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EPA Requires Removal Of Most Lead-Contaminated Water Pipes Within 10 Years [1]

"About a decade after the Flint water crisis, the Biden administration is requiring the removal of most of the nation’s lead-contaminated water pipes within 10 years."

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Source: The Hill [12], 10/08/2024
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Will Your Local Dam Turn Deadly in the Next Big Storm? [13]

The devastating death toll and damage from Hurricane Helene are a dire warning of the risks of extreme weather and flooding. But one notable hazard is that such flooding may overwhelm any one of the thousands of small, neglected U.S. dams. TipSheet examines the issue and offers more than a dozen story angles and reporting resources.

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"Mexico’s New President Promises To Resume Fight Against Climate Change" [21]

"In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted."

Climate Change [15]
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Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [10]
Mexico [24]
Source: AP [25], 10/07/2024
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EPA Drinking Water Limits For PFAS Are Under Threat – And That’s Nothing New [26]

"Though utilities’ mission is to provide clean water, their trade groups for decades have often fiercely opposed initiatives to improve quality"

Chemicals [2]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [28], 10/07/2024
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"Tribes Celebrate The End Of The Largest Dam Removal Project In US History" [29]

"The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border."

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Northwest (OR WA) [33]
Source: AP [34], 10/07/2024
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"Supreme Court To Review Nuclear Waste Fight" [35]

"The justices will consider whether a lower court improperly tossed approvals for a temporary storage facility in Texas."

Environmental Health [4]
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Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Waste [37]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [38], 10/07/2024
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"Supreme Court Confronts NEPA, Water Permits, Agency Power" [39]

"The Supreme Court has its sights set on another bedrock environmental law, following recent efforts to take on Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act protections."

Climate Change [15]
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Laws & Regulations [7]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Source: E&E News [40], 10/07/2024
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"Huge New Jersey Offshore Wind Project Approved For Construction" [41]

"Federal regulators gave a huge, contentious offshore wind project the green light to start construction off the coast of New Jersey."

Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Water & Oceans [9]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [11]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
Source: Canary Media [43], 10/04/2024
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Residents Not Told When Carbon Capture Monitoring Well Leaks in Illinois [44]

"On Sept. 13, Decatur, Illinois, city councilperson David Horn found out a monitoring well at a carbon capture and storage site in his community was leaking. He did not find out through an internal council meeting, nor an emergency phone call from the city manager or an alert from environmental regulators. He found out like most other people did, through an article in E&E News."

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Pollution [8]
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National (U.S.) [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 10/04/2024
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In Baltic, Ship Scrubbers Cause Millions Of Dollars Of Environmental Damage [47]

"The adoption of ship scrubbers—technology meant to clean up dirty fuel—has caused a surge in heavy metal pollution."

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Fish & Fisheries [31]
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Transportation [49]
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Source: Hakai [52], 10/04/2024
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