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"Protect This Place: The Montana River Threatened By a Shuttered Pulp Mill" [1]

"Industrial waste from a mill is leaching into the groundwater and polluting the Clark Fork River. A major flood could cause an even bigger catastrophe."

Environmental Health [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Source: The Revelator [9], 07/10/2023
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"U.S. Truckmakers Reach Deal To Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs" [10]

"Some of the largest manufacturers of heavy trucks and engines in the country have agreed to accept a California plan to ban sales of new diesel big rigs by 2036 under a deal aimed in part at thwarting potential litigation and maintaining a single national standard for truck pollution rules."

Air [11]
Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Transportation [16]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [18], 07/10/2023
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"Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals" [19]

"More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance."

Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [5]
Wildlife [24]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [25], 07/07/2023
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U.N. Watchdog Says Japan Can Release Nuclear Waste Water Into The Ocean [26]

"The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan to release more than a million tons of treated nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the ocean, despite vehement international opposition."

Environmental Health [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [27]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Asia [28]
Source: NPR [29], 07/07/2023
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"83,000 Hawaii Homes Dispose Of Sewage In Cesspools" [30]

"The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground."

Environmental Health [2]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
Source: AP [33], 07/07/2023
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‘Orange’ Is the New Data — for Wildfire Smoke [34]

The U.S. air quality alert scale is showing a lot of unhealthy colors this season, from oranges up to unhealthy reds and purples or worse, as smoke from wildfires in Canada periodically drifts across various U.S. regions. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores a key database and other resources to help journalists report on the spread of smoky air.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [35]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [11]
Health [36]
Journalism & Media [37]
Pollution [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [38]
International [39]
Canada [40]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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Little Publicized, Methane From Coal Mines Upends Lives of W.Va. Families [41]

"In lawsuits targeting the coal operator Arch, residents contend that mining activity has disrupted their lives and emitted a gas that threatens their safety and the planet."

Air [11]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [42]
Natural Resources [22]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [43]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 07/06/2023
  • Read more about Little Publicized, Methane From Coal Mines Upends Lives of W.Va. Families [41]

"Almost Half Of U.S. Tap Water Contains ‘Forever Chemicals’" [45]

"The most high-profile chemicals under fire from the Biden administration likely permeate almost half of U.S. tap water systems, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey that raises yet more concerns about the sprawling family of compounds."

Chemicals [46]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [2]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [48], 07/06/2023
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Labor Dept. Proposes Silica Exposure Rule Sought By Appalachian Democrats [49]

"The Labor Department on Friday issued a proposed rule on exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to incurable respiratory issues and particularly affecting miners."

Air [11]
Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [22]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [50], 07/05/2023
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DeSantis Signs Bill Authorizing Radioactive Roads For Florida [51]

"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Thursday that will allow new roads in the state to be built with “radioactive” mining waste that has been linked to cancer."

Environmental Health [2]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [52], 07/05/2023
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/protect-place-montana-river-threatened-shuttered-pulp-mill [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [7] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [8] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mountain-west [9] https://therevelator.org/protect-clarkfork-river/ [10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-truckmakers-reach-deal-phase-out-polluting-diesel-big-rigs [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [16] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [17] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [18] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/07/06/diesel-trucks-california-air-pollution/ [19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bison-return-native-american-lands-revitalizing-sacred-rituals [20] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [21] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [23] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [24] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/wildlife [25] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/us/native-american-tribes-bison.html [26] https://www.sej.org/headlines/un-watchdog-says-japan-can-release-nuclear-waste-water-ocean [27] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/nuclear-power/radiation [28] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/asia [29] https://www.npr.org/2023/07/04/1185971497/the-u-n-s-nuclear-watchdog-says-japan-can-release-nuclear-waste-water-into-the-o [30] https://www.sej.org/headlines/83000-hawaii-homes-dispose-sewage-cesspools [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [32] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/alaska-and-hawaii [33] https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-cesspools-rising-sea-levels-climate-change-61b72be5dcae1aff25945d17117cc873 [34] https://www.sej.org/publications/reporters-toolbox/orange-new-data-wildfire-smoke [35] https://www.sej.org/category/sej-publication-types/reporter%E2%80%99s-toolbox [36] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/health [37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [38] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [39] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international [40] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [41] https://www.sej.org/headlines/little-publicized-methane-coal-mines-upends-lives-wva-families [42] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [43] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [44] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02072023/methane-coal-mines-west-virginia/ [45] https://www.sej.org/headlines/almost-half-us-tap-water-contains-forever-chemicals [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/consumer [48] https://www.eenews.net/articles/almost-half-of-u-s-tap-water-contains-forever-chemicals/ [49] https://www.sej.org/headlines/labor-dept-proposes-silica-exposure-rule-sought-appalachian-democrats [50] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4075906-labor-proposed-rule-mining-silica-exposure/ [51] https://www.sej.org/headlines/desantis-signs-bill-authorizing-radioactive-roads-florida [52] https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4075140-desantis-signs-bill-allowing-new-roads-to-be-built-with-mining-waste-linked-to-cancer/ [53] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=284 [54] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=281 [55] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=282 [56] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=283 [57] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=286 [58] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=287 [59] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=288 [60] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=289 [61] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution?page=854