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Massive Line of Storms Batters Midwest, Heads East [1]

"CHICAGO — A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas."

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Source: AP [5], 06/13/2013
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"TransCanada Whistleblower Warns Of Shoddy Pipeline Practices" [6]

"Former TransCanada Corp. employee Evan Vokes' impassioned testimony before a Canadian Senate committee last week painted 'a very, very bleak picture of the pipeline industry in Canada, and probably by extension, the States,' according to Sen. Betty Unger."

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Energy & Fuel [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Canada [9]
Source: Huffington Post [10], 06/12/2013
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"BP Ends Oil Spill Cleanup In Gulf, Except For Louisiana" [11]

"BP is ending its cleanup of the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in three Gulf Coast states this month, leaving Louisiana as the only state with ongoing cleanup linked to the company's Deepwater Horizon Response effort. Reports of oil sightings in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida will soon be the U.S. Coast Guard's responsibility to investigate."

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Pollution [8]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: NPR [13], 06/11/2013
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"Canada To Make Nuclear Operators Pay More for Accidents" [14]

"Canada will make operators of nuclear power plants liable for the first C$1 billion ($980 million) of damages in the event of an accident, up from C$75 million under existing rules, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said on Monday."

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Economy & Business [15]
Energy & Fuel [7]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [16]
Public [3]
Canada [9]
Source: Reuters [17], 06/11/2013
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New York: "New Climate Data Depict a City More at Risk" [18]

"The Bloomberg administration on Monday issued new warnings about New York City’s vulnerability to climate change, offering updated data to encourage businesses, residents and perhaps even future mayors to better prepare against hotter weather, fiercer storms and increased rainfall."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [2]
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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [20]
Source: NY Times [21], 06/11/2013
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"After Sandy, A New Threat: Soaring Flood Insurance" [22]

"TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over."

Disasters [2]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: AP [23], 06/10/2013
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"Climate Change Causing Pentagon Planning Shift, Says DOD Strategist" [24]

"One of the Pentagon’s top strategists said climate change is fundamentally altering how the Defense Department (DOD) evaluates future conflict areas."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [2]
Military [25]
Public [3]
International [26]
Source: Hill/E2 Wire [27], 06/10/2013
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"U.S. Orders New Safety Upgrades at Nuclear Plants" [28]

"Washington -- U.S. regulators are directing 31 nuclear reactors similar in design to the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, where an earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown two years ago, to take additional steps to help contain radiation and other damage from any accident that is not quickly halted."

Disasters [2]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [16]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Source: CNN [29], 06/07/2013
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June 13, 2013

Google Crisis Response: Tools for Journalists Covering Natural Disasters [30]

The National Press Foundation invites you to join Google's Geo Media Program Manager online at 11:00 a.m. ET for an hour on Thursday, June 13, to learn about Google tools that can add depth and breadth to your coverage when disaster strikes.

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"Another Contaminated Water Leak at Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant" [33]

"The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said it had found another leak of contaminated water on Wednesday, piling pressure on the utility to curb the problem as it seeks permission to release water to the sea."

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Nuclear Power & Radiation [16]
Public [3]
International [26]
Source: Reuters [34], 06/06/2013
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