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"Mich. Attorney General Dana Nessel Moves To Shut Down Enbridge Line 5" [1]

"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in Ingham County Circuit Court on Thursday that seeks to decommission the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline across the environmentally sensitive Straits of Mackinac."

Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
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Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [6]
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Public [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [9]
Source: Detroit Free Press [10], 07/01/2019
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Soggy Springs, Scorching Summers: Higher Temps Take Toll On Us Crops [11]

"As a changing climate continues to increase average temperatures in the US, researchers estimate yield losses that could cost billions".

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [2]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: EHN [15], 06/25/2019
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"Philadelphia Refinery Fire Puts Focus On Toxic Chemical" [16]

"An explosion and fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery has people concerned about hydrogen fluoride."

Chemicals [17]
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Pollution [6]
Technology [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [20], 06/25/2019
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"California Governor Proposes A $21 Billion Wildfire Fund" [21]

"California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed helping utilities create a fund of up to $21 billion to compensate future victims of wildfires sparked by the companies’ equipment or employees, an aide said on Friday."

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California [22]
Source: Reuters [23], 06/24/2019
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"Hell Is High Water" [24]

"When will the Mississippi River come for New Orleans?"

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [2]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Slate [25], 06/24/2019
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Agriculture Department Buries Studies Showing Dangers Of Climate Change [26]

"The Trump administration has refused to publicize dozens of government-funded studies that carry warnings about the effects of climate change, defying a longstanding practice of touting such findings by the Agriculture Department’s acclaimed in-house scientists."

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Politics [27]
Environmental Studies [28]
Science [29]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Politico [30], 06/24/2019
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"Blast Rips Through South Philadelphia Refinery, Triggering Major Fire" [31]

"An explosion ripped through a refinery in South Philadelphia early Friday, lighting up the night sky and triggering a massive fire. No injuries were reported and it appears firefighters have contained the blaze."

Chemicals [17]
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Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [33], 06/21/2019
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Clean Water Act: Did Burning River Really Fuel Landmark Law's Passage? [34]

"In 1969, Cleveland's Cuyahoga River burned for the last time. It was a short blaze, under control within 30 minutes and fully extinguished within two hours."

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Journalism & Media [35]
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Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Greenwire [36], 06/19/2019
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PG&E To Pay $1 Billion To Local Governments For Calif. Wildfire Damage [37]

"California utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has agreed to pay $1 billion to 14 local governments throughout the state for the wildfire damage caused by its equipment and practices."

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Public [8]
California [22]
Source: NPR [38], 06/19/2019
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National Weather Service Launches Improved Global Forecast Model [39]

"For the first time in nearly 40 years, the National Weather Service’s flagship computer prediction model has received a major makeover, which its leadership says will pave the way for improved forecasts."

Disasters [2]
Science [29]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [40], 06/17/2019
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