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"Cockroach Sex Took a Strange Turn. Now More Mutations Have Emerged." [1]

"Cockroaches are changing up their sex lives, and it’s all our fault. Faced with sweet poisoned bait, roaches first ended up with a mutation that made them hate sweets, hindering their mating strategies. Now, more roach mutations are emerging, showing you can’t keep a good pest down."

Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: NYTimes [6], 03/30/2023
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Homes Evacuated After Train Carrying Ethanol Derails, Burns In Minnesota [7]

"A train hauling ethanol derailed Thursday morning in Raymond, Minnesota, igniting several rail cars and forcing nearby residents to evacuate, officials said."

Agriculture [8]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Transportation [12]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: CNN [14], 03/30/2023
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"EPA Leaves Americans In The Dark On Toxic Air Pollution" [15]

"Across the United States, residents of neighborhoods abutting refineries, chemical plants and other major industrial sources can generally be sure of two facts: Those facilities emits tons of dangerous pollutants and EPA rarely requires monitoring for their presence in local air."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: E&E News [20], 03/30/2023
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Plastics Cause Health Issues From Cancer To Birth Defects: Study [21]

"Plastics are responsible for wide-ranging health impacts including cancers, lung disease and birth defects, according to the first analysis of the health hazards of plastics across their entire life cycle – from extraction for manufacturing, through to dumping into landfill and oceans."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [22]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
International [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 03/29/2023
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Thousands of Pounds of PFAS Chemicals” Have Been Injected Into Texas Wells [25]

"A new report from a public health watchdog found that more than 40,000 pounds of PFAS has been injected into more than 1,000 wells across Texas — and warned that the chemicals could pose a risk to public health".

Chemicals [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Floodlight [28], 03/28/2023
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"What to Know About Philly's Tap Water After Chemical Spill" [29]

"More than 8,000 gallons of a latex chemical solution spilled into the Delaware River on Friday. So far, officials have said tap water remains safe to drink."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Source: Earther [31], 03/28/2023
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"Train Derails In Rural North Dakota, Causes Chemical Spill" [32]

"A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials. But local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety."

Chemicals [3]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [19]
Transportation [12]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [33]
Source: AP [34], 03/28/2023
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Bring Home Cyber Risks to Water Supply, in Wake of EPA Tightening [35]

With the federal government now requiring that states pay closer attention to cybersecurity risks in their regular audits of public drinking water systems, environmental journalists should be doing the same, suggests the latest TipSheet. Here’s how to gauge the cyber risk and to understand the current safe drinking water regulatory regime, plus story ideas and resources to bolster your local reporting.

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TipSheet [36]
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Chemicals [3]
Consumer [22]
Government [37]
Health [38]
Infrastructure [39]
Journalism & Media [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Technology [40]
Water & Oceans [26]
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National (U.S.) [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
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Group Says Texas Fails To Hold Polluters Accountable For Unexpected Emissions [42]

"A new report found that companies in Texas have had 21,000 unexpected pollution releases that emitted 400,000 tons of air pollution over six years, but only 1% of them prompted action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality."

Air [43]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [9]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [44]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [19]
Public [4]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Texas Tribune [45], 03/27/2023
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"Paraquat, the Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture, Goes on Trial" [46]

"Amid lawsuits filed by thousands of farmers linking the herbicide to Parkinson’s disease, the EPA is reconsidering its analysis of paraquat’s risks."

Agriculture [8]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [5]
Source: Civil Eats [47], 03/27/2023
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