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"Would You Drink Wastewater? What if It Was Beer?" [1]

"In an era of drought, turning treated wastewater into drinking water may be the future. Utility companies are working with breweries to get people past the “ick factor.”"

Consumer [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [7], 07/24/2023
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15 Billion Gallons/Yr Of Sewage-Polluted Water Flows Into Philly Rivers [8]

"Each year, Philadelphia's waterways are forced to swallow a dirty mix containing 15 billion gallons of untreated sewage and rainwater during storms because of an antiquated city system, according to a report released Thursday by PennEnvironment."

Environmental Health [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [13], 07/24/2023
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Catastrophic Calif. Flood Plunged Marginalized Farmworkers Into Crisis [14]

"It was half past midnight on March 11 when a cacophony of sirens and shouting jolted Emilio Vasquez and his family from a sound sleep. “Get out of your houses immediately!” a voice barked in Spanish through a bullhorn. “The water is coming!”"

Agriculture [15]
Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [18]
People & Population [19]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 07/24/2023
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"The World’s Moving Closer To Deep-Sea Mining. There Are No Rules." [22]

"With a Canadian company preparing a bid to mine the Pacific Ocean for minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries, an international oversight agency is meeting in Jamaica this month to come up with permitting rules."

Chemicals [23]
Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [24]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [3]
Technology [27]
Transportation [28]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [29]
Source: E&E News [30], 07/24/2023
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Dangerous Inland Flooding in Reporters’ Forecast [31]

While much attention is paid to hurricane flooding along the coasts, recent disasters in the Northeast United States brought home the dangers of flooding inland. The latest TipSheet has the basics, plus more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources for local journalists to prepare for coverage of inland floods.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [32]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Journalism & Media [33]
Planning & Growth [34]
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
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Shipping Rule Backfires, Diverting Sulfur Emissions From Air to Ocean [36]

"When large ships use scrubbers to meet international air pollution limits, the treated fuel exhaust gets dumped into the sea along with other contaminants. Researchers say the discharges are packed with metals and organic compounds that threaten marine environments."

Air [37]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [29]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 07/18/2023
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Scientists Concerned Over Impact of Rising Fla. Water Temps on Coral Health [39]

"Rising temperatures in Florida's waters due to climate change have sparked an extreme stressor for coral reefs causing bleaching, which has scientists concerned."

Biodiversity [40]
Climate Change [16]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Source: Reuters [42], 07/18/2023
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July 22, 2023

Film Screening: "Eroding History" [43]

Join this film screening and panel discussion on the award-winning documentary, which tells the story of Black communities on the Deal Island Peninsula that are losing their land and their history due to the intersection of historical racism and modern climate changes. 1:00 p.m. ET in Washington, DC.

Other Events [44]
Visibility: 
Public [5]
Topics on the Beat: 
Water & Oceans [4]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]

"The Problem with Boating’s High-Fiberglass Diet" [45]

"Fiberglass revolutionized boating, but decades later, discarded and degraded vessels are adding to marine pollution."

Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [29]
Source: Hakai [46], 07/17/2023
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"How A Saudi Firm Tapped A Gusher Of Water In Drought-Stricken Arizona" [47]

"For nearly a decade, the state of Arizona has leased this rural terrain west of Phoenix to a Saudi-owned company, allowing it to pump all the water it needs to grow the alfalfa hay — a crop it exports to feed the kingdom’s dairy cows. And, for years, the state did not know how much water the company was consuming."

Agriculture [15]
Climate Change [16]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Source: Washington Post [49], 07/17/2023
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