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"Supreme Court Allows Flint Water Lawsuits To Move Forward" [1]

"The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for water crisis victims to sue state and local government officials in Flint, Mich."

Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [9], 01/22/2020
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"Western Water: Trump Admin Fast-Tracks Colorado River Pipeline" [10]

"The Trump administration has put one of the largest new water projects on the Colorado River on the fast track, raising concerns among environmentalists."

Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Greenwire [11], 01/22/2020
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US Drinking Water Widely Contaminated With 'Forever Chemicals': Report [12]

"The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [14], 01/22/2020
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Environment, Energy Issues Will Make Headlines in 2020 [15]

As part of our “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment [16]” to help reporters track the stories coming their way this year, SEJournal Online looks ahead to major developments on the beat — from Washington, D.C. to the Arctic, from public lands to fossil fuels. We also explore pending news on transportation, agriculture, nukes, federal funding, freedom of information and even algae. Also under our gaze, key facets of the climate story. Read our overview analysis and then dive deep into the full offering of special Backgrounders, TipSheets and WatchDogs.

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Features [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [18]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [23]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Food [25]
Forests [26]
Government [27]
Health [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [31]
Policy [32]
Pollution [5]
Science [33]
Transportation [34]
Water & Oceans [6]
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National (U.S.) [8]
International [35]
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Public [7]
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"Mayfly Numbers Drop By Half Since 2012, Threatening Food Chain" [36]

"Mayflies, which form swarms in the billions that are visible on weather radar, are in steep decline, mirroring the plight of insects worldwide."

Agriculture [18]
Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [13]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [38]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: National Geographic [39], 01/21/2020
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EPA Resists Squeeze, But for How Long? [40]

Despite warnings that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would be dismantled under the Trump administration, it remains very much alive, thanks to the realities of politics and litigation. Yet its staffing, enforcement and science advisory roles remain under the gun. In the latest of our Backgrounders for the “2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment,” we read the tea leaves on the future of the EPA.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [41]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Policy [32]
Pollution [5]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [7]
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"Thousands of Lead Pipes Tainting N.J. Water Will Be Replaced" [42]

"Trenton Water Works — a 200-year-old utility that is owned and operated by the city and serves 217,000 customers in Trenton, Hamilton, Lawrence, Ewing and Hopewell Township — plans to spend $150 million over the next five years to replace more than 36,000 lead service lines in the water system."

Chemicals [13]
Environmental Health [2]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Source: Newark Star-Ledger [44], 01/20/2020
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"The $119 Billion Sea Wall That Could Defend New York … or Not" [45]

"A six-mile-long barrier would help protect the city from floodwaters during fierce storms like Sandy, but critics say rising seas make the option inadequate."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [20]
Technology [46]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Source: NY Times [47], 01/20/2020
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"Trump Teases Plan To Roll Back Key Obama-Era Water Rule" [48]

"President Trump announced his administration's plan for a major rollback to an Obama-era water rule on Sunday, a move the White House believes could pay dividends with the farm vote in this year's presidential election."

Agriculture [18]
Environmental Health [2]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [49], 01/20/2020
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Dead Birds Washing Up by the 1000s Send a Warning About Climate Change [50]

"A new study unravels the mystery of what caused so many of these normally resilient seabirds to starve amid an ocean heat wave fueled in part by global warming."

Climate Change [19]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [38]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [51], 01/17/2020
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