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Canada's Iqaluit Declares Emergency After Suspected Water Contamination [1]

"Public health officials have told residents of Canada’s northernmost capital not to use tap water for drinking and cooking because of suspected fuel contamination in the city’s water supply."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Canada [6]
Antarctica & Arctic [7]
Source: Washington Post [8], 10/15/2021
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"Agencies Warn of Cyber Threats To Water, Wastewater Systems" [9]

"A coalition of federal agencies on Thursday warned that hackers are targeting the water and wastewater treatment sectors, strongly recommending that organizations take steps to protect themselves."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [14], 10/15/2021
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"With a Warming Climate, Coastal Fog Around the World Is Declining" [15]

"In California, dissipating “June gloom” could bring a dismal future for some of the state’s redwoods and Torrey pines."

Biodiversity [16]
Climate Change [17]
Forests [18]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [20], 10/14/2021
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"Solving Bali's Rivers of Trash" [21]

"A hardworking nonprofit uses simple tech, a team of volunteers, and a grand vision to harness garbage from the rivers of Bali, Indonesia."

Pollution [3]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Australia & Oceania [23]
Source: Hakai [24], 10/14/2021
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White House Unveils Plans For Massive Expansion Of Offshore Wind Farms [25]

"The Biden administration unveiled plans to develop large, grid-transforming offshore wind farms along much of the U.S. coastline in the coming years, a major effort to invest in renewable energy and combat the growing impacts of climate change."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: HuffPost [27], 10/14/2021
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"As Drought Worsens, California Farmers Are Being Paid Not To Grow Crops" [28]

"Green fields of alfalfa and cotton rolled past as Brad Robinson drove through the desert valley where his family has farmed with water from the Colorado River for three generations. Stopping the truck, he stepped onto a dry, brown field where shriveled remnants of alfalfa crunched under his boots."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [17]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: LA Times [30], 10/13/2021
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"Great Salt Lake’s Demise Spurs Water Emergency For Utah" [31]

"Utah’s iconic Great Salt Lake, long neglected by regulators, is collapsing due to a historic drought and climate change."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [10]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Source: E&E News [33], 10/13/2021
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"Study Finds Tens Of Thousands Of 'Forever Chemical' Sites in US" [34]

"Toxic chemicals known as PFAS exist in almost 42,000 sites around the U.S., according to research released on Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group."

Chemicals [35]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [36], 10/13/2021
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"Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Roads Vulnerable To Flooding — Report" [37]

"Nearly a quarter of the nation’s road miles are at risk of becoming impassable during a flood, according to a groundbreaking new study that documents the surprising vulnerability of key U.S. facilities such as roads, hospitals and power plants."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [10]
Infrastructure [12]
Transportation [38]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [39], 10/13/2021
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Majority-Black Mich. City Has Water Problem That Rivals Flint Crisis [40]

"The state of Michigan has told a majority-Black city not to use tap water for drinking, bathing, or cooking “out of an abundance of caution” because of lead contamination. Residents of Benton Harbor, three hours west of Detroit, have been dealing with poisoned water for at least three years, and experts say that state and local officials have not done enough to help...."

Chemicals [35]
Consumer [41]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [42]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [43]
Source: The Root [44], 10/13/2021
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