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"Duluth Overwhelmed By Floodwaters After Overnight Deluge" [1]

"DULUTH, Minn. - The city of Duluth is in crisis mode after a deluge of rain overnight left parts of the community under floodwaters, and a number of animals at the Lake Superior Zoo dead."

Source: KARE 11 [2], 06/21/2012

La. Community Challeges EPA Over Weak Protections, Injustice [3]

"Christine Bennett remembers her childhood days in Mossville, La., walking to and from school through an alley of industrial plants. 'We had to cup our noses just to breathe,' said Bennett, who for 53 years lived in the southwestern Louisiana town, a longstanding African-American community."

Source: Huffington Post [4], 06/21/2012

"Canada's New Budget 'Guts' Environmental Protections" [5]

"OTTAWA -- Late [Monday] night, Canada's House of Commons passed Bill C-38, the budget of the majority Conservative government, ignoring thousands of Canadians who spoke up for nature and democracy."

Source: ENS [6], 06/21/2012

"Warnings Resound as World Leaders Gather at Rio+20" [7]

"RIO de JANEIRO -- More than 100 heads of state and government [Wednesday] gathered in Rio de Janeiro for the start of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. The summit seeks to shape new policies to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and environmental protection in the face of warnings that the ecological basis of life is coming undone."

Source: ENS [8], 06/21/2012

"Study Predicts More Hot Spells in Southern California" [9]

"UCLA researchers say the number of days topping 95 degrees each year will jump by as much as five times. The study could help local governments prepare for extreme temperatures and reduce risk to residents, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says."

Source: LA Times [10], 06/21/2012

Could Novel Technique To Curb Global Warming Also Trigger Earthquakes? [11]

"A report finds that injecting carbon dioxide into underground rock formations, while a potential means of fighting global warming, could increase stresses on faults, leading to earthquakes."

Source: Christian Science Monitor [12], 06/21/2012

"Senate Move to Reverse Mercury Rule Fails" [13]

"A Senate resolution seeking to reverse federal regulations limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic substances from coal-burning power plants failed to win passage on Wednesday. The resolution, introduced by Senator James M. Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, won support from 46 senators; 53 voted against it."

Source: Green/NYT [14], 06/21/2012

"U.S. Interior Needs To Strengthen Fracking Rules: Lawmakers" [15]

"U.S. Democrats in the House of Representatives urged the Obama administration on Wednesday to expand proposed regulations for fracking for natural gas, saying companies should be required to reveal the chemicals to be used in the process prior to drilling."

Source: Reuters [16], 06/21/2012

Film Festival Puts Indie Enviro Films in Spotlight [17]

JoAnn Valenti reports on the best of the 2012 Sundance Film Fest offerings on pesticides, climate change, nuclear power, interactive art installations, and more. © Photo by Yoni Brook of women on a dying lake in India, topic of "Valley of Saints," co-winner of the Sloan science award and a Sundance award winner.

SEJ Member Spotlight: Terri Hansen [19]

Terri Hansen, a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and correspondent for This Week from Indian Country, has been reporting on environmental issues since 1992. Her focus areas are the impacts of toxics on human health, environmental justice in the Native American community, and Indigenous Peoples worldwide.

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