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"US, Colorado Reach Proposed Settlement In 2015 Mine Spill" [1]

"Colorado, the U.S. government and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding dispute over who’s responsible for continuing cleanup at a Superfund site that was established after a massive 2015 spill of hazardous mine waste that fouled rivers with a sickly yellow sheen in three states and the Navajo Nation."

Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [8], 01/24/2022
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The Year Ahead Will Spark Abundant Environment News — Both Good and Bad [9]

Even as the climate crisis countdown story continues, a wide range of environment and energy issues are on journalists’ watchlist for the year ahead, per an analysis from our “2022 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [10].” The overview looks at 13 key trends to track in 2022 and beyond — including infrastructure, pandemics, environmental justice, energy, chemicals, plastics and, of course, climate.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [12]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [18]
Health [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Policy [22]
Pollution [4]
Transportation [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
International [25]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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January 28, 2022

No Water, No Food: How Can Agriculture Respond to the Climate Crisis? [26]

Planet Forward and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) North America invite you to a panel discussion about how ag is approaching water issues, and looks at solutions. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [27]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [13]
Water & Oceans [5]

Explorers Discover Pristine Coral Reef That Could Hold Climate Lessons [29]

"French researchers say they have discovered one of the world’s largest healthy coral reefs, possibly paving the way for similar discoveries in locations that have not yet been explored, Paris-based UNESCO announced Thursday."

Biodiversity [30]
Climate Change [13]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Australia & Oceania [33]
Source: Washington Post [34], 01/21/2022
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"Peru: 21 Beaches Polluted By Spill Linked To Tonga Eruption" [35]

"Peru declared an environmental emergency on Thursday after announcing that 21 beaches on the Pacific coast were contaminated by an oil spill at a refinery run by Spain-based Repsol, following surging waves caused by the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga."

Disasters [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
South America [36]
Source: AP [37], 01/21/2022
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"A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The U.S. Bombed It Anyway." [38]

"A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths."

Disasters [14]
Military [39]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Middle East [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 01/21/2022
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Florida’s Red Tides Worsened by Pollution, Climate Change [42]

"A task force appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for research and investment in mitigation. Environmentalists say the real fix is cracking down on polluters."

Climate Change [13]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 01/20/2022
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Corps To Focus On Supply Chain, Climate Change With $14B In Spending [45]

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is receiving $14 billion in funding to focus on projects dedicated to tackling supply chain issues and climate change, some of which has been allocated from the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year."

Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [46]
Infrastructure [20]
Transportation [23]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [47], 01/20/2022
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"After Rain Burst, California Salmon Reclaim Old Spawnaing Grounds" [48]

"The heavy rains that soaked California late last year were welcomed by farmers, urban planners - and endangered coho salmon."

Climate Change [13]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
California [49]
Source: Reuters [50], 01/20/2022
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"Tightened Federal Water Protections Won’t Slow Some Projects" [51]

"The Biden administration is moving to tighten oversight of projects that benefitted from Trump-era loosened water protections, but some projects including a controversial Georgia mine will likely be able to escape new scrutiny."

Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [52], 01/19/2022
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