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Only 3 Company Prosecutions In England And Wales For Unfit Drinking Water [9]

"The drinking water regulator for England and Wales has brought only three prosecutions against water companies for providing poor quality water since 2021, despite 362 instances in which water was flagged as being unfit for human consumption."

Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Europe [18]
Source: Guardian [19], 06/06/2024
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NYC Had A Bold Plan To Tax Drivers And Fund Transit. The Governor Killed It. [20]

"What would have been America’s first congestion pricing experiment has been delayed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, leaving public transit in a financial hole."

Air [21]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [25]
Public [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
Source: Washington Post [27], 06/06/2024
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Mich., Wisc. Govs Tout Biden’s Investments In Climate Group’s $1.4M Ad Buy [28]

"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) will appear in ads touting the Biden administration’s green investments in ads running in their state. The $1.4 million total buy from climate group Evergreen includes an ad with each governor, highlighting the impact of the Biden administration’s investments in their state."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [29]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
Source: The Hill [32], 06/06/2024
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"Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues Over So-Called Forever Chemicals" [33]

"The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater."

Chemicals [34]
Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
Source: AP [35], 06/06/2024
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"In Washington, D.C., The City’s ‘Forgotten River’ Cleans Up, Slowly" [36]

"Bruce Holmes, 65, grew up fishing on the Anacostia River, a 9-mile (14-kilometer) urban waterway that flows through Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, and has long been defined by pollution and neglect."

Activism [37]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [38]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Infrastructure [13]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Source: AP [41], 06/06/2024
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Record Highs Expected To Fall As Southwest US Bakes In Early Heat Wave [42]

"The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. Forecasters say temperatures are likely to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) in some areas by Thursday."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
California [44]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: AP [46], 06/05/2024
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"Modi Will Feel the Heat in a Third Term. And Not Just Politically." [47]

"Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist prime minister who claimed victory Tuesday for a third five-year term, will face major challenges fueled by climate change. India, the world’s most populous country, is also among the most vulnerable to climate hazards."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [24]
Public [17]
Asia [48]
Source: NYTimes [49], 06/05/2024
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"Sanctioned Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk In Mediterranean" [50]

"Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country's shipping minister told Reuters on Tuesday."

Disasters [43]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [51]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Europe [18]
Middle East [52]
Source: Reuters [53], 06/05/2024
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"Are Extreme Floods The New Normal For Germany?" [54]

"In southern Germany, dams have burst after days of heavy rainfall, flooding towns and forcing thousands to evacuate. Are floods becoming more severe, and how can Germans better prepare?"

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [43]
Infrastructure [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Europe [18]
Source: DW [55], 06/05/2024
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"A Billionaire-Backed City Promises to Be a Green Urban Paradise" [56]

"But it may not be what it appears"

"A plan to develop a new city northeast of San Francisco has been seven years in the making, but until recently, the details were largely kept under wraps. Now that the plans are public—and the proposal has garnered enough signatures to make it onto the November ballot for voter consideration—residents and activists are squaring off to defeat what the developers promise will be a kind of green urban paradise.
Activism [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [57]
Infrastructure [13]
Journalism & Media [29]
Natural Resources [51]
Planning & Growth [58]
Public [17]
California [44]
Source: Sierra [59], 06/05/2024
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"Quieting the Global Growl" [60]

"Underwater noise from ships has gotten louder, reshaping marine ecosystems and the lives of animals that depend on sounds to eat, mate, and navigate. Can ships ever pipe down?"

Biodiversity [61]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Natural Resources [51]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
International [62]
Canada [63]
Source: Hakai [64], 06/05/2024
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"Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow" [65]

"Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Infrastructure [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Canada [63]
Source: NYTimes [66], 06/05/2024
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Can Mexico's Sheinbaum, Climate Scientist, Shake Lopez Obrador's Oil Legacy? [67]

"Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, an accomplished climate scientist, could struggle to fulfill her environmental pledges after she sailed to victory, in part, on the popularity of a predecessor who doubled down on fossil fuels."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [17]
Mexico [68]
Source: Reuters [69], 06/05/2024
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First-in-US Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts [70]

"FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — After years of planning and months of drilling, a first-in-the-nation, neighborhood-scale geothermal heating and cooling project came online here on Tuesday."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Infrastructure [13]
Technology [71]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [72], 06/05/2024
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"Oral History Project Preserves Black and Indigenous Food Traditions" [73]

"The Heirloom Gardens Project records the stories of elders and honors both long-held expertise and culturally meaningful foods."

Agriculture [74]
Biodiversity [61]
Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Food [75]
Forests [76]
Journalism & Media [29]
Natural Resources [51]
People & Population [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [30]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [77]
Source: Civil Eats [78], 06/05/2024
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