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Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania Freshwater Mussels [1]

"Researchers detected increased radioactivity in mussels downstream of oil and gas wastewater discharge points, raising concerns about effects up the food chain."

Biodiversity [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [5]
Natural Resources [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
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Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [11], 01/03/2025
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"Nuclear Power Could Solve US Electricity Needs. But At What Cost?" [12]

"As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense."

Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]
Technology [17]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Floodlight [19], 10/17/2024
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EPA OKs Use Of Radioactive Material In Florida Road Pilot Project [20]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted preliminary approval for the use of a material that contains radioactive radium in a Florida road project that’s being described as a “pilot.”"

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Infrastructure [15]
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Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]
Pollution [21]
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Source: The Hill [24], 10/15/2024
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"How Farms Are Fighting A Pesky Almond Moth Without Pesticides" [25]

"Every year, navel orangeworms eat through roughly 2% of California’s almonds before they can make it to grocery store shelves. With climate change threatening to make the situation worse, researchers are hoping to sterilize millions of moths a day with radiation and drop them from airplanes."

Agriculture [26]
Biodiversity [2]
Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]
Pollution [21]
Technology [17]
Wildlife [28]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
California [29]
Source: LA Times [30], 10/11/2024
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Polluted Waste From Florida’s Fertilizer Industry Vulnerable To Milton [31]

"As Hurricane Milton pummeled Florida’s west coast with powerful winds and flooding rain, environmentalists worry it could scatter the polluted leftovers of the state’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry and other hazardous waste across the peninsula and into vulnerable waterways."

Agriculture [26]
Chemicals [27]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [4]
Natural Resources [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Source: AP [33], 10/11/2024
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Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit [34]

Do you cover artificial intelligence, community health, outer space, climate change, local economies and/or the environment? To deepen your knowledge about how these issues are interconnected in the new nuclear landscape, join SEJ at this Outrider Foundation event in Vilonia, Arkansas. Travel grants available.

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"Supreme Court To Review Nuclear Waste Fight" [37]

"The justices will consider whether a lower court improperly tossed approvals for a temporary storage facility in Texas."

Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]
Waste [22]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [38], 10/07/2024
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Public Records Bring Independent Reporting to the Next Level [39]

Freelancers may worry they don’t have time to chase down government documents. But if you’re looking for tools to help get your hands on public records, help is on the way. In the new Freelance Files, MuckRock’s Dillon Bergin offers a step-by-step guide to filing document requests, organizing and analyzing your documents and joining the FOIA community. Get started [39].

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [43]
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"U.S. Ramps Up Hunt for Uranium to End Reliance on Russia" [44]

"Miners aim to meet a growing demand for emissions-free energy, though a failure to clean up old sites haunts the industry."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Military [45]
Natural Resources [6]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [7]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: NYTimes [48], 10/02/2024
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"US Closes $1.52 Billion Loan To Resurrect Michigan Nuclear Plant" [49]

"The U.S. on Monday said it closed a $1.52 billion loan to resurrect Holtec's Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, and a senior Biden administration official said it could take two years to reopen the plant, which is longer than the company predicted."

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Source: Reuters [50], 10/01/2024
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