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Florida’s Migrant Farm Workers Struggle After Irma Damaged Homes, Crops [1]

"'If you listen to the news coverage about Irma, you'll hear about damage to the farms. You don't ever hear about impact to farm workers,' said Jeannie Economos, the pesticide safety and environmental health project coordinator with the Farmworker Association of Florida."

Agriculture [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [7], 10/17/2017
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"Raw Sewage Contaminating Waters In Puerto Rico After Maria" [8]

"Raw sewage is pouring into the rivers and reservoirs of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. People without running water bathe and wash their clothes in contaminated streams, and some islanders have been drinking water from condemned wells."

Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [9]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Source: AP [12], 10/17/2017
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"Fish Blood in Their Veins — But Few Salmon in Their River" [13]

"This fall, the number of chinook salmon making their way from the ocean up the Klamath River in the far northwest corner of California is the lowest on record. That’s devastating news for the Yurok tribe, which has lived along and fished the Klamath for centuries. Salmon is integral to their entire culture and way of life, essential to Yurok ceremonies, for food, and for income."

Fish & Fisheries [14]
Food [15]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
Northwest (OR WA) [16]
Source: KQED [17], 10/16/2017
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Interior Works Covert Land Swap To Allow Road Through AK Wildlife Refuge [18]

"The Interior Department is preparing to set aside a decades-old ban on development in federally protected wilderness areas by pursuing a controversial proposal to build a nearly 12-mile road through a wildlife refuge in ­Alaska.

Forests [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
Alaska and Hawaii [22]
Source: Washington Post [23], 10/16/2017
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"The End of Coal Will Haunt the Navajo" [24]

"The fossil fuel has been an environmental threat and economic necessity for Native American tribes in Arizona. What happens when it's gone?"

Economy & Business [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Bloomberg [28], 10/13/2017
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"Puerto Ricans Could Be Newest U.S. 'Climate Refugees'" [29]

"Hurricane Maria's destruction on Puerto Rico could spawn one of the largest mass migration events in the United States' recent history, experts say, as tens of thousands of storm victims flee the island territory to rebuild their lives on the U.S. mainland."

Climate Change [30]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: ClimateWire [32], 09/29/2017
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"Farmworkers’ Dilemma: Affordable Housing, but Undrinkable Water" [33]

"A sprawl of mobile home parks house 10,000 people in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, but their drinking water is chronically contaminated. Now some solutions are in sight."

Agriculture [2]
Environmental Health [9]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [4]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [5]
California [34]
Source: Water Deeply [35], 09/27/2017
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"Puerto Ricans Still Waiting For Aid A Week After Maria's Devastation" [36]

"A week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the US commonwealth's residents are struggling to survive without basic necessities as federal officials say aid is still on the way."

Disasters [3]
People & Population [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [6]
Source: CNN [37], 09/27/2017
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Dem Lawmaker: Trump Should Help Puerto Rico Instead Of Dividing Country [38]

"Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) is criticizing President Trump for his attacks on National Football League (NFL) players who kneel during the anthem, saying the president should instead be supporting Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [39]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: The Hill [40], 09/26/2017
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Is There a Post-Flood “Toxic Stew” Near You? [41]

Flooding disasters can unleash some nasty substances into the environment, whether from Superfund sites, sewage plants or petrochemical and other industrial facilities handling toxic and hazardous materials.This week's TipSheet identifies some of the biggest risks, and offers starting points for your local reporting.

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Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [9]
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People & Population [4]
Pollution [10]
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National (U.S.) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
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