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"In an iconic corner of the Grand Canyon, a uranium mine may threaten a tribe’s sole water source"
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-sweet-smelling-chemical-upended-life-salinas-puerto-rico
[2] https://grist.org/accountability/ethylene-oxide-puerto-rico-chemical-salinas-worker-health/
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/extreme-rain-growing-climate-threat-northeastern-us
[4] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-27/new-york-connecticut-face-future-of-climate-charged-extreme-rain?srnd=green
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/nearly-300000-bangladeshis-emergency-shelters-after-monsoon-flooding
[6] https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240824-nearly-300-000-bangladeshis-in-emergency-shelters-after-floods
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[8] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/27/scientists-chemical-industry-derail-pfas-regulation-drinking-water
[9] https://www.sej.org/calendar/deadline-ire-freelance-fellowships
[10] https://www.sej.org/calendar/cumbre-global-sobre-desinformaci-n-2024
[11] https://www.sej.org/calendar/climate-ballot-virtual-summit-journalists
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/meet-manhattant-ant-thats-taken-new-yorks-streets-storm
[13] https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/g-s1-16668/manhattant-ant-introduced-species-new-york-invasive-spread
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/world-heats-so-does-debate-around-artificial-turf
[15] https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/08/as-the-world-heats-up-so-does-the-debate-around-artificial-turf/
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/troubled-waters
[17] https://www.science.org/content/article/uranium-mine-may-pose-threat-grand-canyon-drinking-water
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