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"Deep in the Wilderness, the World’s Largest Beaver Dam Endures" [1]

"The largest beaver dam on Earth was discovered via satellite imagery in 2007, and since then only one person has trekked into the Canadian wild to see it. It’s a half-mile long and has created a 17-acre lake in the northern forest — a testament to the beaver’s resilience."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Canada [8]
Source: YaleE360 [9], 12/12/2023
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"‘A Scam All Around’: Navajo Nation Groups Oppose Hydropower Projects" [10]

"Navajo Nation environmentalists are opposing a “self-described jet setter” and French millionaire’s plans for a massive hydropower project they claim will adversely affect the land, water, wildlife, plants and cultural resources of the largest land area held by Indigenous American peoples in the US."

Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [16]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Guardian [19], 12/12/2023
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Newsom Advances Delta Tunnel Project Despite Environmental Opposition [20]

"In the face of heavy opposition from environmental groups, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his administration are pushing forward with a controversial plan to build a 45-mile water tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta—a project the governor says is vital to modernizing the state's aging water system."

Agriculture [21]
Environmental Politics [14]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
California [22]
Source: LA Times [23], 12/12/2023
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"Sewers Are Overflowing Everywhere. One Solution Is Right In Your Backyard." [24]

"When a heavy rainstorm hits D.C., it’s bad news for the city’s rivers. The city’s sewer system, which combines storm runoff and raw sewage in some areas, has a history of overflowing. Instead of flowing into a treatment plant, that toxic mix, along with the sediment, trash and other pollutants storm water washes off streets, ends up in rivers."

Environmental Health [25]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [27]
Source: Washington Post [28], 12/12/2023
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Wildfires, Drought Caused $11.2 Billion Losses To Private West Coast Forests [29]

"A new study from Oregon State University estimates that wildfire and drought caused $11.2 billion in economic losses to privately owned timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two decades."

Climate Change [30]
Forests [31]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
California [22]
Northwest (OR WA) [32]
Source: Tribune News Service [33], 12/11/2023
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"L.A. County Aims To Collect Billions More Gallons Of Local Water By 2045" [34]

"Over the next two decades, Los Angeles County will collect billions more gallons in water from local sources, especially storm and reclaimed water, shifting from its reliance on other region’s water supplies as the effects of climate change make such efforts less reliable and more expensive."

Climate Change [30]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
California [22]
Source: LA Times [35], 12/11/2023
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"Scientists: Climate Change Intensified The Rains Devastating East Africa" [36]

"Ongoing catastrophic rains in Eastern Africa have been worsened by human-caused climate change that made them up to two times more intense, an international team of climate scientists said Thursday."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [37]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Africa [38]
Source: AP [39], 12/08/2023
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Turning Blades Send First Commercial Offshore Wind Power Onto US Grid [40]

"Despite some recent financial setbacks, U.S. offshore windpower has hit a milestone. An 800-foot tall turbine is now sending electricity onto the grid from a commercial-scale offshore wind farm on pace to be the country’s first."

Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [41], 12/08/2023
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"‘Forever Chemical’ In English Tap Water Samples Carcinogenic, WHO Rules" [42]

"A substance found in hundreds of drinking water samples across England has been categorised as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The move will increase pressure on the UK government to take action on “forever chemicals”."

Chemicals [43]
Environmental Health [25]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Europe [44]
Source: Guardian [45], 12/05/2023
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EPA Is Aiming To Get Rid Of Lead Pipes In 10 Years. But Not In Chicago. [46]

"The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation."

Chemicals [43]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [13]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Source: Grist [48], 12/05/2023
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