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Tankers Attacked Again in Gulf of Oman, Raising Fears of Wider Conflict [1]

"Two oil tankers came under attack on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, forcing their crews to abandon ship and setting at least one vessel ablaze, a month after four tankers were damaged in the same waterway, a vital thoroughfare for much of the world’s oil products."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Military [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: NY Times [7], 06/13/2019
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"In Hot Water? Study Says Warming May Reduce Sea Life By 17%" [8]

"The world’s oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a new study says."

Climate Change [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: AP [11], 06/12/2019
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Canada Passes ‘Free Willy’ Bill To Ban Captivity Of All Whales, Dolphins [12]

"Canada has made it illegal to catch and hold whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity."

Biodiversity [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [4]
Wildlife [15]
Public [5]
Canada [16]
Source: Mongabay [17], 06/12/2019
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Greens Sue Trump Administration For Gutting Offshore Oil Safety Rules [18]

"A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Interior Department’s rollbacks of safety measures put in place by the Obama administration in the aftermath of the fatal 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill."

Disasters [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Politics [20]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Reuters [23], 06/12/2019
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Sifting Through 'Toxic Secrets' To Nail Polluter [24]

A lengthy investigation yielded one small-market environmental reporting team an award-winning project examining the adequacy of a toxic solvent cleanup in a polluted community. Our latest “Inside Story” talks with a team member behind the project to learn about the challenges, the lessons learned and advice for others tracking similar problems.

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Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
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National (U.S.) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
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"Michigan Tribe Seeks To Set Its Own Water Standards" [32]

"The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [33]
Source: EHN [34], 06/11/2019
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State AGs: EPA Water Pollution Policy a 'Road Map' For Skirting Law [35]

"Eleven attorneys general sent a letter last week urging EPA to reconsider its recent interpretive statement specifying that Clean Water Act permits are not required for pollution that moves through groundwater before reaching a federally regulated waterway."

Environmental Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Greenwire [36], 06/11/2019
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Wheeler Will Focus On Ocean Trash, Not Climate Change, At G20 Summit [37]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in an interview Monday that he will emphasize the importance of curbing marine debris during an upcoming summit with his Group of 20 counterparts in Japan, rather than seeking new action on climate change."

Climate Change [9]
Environmental Politics [20]
Waste [38]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Washington Post [39], 06/11/2019
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"Paralysis on America’s Rivers: There’s Too Much Water" [40]

"The devastating flooding that has submerged large parts of the Midwest and South this spring has also brought barge traffic on many of the regions’ rivers to a near standstill. ... Shipments of grains, fertilizers and construction supplies are stranded."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [9]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [42]
Transportation [43]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NY Times [44], 06/11/2019
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"Near-Record 'Dead Zone' Forecast Off US Gulf Coast, Threatening Fish" [45]

"A near record-sized “dead zone” of oxygen-starved water could form in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, threatening its huge stocks of marine life, researchers said."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [9]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Reuters [46], 06/11/2019
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