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"Oil Spill In Rural Kansas Creek Shuts Down Keystone Pipeline" [1]

"An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday."

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Source: AP [12], 12/09/2022
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"Attacks On Grid Infrastructure In 4 States Raise Alarm" [13]

"Shootings at two electric substations in North Carolina last weekend are among the numerous threats posed to U.S. electric infrastructure since mid-October, raising questions about whether such incidents are on the rise."

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Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [15]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [16], 12/09/2022
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Alberta Withholding List Of 100s Of Dangerous Oil And Gas Sites From Public [17]

"The regulator overseeing the energy industry in Alberta has kept the public in the dark for at least three years about a confidential list featuring hundreds of potentially dangerous sites contaminated by oil and gas development in the province, The Narwhal has learned."

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Journalism & Media [19]
Public [9]
Canada [20]
Source: The Narwhal [21], 12/07/2022
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Collaborative Journalism Project Reveals Inequities in Escaping Climate Change Hazards [22]

When U.S. communities become unlivable due to climate change impacts, can residents count on government relocation assistance — and are those most in need of help actually getting it? Those questions kickstarted a year-long investigation led by three high-powered journalism organizations. Now they’re sharing their reporting resources toolkit and inviting other journalists to widen the coverage with more local stories.

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Infrastructure [5]
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Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [32]
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National (U.S.) [10]
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California [36]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [37]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Northwest (OR WA) [40]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
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"Gunfire On N.C. Substations Causes Widespread Power Outages" [43]

"Tens of thousands of residents in rural North Carolina could be without electricity for days after gunfire seriously damaged two power substations."

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Source: E&E News [45], 12/05/2022
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"Drought-Hit California Cities To Get Little Water From State" [46]

"California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday."

Agriculture [47]
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Infrastructure [5]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
California [36]
Source: AP [48], 12/02/2022
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Puerto Rican Towns Sue Oil Companies Over Suppression Of Climate Science [49]

"Sixteen Puerto Rico municipalities filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against major oil companies, alleging companies like ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron colluded to suppress evidence of climate change that has devastated the island, including 2017’s Hurricane Maria."

Climate Change [24]
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Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [7]
Science [50]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Source: The Hill [51], 12/01/2022
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"Mauna Loa Eruption Halts Key Atmospheric Measurements" [52]

"The eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has interrupted a key site that monitors greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, officials said Tuesday."

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Science [50]
Public [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [35]
International [54]
Source: Washington Post [55], 11/30/2022
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"Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Is Erupting For The First Time Since 1984" [56]

"The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. Though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, the eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is not threatening communities, the US Geological Survey said midday Monday."

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Source: CNN [57], 11/29/2022
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"The Colorado River Compact Turns 100 Years Old. Is It Still Working?" [58]

"The agreement didn’t consider the needs of Native Americans, Mexico or ecosystems. Since its signing, the river has dropped, demand has skyrocketed and states have failed to agree on how to share it."

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Fish & Fisheries [4]
Infrastructure [5]
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Source: Inside Climate News [59], 11/28/2022
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