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Read more about Taking Office as EPA Acting Administrator, Wheeler Gets Realer [1]

Small Market Beat Reporter Delves Where ‘Few Have Looked’ [17]

A local beat reporter with an unusual background seeks hidden corners of local environmental policy and is rewarded with top honors for her work. An interview with Texas Observer reporter Naveena Sadasivam about her learning curve, her award-winning reporting and what she thinks the profession must do to build its future. The latest “Inside Story.”

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Inside Story [18]

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Economy & Business [20]

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Read more about Small Market Beat Reporter Delves Where ‘Few Have Looked’ [17]

"Anacostia Rising: What’s Next For Washington’s 'Forgotten’ River" [22]

"Our nation’s founders decided to build their new capital city on a square of land at the confluence of two rivers — the Potomac and the Anacostia. In the years since, the Potomac has been acclaimed as “the Nation’s River.” The Anacostia, however, has been known by less illustrious nicknames: “the forgotten river,” or simply “one of the most polluted rivers in the United States.”"

Agriculture [19]

Pollution [13]

Waste [14]

Water & Oceans [23]

Public [16]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]

Source: WAMU [25], 03/26/2018

Read more about "Anacostia Rising: What’s Next For Washington’s 'Forgotten’ River" [22]

"U.S. Asks China Not To Implement Ban On Foreign Garbage" [26]

"The United States asked China on Friday not to implement a ban on imports of scrap materials, after the world’s top scrap buyer abruptly shut the door to many types of waste, throwing the global recycling industry into turmoil."

Waste [14]

Public [16]

International [27]

Source: Reuters [28], 03/26/2018

Read more about "U.S. Asks China Not To Implement Ban On Foreign Garbage" [26]

States Threaten To Sue EPA for Delay on Landfill Methane Rule [29]

"Seven Democratic states on Friday threatened to sue the Trump administration for its delay in enforcing an Obama administration rule on air pollution from landfills."

Air [3]

Pollution [13]

Waste [14]

Public [16]

Source: The Hill [30], 03/26/2018

Read more about States Threaten To Sue EPA for Delay on Landfill Methane Rule [29]

"Taxpayers To Foot Bill For Toxic Waste At River Refuge" [31]

"TRENTON, Mich. — State taxpayers will be on the hook for the clean up of old barrels holding toxic chemicals as well as contaminated soil discovered along the Detroit River at the site of the former Chrysler Corp. Trenton Chemical Plant, officials say."

Chemicals [32]

Environmental Health [6]

Pollution [13]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]

Source: Detroit News [34], 03/23/2018

Read more about "Taxpayers To Foot Bill For Toxic Waste At River Refuge" [31]

Plastic in Pacific Garbage Patch Way Bigger Than We Thought: Scientists [35]

"Seventy-nine thousand tons of plastic debris, in the form of 1.8 trillion pieces, now occupy an area three times the size of France in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii, a scientific team reported on Thursday."

Pollution [13]

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International [27]

Source: Washington Post [36], 03/23/2018

Read more about Plastic in Pacific Garbage Patch Way Bigger Than We Thought: Scientists [35]

Are Combined Sewer Overflows Causing Pollution in Your Local Waters? [37]

Decades after the nation’s capital began its historic cleanup, sanitary sewage still occasionally swamps the Potomac River. Are sewage systems also dumping human waste and other pollutants into waterways near you? This week’s TipSheet has the background on the problem of combined sewage overflow, as well as resources for finding out what’s happening near you.

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TipSheet [2]

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Environmental Health [6]

Health [9]

Planning & Growth [38]

Pollution [13]

Waste [14]

Water & Oceans [23]

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]

Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [24]

Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]

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Public [16]

Read more about Are Combined Sewer Overflows Causing Pollution in Your Local Waters? [37]

Abandoned Mines — Stories Beneath Your Feet [40]

They count in the tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands, and each one is a potential story. This week’s TipSheet looks at abandoned mines spread across the United States, many of them polluted, and with few cleanups underway. Find out what’s at stake, and get reporting resources.

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TipSheet [2]

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Disasters [41]

Natural Resources [42]

Pollution [13]

Waste [14]

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]

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Public [16]

Read more about Abandoned Mines — Stories Beneath Your Feet [40]

Trump, Congress Face Test on Infrastructure Politics, Funding [44]

Infrastructure is much in the news these days, with battles over politics and funding yielding stories for environment reporters. In play are a Trump plan, who gets to pick projects, who pays and much more. But in an election year, how likely are infrastructure plans to move forward? The backstory, with angles for environment and energy, plus what to watch for in 2018, in our Backgrounder on infrastructure.

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Backgrounders [45]

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Economy & Business [20]