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Houston Plays Host to First On-Site SEJ Conference Since 2019 [1]

Environmental journalists from around the country and beyond will gather in Houston later this month for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 31st annual conference. Widely known as the energy capital of the world, this highly diverse city is an ideal place to drill down on the causes and consequences of climate change and other environmental issues of the day.

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"Six Injured In Explosion At Marathon Petroleum In St. John Parish" [42]

"Six employees were injured after a blast at Marathon Petroleum's Garyville refinery sparked a fire and sent shockwaves felt in surrounding parishes, the company said Tuesday."

Chemicals [6]
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Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [41]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: WWNO [44], 02/23/2022
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Biden Announces New Spending On Critical Mineral Production [45]

"President Biden hosted a virtual event Tuesday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), among others, to announce new domestic investments in minerals key to production of goods such as computers and household appliances."

Chemicals [6]
Economy & Business [10]
Natural Resources [46]
Public [41]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Washington Post [47], 02/23/2022
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"Watchdog To Probe EPA Handling Of City’s Lead-Tainted Water" [48]

"Federal auditors announced an investigation Friday of how the government has dealt with lead contamination of drinking water in Benton Harbor, an impoverished, mostly Black city in southwest Michigan."

Chemicals [6]
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Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [41]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Source: AP [50], 02/21/2022
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"New Hampshire Town Polluted With PFAS Has Elevated Cancer Rates" [51]

"Residents of a New Hampshire town where drinking water was contaminated with the industrial compounds known as PFAS have elevated rates of several cancers compared to the national average and compared to several nearby communities that were not contaminated with the chemicals, according to a study published today in the journal Environmental Health Insights."

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Source: The Intercept [53], 02/21/2022
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46% Of Bald Eagles Tested Across US Show Signs Of Chronic Lead Exposure [54]

"America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure, according to a study published Thursday."

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Source: AP [55], 02/18/2022
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"Firefighters File Multiple Lawsuits Over PFAS in Gear, Foam" [56]

"A group of 19 firefighters in Massachusetts and New York allege in two separate lawsuits that 3M and 23 other companies knowingly made and sold products containing “forever chemicals” that placed the plaintiffs’ health at risk."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [57], 02/17/2022
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EPA Shrugs After HuffPost Investigates Toxic Gulf Chemical Dump [58]

"After a HuffPost investigation last year brought to light a vast, decades-old chemical dumping ground in the Gulf of Mexico, the Environmental Protection Agency has officially declared that the site is nothing to worry about ― without reviewing any recent scientific data or visiting the site."

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Source: HuffPost [59], 02/16/2022
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Pollution Causing More Deaths Than Covid, Action Needed, Says UN Expert [60]

"Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals."

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Source: Reuters [61], 02/15/2022
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"Alberta To Toughen Oil Sands Emission Rules That Reward Big Polluters [62]

"The province of Alberta will toughen its greenhouse gas emissions standards for oil sands mines, closing a loophole that rewarded some of Canada’s highest-emitting facilities with millions of dollars’ worth of tradeable credits, its environment ministry told Reuters."

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Source: Reuters [64], 02/15/2022
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