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"Illinois AG Asked To Ensure Proper Cleanup Of Oil Spill" [1]

"The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Attorney General to enforce cleanup and other action by energy company Marathon Pipe Line after an estimated 165,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from its pipeline in Edwardsville, some of which flowed into a creek, according to the state agency."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]
Source: Bellieville News-Democrat [8], 03/16/2022
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"Somalia's Worst Drought In Four Decades Means Millions Need Aid" [9]

"It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her crops failed."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [13]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Africa [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 03/16/2022
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"US Tsunami Warning System Needs Major Overhaul, Report Says" [16]

"The United States’ tsunami system is in need of a major update, with ongoing problems that include outdated software, delayed alerts and poor communication to the public, according to a panel of tsunami experts. Its recent report sees “an urgent need for action” and advises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to overhaul aspects of the system to fix these and other pressing issues."

Disasters [2]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [18], 03/14/2022
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"The Field Report: What the Invasion of Ukraine Means for the Food Supply" [19]

"From the challenge of feeding millions of refugees to rising food prices and disrupted wheat crops, the war could have an outsized impact on the food system."

Agriculture [10]
Disasters [2]
Food [13]
Public [6]
International [20]
Source: Civil Eats [21], 03/11/2022
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"Shining a Light on Suicide Risk for Wildland Firefighters" [22]

"As climate change fuels more severe wildfires that burn through larger swaths of forestland and homes each year, firefighters are facing increasingly unpredictable, catastrophic blazes, leading many to speak out about suicide among their ranks, an occupational hazard they once kept to themselves."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [12]
Forests [23]
People & Population [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 03/10/2022
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"Florida Panhandle Wildfires Force Evacuation Of Hundreds Of Homes" [26]

"Steady winds across Florida’s Panhandle stoked a rash of wildfires on Monday that ignited in thickets of dead vegetation left in the wake of a 2018 hurricane, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of houses and a nursing home."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Forests [23]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 03/08/2022
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NC Hurricanes Linked to Gastrointestinal Illness in Marginalized Groups [29]

"A new study finds communities of color face the greatest increase in emergency room visits for flood-borne illnesses, showing the growing health risks and disproportionate burdens of climate change."

Chemicals [30]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 03/08/2022
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"UN Report Paints Dire Picture Of The Gulf Of Mexico’s Future" [33]

"NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of New Orleans without power for days.

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [34], 03/07/2022
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Activists Deplore the Human and Environmental Toll from Russia's War [35]

"The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, opening an investigation into alleged war crimes, has authority to bring charges for damage to the environment that is widespread, long-term and severe."

Chemicals [30]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [36]
Military [37]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
Europe [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 03/07/2022
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"Russian Troops Seize Site Of Nuclear Plant Fire; West Condemns Attacks [40]

"The fire at Europe's largest nuclear power plant was extinguished Friday after Russian shelling lit ablaze a building on its site and prompted international fears of a nuclear disaster."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [12]
Military [37]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
Europe [38]
Source: USA TODAY [42], 03/04/2022
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/illinois-ag-asked-ensure-proper-cleanup-oil-spill [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [8] https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article259338504.html [9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/somalias-worst-drought-four-decades-means-millions-need-aid [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/food [14] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/africa [15] https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalias-worst-drought-four-decades-means-millions-need-aid-2022-03-15/ [16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-tsunami-warning-system-needs-major-overhaul-report-says [17] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [18] https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/03/13/tsunami-warning-issues-noaa-tonga/ [19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/field-report-what-invasion-ukraine-means-food-supply [20] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [21] https://civileats.com/2022/03/09/the-field-report-what-the-invasion-of-ukraine-means-for-the-food-supply/ [22] https://www.sej.org/headlines/shining-light-suicide-risk-wildland-firefighters [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [25] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08032022/suicide-risk-wildland-firefighters-wildfire-climate-change/ [26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/florida-panhandle-wildfires-force-evacuation-hundreds-homes [27] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [28] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires-florida/florida-panhandle-wildfires-force-evacuation-of-hundreds-of-homes-idUSKBN2L41VO [29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/nc-hurricanes-linked-gastrointestinal-illness-marginalized-groups [30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [32] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07032022/north-carolina-hurricanes-gastrointestinal-illnesses/ [33] https://www.sej.org/headlines/un-report-paints-dire-picture-gulf-mexico-s-future [34] https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-business-new-orleans-gulf-of-mexico-503dc6290c26b64f23c6e2a663eea6ac [35] https://www.sej.org/headlines/activists-deplore-human-and-environmental-toll-russias-war [36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/military [38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/europe [39] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04032022/activists-deplore-the-human-toll-and-environmental-devastation-from-russias-unprovoked-war-of-aggression-in-ukraine/ [40] https://www.sej.org/headlines/russian-troops-seize-site-nuclear-plant-fire-west-condemns-attacks [41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/nuclear-power/radiation [42] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/03/04/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates/9369419002/ [43] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=195 [44] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=192 [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=193 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=194 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=197 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=198 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=199 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=200 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster?page=739