"Armed occupation brought an anticlimactic and forlorn end to the camp, which had been home to thousands of activists opposing the Dakota Access pipeline".
"After two weeks that saw evacuations near Oroville, Calif., and flooding in Elko County, Nev., America’s dams are showing their age. Nearly 2,000 state-regulated high-hazard dams in the United States were listed as being in need of repair in 2015, according to the Association of State Dam Safety Officials."
"U.S. fishing and conservation groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to protect wild salmon threatened by rising water temperatures attributed in part to climate change in two major rivers of the Pacific Northwest."
"A pregnant woman's exposure to air pollution has adverse effects on her fetus, according to a new international study, with prolonged exposure associated with nearly 1 in 5 premature births globally."
"A year ago, some Californians thought this day would never come. But, after being battered by weeks of record-setting rain, the vast majority of the state is out of drought."
In the face of rising protests from anti-fracking and anti-pipeline activists, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has adopted a format for some meetings that prevents the press from covering [12] public comment in real time. The Society of Environmental Journalists has expressed concern to FERC about this practice, which also prevents the public from engaging in dialogue. The text of SEJ's Feb. 23, 2017 letter is here [13].
"A little less than seven years ago, the climate scientist Michael Mann ambled into his office at Penn State University with a wedge of mail tucked under his arm. As he tore into one of the envelopes, which was hand-addressed to him, white powder tumbled from the folds of the letter. Mann recoiled from the grainy plume and rushed to the bathroom to scrub his hands."
"A new study looks at fracking sites in four states, finding 6,648 spills between 2005 and 2014. Their research, the study's authors say, highlights a need for better data collection – and may help prevent future incidents."
"BLACKSTONE, Va. — A conservative Virginia Republican said he supports some U.S. EPA efforts and believes the climate is changing during a boisterous town hall last night in a rural part of the state."
"More than $4 billion is needed by the end of March to help nearly 20 million people who risk starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/police-remove-last-standing-rock-protesters-military-style-takeover
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/23/dakota-access-pipeline-camp-cleared-standing-rock
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/america%E2%80%99s-aging-dams-are-need-repair
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/23/us/americas-aging-dams-are-in-need-of-repair.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=photo-spot-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/groups-sue-epa-protect-wild-salmon-climate-change
[6] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-salmon-idUSKBN1630B1?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/air-pollution-affects-preterm-birthrates-globally-study-finds
[8] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/02/21/outdoor-pollution-affects-preterm-birth-rates-study-shows/?utm_term=.50154020dc56
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/most-california-out-drought
[10] http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-drought-gone-20170223-story.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/sej-objects-non-public-ferc-comment-meeting-format
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/news-media-hamstrung-ferc-%E2%80%9Clistening-session%E2%80%9D-sej-objects
[13] https://www.sej.org/sites/default/files/FERC.170223c%20FINAL.pdf
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-scientists-face-threats-and-fears-mccarthyist-attacks
[15] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/22/climate-change-science-attacks-threats-trump
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fracking-led-more-6000-spills-10-years-study-finds
[17] http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0222/Fracking-led-to-more-than-6-000-spills-in-10-years-study-finds
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/crowd-boos-va-lawmaker-says-rich-people-clean-air
[19] http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060050418
[20] https://www.sej.org/headlines/un-urges-4-billion-aid-avert-famine-20m-africa-yemen
[21] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-famine-idUSKBN1612QB
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[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2516
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2513
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2514
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2515
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2518
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2519
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[30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2521
[31] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=4906