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April 15, 2021

Water Insecurity During the Pandemic: What it Means for People Living in Poverty [1]

Join Water.org for a discussion on the global water crisis and health implications for the poor, including solutions to help meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6, clean water and sanitation for all, and what journalists can do to help cover this issue. 10am ET.

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Health [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Water & Oceans [7]

"‘Opening The Lid’ On Toilet Innovation: Q&A With Author Chelsea Wald" [8]

"A new book, “Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet,” published on April 6, looks at the environmental and public health case for developing better solutions to deal with human waste."

Environmental Health [9]
Pollution [10]
Technology [11]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
International [12]
Source: Mongabay [13], 04/08/2021
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Marine Species Increasingly Can’t Live At Equator Due To Global Heating [14]

"Global heating has made the ocean around the equator less rich in wildlife, with conditions likely already too hot for some species to survive, according to a new study."

Climate Change [15]
Fish & Fisheries [16]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
International [12]
Source: Guardian [17], 04/08/2021
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Southwest Braces For Water Cutbacks As Drought Deepens Along The Colorado [18]

"Unrelenting drought and years of rising temperatures due to climate change are pushing the long-overallocated Colorado River into new territory, setting the stage for the largest mandatory water cutbacks to date."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [15]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Arizona Republic [21], 04/08/2021
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Republicans Mobilize For Showdown To Block Biden Infrastructure Plan [22]

"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 [15]
Environmental Health [9]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Transportation [26]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: CNN [27], 04/08/2021
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"Alleged Mastermind Of Honduran Activist’s Murder On Trial" [28]

"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 [7]
Public [3]
Central America & the Caribbean [29]
Source: AP [30], 04/07/2021
  • Read more about "Alleged Mastermind Of Honduran Activist’s Murder On Trial" [28]

"California Is On The Brink Of Drought – Again. Is It Ready?" [31]

"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 [19]
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [32]
Forests [33]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [34], 04/07/2021
  • Read more about "California Is On The Brink Of Drought – Again. Is It Ready?" [31]

Indictment Claims Kansas Man Tampered With Ellsworth County Water System [35]

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

Environmental Health [9]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [37]
Source: KSNW [38], 04/07/2021
  • Read more about Indictment Claims Kansas Man Tampered With Ellsworth County Water System [35]

Gulf Coast Fish Farm Permit Will Get A Second Look Under Biden Admin [39]

"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 [16]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [3]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [40]
Source: WUSF [41], 04/07/2021
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#SEJSpotlight: Anne N. Connor, Freelance Science Writer [42]

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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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Climate Change [15]
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