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"U.S. Lawmakers Chastise Officials At All Levels Over Flint Crisis" [1]

"U.S. lawmakers criticized environmental officials at a hearing on Wednesday for not acting sooner when they saw a report that drinking water in Flint, Michigan was polluted with dangerously high levels of lead."

Disasters [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Source: Reuters [12], 02/04/2016

Group Issues Data Map Showing Poor, Minorities Face More Toxic Risks [13]

Based on a variety of data sources, the Center for Effective Government's new map and database shows that "people of color and poor residents are significantly more likely to live near dangerous chemical facilities than white and non-poor residents" in the U.S.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
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Chemicals [15]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
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Public [9]

Flint Hearing Raises Freedom of Information Concerns [16]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's openness has been a major issue throughout the crisis of contaminated drinking water in Flint, which has caused lead poisoning of some children. One aspect of the openness issue is the ability of agency employees to speak with journalists; another is unfulfilled FOIA requests.

SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [14]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [15]
Government [17]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
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Public [9]

"Poor, Minorities Carry The Burden Of Frack Waste In South Texas" [19]

"Poor, heavily Hispanic neighborhoods shoulder a disproportionate fracking wastewater burden in Texas' booming Eagle Ford".

Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [3]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Source: EHN [22], 02/03/2016

"US Tribes Oppose Massive Pipeline Expansion In Canada" [23]

"SEATTLE — A proposed pipeline-expansion project in Canada will put the fishing rights and cultural heritage of U.S. tribes at risk, a lawyer representing several Washington state tribes told Canadian energy regulators."

Energy & Fuel [20]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Source: AP [26], 01/25/2016

"Gov. Rick Snyder Releases Emails Related To Flint Water Crisis" [27]

"Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Wednesday released a trove of emails related to the Flint water crisis, something Snyder promised during his State of the State address."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Source: Huffington Post [28], 01/21/2016

"Did EPA Fail to Protect a Black Community from Environmental Racism?" [29]

"Tallassee, Ala., wants the agency to defend them from a landfill company, but residents say proposed rule changes would not be effective enough".

Activism [30]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [6]
Waste [31]
Public [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: Ebony [33], 01/21/2016

"U.N. Food Agency Says 14 Million Face Hunger In Southern Africa" [34]

"About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday."

Agriculture [35]
Climate Change [36]
Disasters [2]
Food [37]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
Africa [38]
Source: Reuters [39], 01/19/2016

1000s of Ancient Native American Artifacts Held by Refuge Armed Group [40]

"Thousands of archaeological artifacts — and maps detailing where more can be found — are kept inside the national wildlife refuge buildings currently being held by an armed group of protestors angry over federal land policy."

Activism [30]
Natural Resources [41]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Source: AP [42], 01/18/2016

1000s of Ancient Native American Artifacts Held by Refuge Armed Group [43]

"Thousands of archaeological artifacts — and maps detailing where more can be found — are kept inside the national wildlife refuge buildings currently being held by an armed group of protestors angry over federal land policy."

Activism [30]
Natural Resources [41]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Source: AP [42], 01/18/2016

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