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"Pipeline Spills 300,000 Gallons Of Diesel Near New Orleans" [1]

"A severely corroded pipeline ruptured and spilled more than 300,000 gallons (1.1 million liters) of diesel fuel just outside New Orleans after the operator delayed needed repairs, according to federal records."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Source: AP [7], 01/17/2022
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"Drinking Water, Ash Big Concern As Tonga Assesses Damage After Tsunami" [8]

"Australia and New Zealand sent surveillance flights on Monday to assess damage in Tonga, isolated from the rest of the world after the eruption of a volcano that triggered a tsunami and blanketed the Pacific island with ash."

Disasters [9]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Australia & Oceania [10]
Source: Reuters [11], 01/17/2022
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Deep in the Heart of Complexity … Or, the View From Texas [12]

As the Society of Environmental Journalists prepares for its annual conference in Houston this March, the SEJournal asked Texas-based reporter Greg Harman to explore the Lone Star State's most critical stories for 2022. Here, in this special Texas-focused TipSheet, are leads, resources, encouragements and challenges.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [13]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [14]
Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [9]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [21]
Health [22]
Infrastructure [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
People & Population [25]
Planning & Growth [26]
Policy [27]
Pollution [3]
Wildlife [28]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
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Public [5]
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Infrastructure Funding Coming Soon for Cleanup of Orphan Oil Wells [31]

With billions of infrastructure dollars now on the table to clean up orphan oil wells, states are already elbowing their way in for a taste. But as our new Backgrounder explains, the process to ensure they cannot pollute the environment or spew climate-change gasses is a complex one. And the sheer (and largely unknown) number of orphaned wells adds to the complications.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [21]
Health [22]
Infrastructure [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
People & Population [25]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [29]
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Public [5]
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"Still No Penalties for Coastal GasLink Environmental Violations" [34]

"More than a year after Coastal GasLink was cited for multiple environmental violations on its pipeline route through northern B.C., the provincial government still hasn’t imposed penalties."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [19]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Canada [35]
Source: The Tyee [36], 01/14/2022
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"No English River Is Free From Pollution - Parliament Report" [37]

"Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England's rivers, putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes."

Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Europe [38]
Source: BBC News [39], 01/13/2022
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"An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions" [40]

"The new law allocates $11.7 billion for wastewater and stormwater projects. Will it get to the impoverished communities who need it most?"

Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: NYTimes [42], 01/13/2022
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In Orlando, A Mountain Of Coal Ash Evades EPA Rules. One of Many. [43]

"Tucked among scattered pine and cypress trees near Orlando, Florida, a 175-foot-tall mountain of coal ash looms as a stark representation of this booming region's reliance on fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Pollution [3]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: NPR [45], 01/13/2022
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"EPA To Review Rules For Largest Source Of Lead In Air" [46]

"EPA today [Wednesday] announced plans to “review and evaluate” whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel — the largest source of atmospheric lead pollution — endanger public health and welfare."

Air [15]
Chemicals [16]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Pollution [3]
Transportation [47]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: E&E News [48], 01/13/2022
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Fashion Industry May Finally Face Accountability for Its Toxic Footprint [49]

"A bill before the New York State Assembly could finally impose some standards on an incredibly polluting but little-regulated industry: fashion."

Chemicals [16]
Consumer [50]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [41]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: Earther [52], 01/12/2022
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