New Algae Blooms Suffocating Chesapeake Crabs
Dramatic blooms of algae are choking the Chesapeake Bay and killing crabs and fish.
Source: Baltimore Sun, 08/09/2008
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"Chesapeake Bay 'Dead Zone' Could Be Largest In Decades, Scientists Say"
"An area of little to no oxygen could pose a threat to marine life in the Chesapeake Bay this summer. Ecologists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Michigan predict the "dead zone" could be about 2.1 cubic miles — making it one of the largest in the past 20 years."
Source: Salisbury Daily Times, 06/24/2019
"Blast Rips Through South Philadelphia Refinery, Triggering Major Fire"
"An explosion ripped through a refinery in South Philadelphia early Friday, lighting up the night sky and triggering a massive fire. No injuries were reported and it appears firefighters have contained the blaze."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 06/21/2019
Database Helps Track PFAS Drinking Water Contamination
Millions of people across the United States are believed to be drinking PFAS-contaminated water. And a growing database could prove an invaluable resource for environmental journalists trying to get a handle on that public health risk. Our latest biweekly Reporter’s Toolbox, recently refocused on data journalism tools and techniques, explains how to tap the expanding PFAS data.
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"Mining: Supreme Court Upholds Uranium Ban In 'Rubik's Cube' Ruling"
"Virginia's longtime ban on uranium mining will remain in place after the Supreme Court issued a splintered decision upholding the policy."
Source: Greenwire, 06/18/2019
Fracking Companies Fight W.V. Landowners on Trespassing, Win Some Cases
"A week after the West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the property rights of landowners battling one natural gas giant, the same court tossed out a challenge filed by another group of landowners against a different natural gas company."
Source: ProPublica, 06/13/2019
Closure of Civilian Conservation Centers Ignites Controversy
A decades-old environmental jobs program that provided work for thousands of disadvantaged young people across more than a dozen states has been hit with one of the largest federal downsizings in a decade. Find out how the closing of some Civilian Conservation Centers may be a story near you, from the latest TipSheet.
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Keystone, W. Va. Water Woes Worsened by Lack of Money
"One of the only things standing between the residents of Keystone, in McDowell County, and more reliable water service is access to a backhoe, said Vondalere Scott, the town clerk and current acting mayor."
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, 06/05/2019
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