutdown in LA revealed and how it reminds us of how we need to rethink our transportation, and ourselves

Interstate 10 Is More Than a Road | Essay Its Recent Closure Reminds Us of How We Need to Rethink Our Transportation, and Ourselves.