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"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probe Over Calif. Water Fight" [1]

"EPA is probing California’s water department over accusations of discrimination against Native tribes and people of color, launching a significant environmental justice investigation that could affect how the state oversees water."

Source: E&E News [2], 08/14/2023

"Mi’kmaw Nation, Lobster Harvesters Suing Feds For Treaty Violations" [3]

"Mi’kmaw has a treaty right to earn a moderate livelihood from the fishery. It’s a right that was enforced by the Supreme Court of Canada. But Canada hasn’t moved to protect those rights – or fishers from benefiting from them".

Source: APTN [4], 08/14/2023

"Louisiana Created Alleged Conflict Of Interest In ‘Cancer Alley’ Case" [5]

"Facing a pivotal federal investigation into Louisiana’s relationship with petro-chemical companies, the state’s attorney general hired lawyers who were simultaneously representing one of the main corporations at the center of the investigation, documents reveal."

Source: Guardian [6], 08/14/2023

"Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns" [7]

"A small town in Kansas has become a battleground over the First Amendment, after the local police force and county sheriff’s deputies raided the office of The Marion County Record." "The search of Marion County Record’s office led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors."

Source: NYTimes [8], 08/14/2023

"After Maui Wildfires Kill 96, Search For The Missing Continues" [9]

"The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 on Sunday as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive, while survivors grappled with the scale of the disaster and sought solace at church services."

Source: Reuters [10], 08/14/2023

Good Food Conference: Path to 2030 [11]

As the Good Food Institute’s flagship gathering, this year’s conference will provide the opportunity for journalists covering everything from climate change to food security to biodiversity loss to learn how alternative proteins can play a key role in addressing global food challenges.

US Commits To Releasing More Endangered Red Wolves Into The Wild [12]

"The U.S. government will settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wilds of North Carolina, where nearly three dozen of the canine species are believed to still run free."

Source: AP [13], 08/11/2023

WV Leaders Fight Pollution Standards Amid Health Risks From Coal Plants [14]

"Asthma and low life expectancy are highly prevalent in communities around West Virginia’s coal-fired power plants, federal data show."

Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail [15], 08/11/2023

Rising Flood Risks Threaten Many Water, Sewage Treatment Plants Across US [16]

"The crack of a summer thunderstorm once comforted people in Ludlow, Vermont. But that was before a storm dropped eight inches of rain on the village of 2,200 in two days last month. And it was before the devastation of Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Now a coming rainstorm can stir panic."

Source: AP [17], 08/11/2023

"Putin Profits Off US And European Reliance On Russian Nuclear Fuel" [18]

"The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine."

Source: AP [19], 08/11/2023

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