"In Georgia, Republicans Vote to Kill Green Jobs but Face Little Fallout"
"In Cedartown, Ga., a solar recycling company’s plan to hire 1,200 people could be upended by Republicans in Congress."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2025
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Will DOGE Evaporate Crucial Water Data?
Streamflow data gathered by thousands of U.S. Geological Survey gauges helps track the country’s floods and droughts. But it may be lost if the Trump administration follows up on a decision not to renew leases of USGS water science centers that read the gauges and disseminate the measurements. Reporter’s Toolbox on the value of this database and the risk of its loss.
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Months After Hurricane Helene, North Carolinians Struggle To Find Housing
"Before the remnants of Hurricane Helene swamped this town, the Super 8 Motel, wedged between a highway and the Swannanoa River, provided affordable short and long-term housing for dozens of people who couldn't find affordable housing elsewhere."
Source: NPR, 06/06/2025
#SEJSpotlight: Ainsley Platt, Environment Reporter, Arkansas Advocate
Meet SEJ member Ainsley Platt! Ainsley is a reporter for the Arkansas Advocate based out of Little Rock, where she covers state government with a focus on environment reporting. She covers everything from environmental regulations to lithium extraction efforts to big dam controversies.
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"Trump Admin Faces Legal Action Over Federal Cuts’ Impact on Manatees"
"An environmental group filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue over staffing concerns at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, established specifically to protect the sea cows."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/03/2025
"Louisiana Republicans Help Kill Anti-Fluoride Bill"
"Republicans in the Louisiana House stifled a proposal Wednesday that would have banned the addition of fluoride in public water systems — rejecting a burgeoning movement backed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
Source: The Hill, 05/30/2025
"EPA Grants Pollution Permit To Gulf Coast Fish Farm"
"A planned fish farm off Florida’s Gulf Coast has received an environmental permit allowing operators to discharge nutrient-laden water from what could be the first commercial-scale saltwater aquaculture operation in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: E&E News, 05/28/2025
"In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Battle Over Who Gets to Measure Air Pollution"
"Community groups are fighting an unusual Louisiana law that restricts how they use data from air-quality monitors, saying it violates free speech."
Source: NYTimes, 05/28/2025
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