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'It Smells Bad, It Tastes Bad': How Americans Stopped Trusting Their Water [1]

"Many residents of Martin County, Kentucky, won’t drink their tap water, a legacy of years of mismanagement".

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [10], 09/23/2020
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"Daimler AG To Pay $1.5B To Settle Emissions Cheating Probes" [11]

"Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, officials said Monday."

Air [12]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [2]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [15], 09/15/2020
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Enviros Sue EPA Over Failure To Regulate Fetal Brain Damage Chemical [16]

"An advocacy group on Thursday sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision not to regulate a chemical that has been linked to fetal and infant brain damage."

Chemicals [17]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [19], 09/04/2020
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"Microplastics in Farm Soils: A Growing Concern" [20]

"Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our fruits, veggies, and bodies."

Agriculture [21]
Biodiversity [22]
Chemicals [17]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [23]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: EHN [24], 09/01/2020
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"Major Real Estate Website Now Shows Flood Risk. Should They All?" [25]

"Millions of people rely on real estate websites when they're hoping to buy or rent a home. Major sites like Zillow, Redfin, Trulia and Realtor.com feature kitchens, bathrooms, mortgage estimates and even school ratings. But those sites don't show buyers if the house is likely to flood while they're living there."

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [2]
Disasters [26]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NPR [27], 08/26/2020
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Bringing Stories Home Under Lockdown, With Remote Video Interviews [28]

They’ve long been a staple of the news business. But now, with the pandemic continuing to keep journalists from their subjects, remote video interviews have become an essential tool. And even newbie video reporters can quickly learn the basics. Science video producer Eli Kintisch shares a quick eight-step remote video setup and some simple tricks of the trade, in this SEJournal how-to.

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Climate Change [13]
Consumer [2]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [18]
Environmental Studies [32]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Food [23]
Forests [34]
Government [35]
Health [36]
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Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [38]
Natural Resources [39]
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Policy [44]
Pollution [6]
Science [45]
Technology [46]
Transportation [47]
Waste [48]
Water & Oceans [7]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [49]
California [50]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [53]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [54]
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Canada [60]
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"New York's Plastic Bag Ban Survives Lawsuit, But Not Unscathed" [70]

"New York's never-enforced ban on single-use plastic bags has survived a lawsuit lodged by a plastic bag manufacturer and convenience store owners, but a state judge ruled Thursday that state regulators went too far by allowing stores to hand out thicker plastic bags."

Consumer [2]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Waste [48]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [55]
Source: NBC 4 New York [71], 08/21/2020
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"U.S. Air Conditioning Use Could Surge Nearly 60 Percent by 2050" [72]

"A new analysis from Climate Central shows that the U.S. will see a shocking 59% increase in home air conditioning use over the next 30 years."

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [2]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Technology [46]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Earther [73], 08/18/2020
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After Decades, Landmark NYC Watershed Protection Plan Is Working [74]

"A groundbreaking, multibillion-dollar watershed protection plan launched more than two decades ago by New York City and rural partners sufficiently protects the city’s drinking water supply from contamination, according to the findings of an expert panel."

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [55]
Source: Circle of Blue [75], 08/13/2020
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"Public Health: 'Sluggish' Agency Slow To Act On Toxic Baby Products" [76]

"Often described as "nonstick" chemicals, the presence of PFAS in kitchenware has become more widely known as environmental groups have raised alarms about their toxicity. One place consumers might not expect to find the highly toxic class of substances? Baby products."

Chemicals [17]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [77], 08/06/2020
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