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"High Cancer Risk Plagues Louisiana Town Near Chemical Plants"

"RESERVE, Louisiana — In a Louisiana town of 10,000 people, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said there is some of the most toxic air in America. More than 100 petrochemical plants and refineries dot the corridor between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, often referred to as 'cancer alley.'"

Source: CBS News, 07/25/2019

"Agency Says Mining Near Okefenokee Poses ‘Substantial Risks’"

"The federal agency that manages the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp says a private company’s plan to mine minerals near the swamp edge could pose “substantial risks” to the environment, and some damage may be irreversible."

Source: AP, 07/22/2019
August 11, 2019

DEADLINE: ICN's Southeast Environmental Reporting Workshop

InsideClimate News, the Pulitzer Prize-winning national nonprofit newsroom, will hold a free, day-and-a-half-long workshop for about ~12 winning applicants from Sep 16-17, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshop will be focused on covering climate change and the clean energy economy in the Southeast. Deadline is Aug 11.

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Scientists Collect Healthy Corals For Gene Bank As Disease Ruins Reefs

"A rescue mission to save Florida corals from a mysterious disease that’s devastating local reefs arrived in Miami on Friday with 400 specimens that may be used as a gene bank to potentially breed new colonies and repopulate reefs in the future."

Source: Florida Keys News, 07/08/2019

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