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Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn [1]

"Fisheries officials call the marine national monuments unnecessary, and their boundaries are said to be under review by the Trump administration."

Environmental Politics [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NY Times [8], 10/31/2017
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"Tribune Investigation: The Water Drain - Same Lake, Unequal Rates" [9]

"Why our water rates are surging – and why black and poor suburbs pay more".

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [2]
People & Population [11]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [12]
Source: Chicago Tribune [13], 10/31/2017
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"Two Years After California’s Biggest Dam Removal, Fish Rebound" [14]

"In 2015 the San Clemente Dam was demolished, in part to restore the watershed and protect endangered steelhead trout. Now scientists are studying the impacts and the findings have them optimistic about the future."

Fish & Fisheries [3]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
California [15]
Source: Water Deeply [16], 10/30/2017
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"Five Years After Sandy, Are We Better Prepared?" [17]

"While much of New York City’s battered infrastructure has been repaired and even improved, most long-term resiliency measures are still years away".

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [19]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NY Times [20], 10/30/2017
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Salton Sea Area No Longer Good Place To Live For Respiratory Patients [21]

"Nancy Johnson has lived near the Salton Sea her entire life. Her grandparents originally moved to the area at the behest of their doctors, who said the hot, dry desert was the perfect antidote for their emphysema."

Air [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
California [15]
Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun [26], 10/27/2017
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"U.S. Marine Sanctuary Oil Drilling Report Sent To Trump, Not Public" [27]

"U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross sent a report to the White House on Wednesday containing recommendations on whether to change the boundaries of 11 marine sanctuaries to allow more oil and gas drilling, but the report was not made public."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Reuters [29], 10/26/2017
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"Arsenic Reductions in Drinking Water Tied to Fewer Cancer Deaths" [30]

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s revised rule on arsenic contamination in drinking water has resulted in fewer lung, bladder and skin cancers."

Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NY Times [31], 10/25/2017
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"Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds" [32]

"DAMARISCOTTA, Me. — Alice Kelley stood on the bank of a tidal river, next to a grassy bluff dotted with apple trees. This is not just a scenic spot: Hidden beneath the grass is a massive pile of oyster shells left by Native Americans. And hidden among those shells are rich, detailed stories thousands of years old."

Climate Change [18]
People & Population [11]
Science [33]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NY Times [34], 10/24/2017
  • Read more about "Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds" [32]

"As Dams Burst, Trump Seeks To Gut Key Safety Regime" [35]

Climate change has undermined the risk calculations for dams. President Obama had a program to make dams more resilient, but President Trump plans to do away with this key dam safety program.

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [19]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Greenwire [36], 10/24/2017
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"Oroville Dam Repair Costs Will Top $500M - Nearly 2x Initial Estimate" [37]

"OROVILLE, Calif. — The costs to repair the nation's tallest dam after a nearly catastrophic failure of the spillways will top $500 million, nearly double the original estimate of $275 million, a California Department of Water Resources official said Thursday."

Disasters [19]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
California [15]
Source: AP [38], 10/20/2017
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