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Republicans Mobilize For Showdown To Block Biden Infrastructure Plan [1]

"A defining political clash took shape Sunday over Joe Biden's latest effort to reshape the US economy, with Republicans mobilizing against a massive infrastructure plan that could put the President in historic Democratic company."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Transportation [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: CNN [11], 04/08/2021
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"Alleged Mastermind Of Honduran Activist’s Murder On Trial" [12]

"The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five years after the prize-winning activist was shot to death."

Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Central America & the Caribbean [13]
Source: AP [14], 04/07/2021
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"California Is On The Brink Of Drought – Again. Is It Ready?" [15]

"California is at the edge of another protracted drought, just a few years after one of the worst dry spells in state history left poor and rural communities without well water, triggered major water restrictions in cities, forced farmers to idle their fields, killed millions of trees, and fueled devastating megafires."

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [17]
Forests [18]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [19], 04/07/2021
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Indictment Claims Kansas Man Tampered With Ellsworth County Water System [20]

"WICHITA, Kan. — An indictment made public today claims an Ellsworth County man tampered with a public water system."

Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [23]
Source: KSNW [24], 04/07/2021
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Gulf Coast Fish Farm Permit Will Get A Second Look Under Biden Admin [25]

"Under direction from the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency is revisiting a permit granted to a proposed industrial fish farm off the coast of Sarasota."

Fish & Fisheries [26]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: WUSF [28], 04/07/2021
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#SEJSpotlight: Anne N. Connor, Freelance Science Writer [29]

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Meet SEJ member Anne N. Connor! She is a Vermont-based science writer with a focus on climate resilience and environmental solutions. Her stories have been published in Undark, Vox, Knowable, Flyway and The Scientist. She holds a master’s degree in science writing from Johns Hopkins University.

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"How To Heal A River" [31]

"After more than a century of logging, agriculture and development, Vancouver Island's Koksilah River watershed and its salmon are in serious decline. A groundbreaking water sustainability plan that brings together diverse interests could not only restore the river, but point a new way forward for watersheds across B.C."

Fish & Fisheries [26]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Canada [32]
Source: The Narwhal [33], 04/06/2021
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"Our Last, Best Chance to Save Atlantic Salmon" [34]

"Atlantic salmon are perilously close to extinction in the United States. Taking down a few dams could go a long way to aiding their recovery, experts say."

Fish & Fisheries [26]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Revelator [35], 04/06/2021
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Replacing the Nation’s Lead Lines Begins With Locating Them [36]

One especially ambitious element of the Biden infrastructure plan would swap out millions of lead pipes. It’s a massive, costly endeavor, but could remove from the country’s water supply a neurotoxin that harms human health, especially of kids and the poor. TipSheet looks at the new plan and offers ideas for reporting the story in your area.

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Environmental Health [3]
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Government [38]
Health [39]
Journalism & Media [30]
Laws & Regulations [6]
People & Population [40]
Water & Oceans [8]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
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How a Lauded Reporter’s ‘Open Mind’ Led Story in a Surprising Direction [43]

An investigation into lead poisoning treatment policies prompted some very unexpected conclusions for one long-time investigative journalist, whose deeply reported and surprising projects won plaudits from judges for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual awards. Find out how Charles Schmidt turned an aside from a source into a penetrating look at a critical public health and environmental challenge.

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Water & Oceans [8]
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