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"In Washington, D.C., The City’s ‘Forgotten River’ Cleans Up, Slowly" [1]

"Bruce Holmes, 65, grew up fishing on the Anacostia River, a 9-mile (14-kilometer) urban waterway that flows through Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, and has long been defined by pollution and neglect."

Activism [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Source: AP [11], 06/06/2024
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"Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues Over So-Called Forever Chemicals" [12]

"The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater."

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Source: AP [18], 06/06/2024
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NYC Had A Bold Plan To Tax Drivers And Fund Transit. The Governor Killed It. [19]

"What would have been America’s first congestion pricing experiment has been delayed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, leaving public transit in a financial hole."

Air [20]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [24]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [25]
Public [9]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Source: Washington Post [26], 06/06/2024
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Only 3 Company Prosecutions In England And Wales For Unfit Drinking Water [27]

"The drinking water regulator for England and Wales has brought only three prosecutions against water companies for providing poor quality water since 2021, despite 362 instances in which water was flagged as being unfit for human consumption."

Consumer [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Europe [28]
Source: Guardian [29], 06/06/2024
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"Quieting the Global Growl" [30]

"Underwater noise from ships has gotten louder, reshaping marine ecosystems and the lives of animals that depend on sounds to eat, mate, and navigate. Can ships ever pipe down?"

Biodiversity [31]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [33]
Canada [34]
Source: Hakai [35], 06/05/2024
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"Sanctioned Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk In Mediterranean" [36]

"Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country's shipping minister told Reuters on Tuesday."

Disasters [37]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Europe [28]
Middle East [38]
Source: Reuters [39], 06/05/2024
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"Electric Cars Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable" [40]

"More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [14]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [7]
Technology [42]
Transportation [25]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [43], 06/04/2024
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"Regan To Square Off With House Oversight Republicans" [44]

"EPA Administrator Michael Regan this week will face off with House Republicans troubled by his agency’s regulations designed to tackle climate change."

Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [23]
Pollution [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [45], 06/04/2024
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"Atlanta Remains Under State Of Emergency Amid Ongoing Water Troubles" [46]

"Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil-water advisories and highlighting the pervasiveness of problems caused by America’s aging infrastructure."

Consumer [14]
Disasters [37]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: CNN [48], 06/04/2024
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"Electricity From Coal Is Pricey. Should Consumers Have to Pay?" [49]

"Environmental groups are making a new economic argument against coal, the heaviest polluting fossil fuel. Some regulators are listening."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Pollution [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [50], 06/04/2024
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