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Kinzua Dam on Allegheny River Changed Life For The Seneca People [1]

"The Kinzua Dam, which protects Pittsburgh from flooding and pollution, came at a steep price for the Seneca Nation of Indians."

Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Source: EHN [8], 02/05/2020
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Virginia Lawmakers Vote To Block Offshore Drilling In Rebuke To Trump [9]

"Virginia Democratic-led lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill to block future oil and gas development off the state’s coastline, reflecting opposition to the Republican Trump administration’s efforts to open Atlantic waters to fossil fuel exploration."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Source: Reuters [13], 02/05/2020
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"DOD Watchdog Will Review Military Use Of Cancer-Linked Chemical" [14]

"The Pentagon’s internal watchdog will review the military’s response to a cancer-linked chemical spread in part by its use of firefighting foam."

Chemicals [15]
Environmental Health [16]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [17]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [19], 02/04/2020
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"Race Is On To Find Uses For Wastewater From Fracking" [20]

"In the Permian Basin, now the most prolific oil field in the world, hundreds of miles of plastic pipelines snake along dirt roads, drilling pads and the edges of farm fields. But they are not carrying oil. They’re transporting an another precious commodity in this arid region on the New Mexico-Texas border: water."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Source: Searchlight New Mexico [22], 02/04/2020
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"Risk: Miami Is 'Most Vulnerable' Coastal City Worldwide — Report" [23]

"Florida's next two decades could be more disruptive than any period in its history as climate change threatens the state's 8,500-mile coastline and chews away at its $1 trillion economy."

Climate Change [24]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: ClimateWire [25], 02/04/2020
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Making News When Your Ship (Tracker) Has Come In [26]

It may be time to dive into the deep end of the ocean for environmental stories, where big vessels and small are often involved in spills, illegal fishing or more. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks into emerging ship-tracker services that offer data to help trace the source of environmental damage, and that can help create some eye-popping visuals.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Reporters Toolbox [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Disasters [28]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Journalism & Media [31]
Pollution [12]
Transportation [32]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [18]
International [33]
Middle East [34]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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‘Last Days of the Mighty Mekong’ and ‘Dead in the Water’ [35]

The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions and a biodiversity hotspot. But massive hydropower projects have put the Southeast Asian body of water, as well as the lives of the people and natural world around it, in serious jeopardy. In the latest BookShelf, writer Melody Kemp, who lives alongside the legendary river, reviews two volumes that help explain what’s killing the Mekong.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [36]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Health [16]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Food [38]
Natural Resources [39]
People & Population [4]
Planning & Growth [40]
Water & Oceans [5]
Region: 
International [33]
Asia [41]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"Groups Give Notice They Will Sue To Protect Beluga Whales" [42]

"Two environmental groups gave formal notice Friday that they will sue to protect endangered Alaska beluga whales from problems caused by oil and gas operations."

Activism [43]
Biodiversity [37]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [44]
Source: AP [45], 02/03/2020
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As Regulations Roll Back, Could Clean Water Protection Business Dry Up? [46]

"Many business interests are cheering President Trump's recent rollback of water regulations put in place by the Obama administration. But companies that make money protecting clean water could take a big hit."

Economy & Business [29]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [39]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NPR [47], 02/03/2020
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"Trump’s Border Wall Faces Environmental Challenge at High Court" [48]

"Environmental groups are calling on the Supreme Court to review the legality of the Trump administration’s decision to exempt various border wall projects from environmental laws."

Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Politics [3]
Environmental Studies [49]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [39]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [50], 02/03/2020
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