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Regulator Gives TVA Approval To Bury Coal Ash In Southeast Memphis [1]

"The Tennessee Valley Authority received the final regulatory approval it needs to remove tons of coal ash from ponds in Southwest Memphis and transport them along Shelby Drive to a landfill in Southeast Memphis."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: AP [9], 11/29/2021
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"Interior Dept. Report on Drilling Is Mostly Silent on Climate Change" [10]

"The department recommended higher fees for oil and gas leases, but there was no sign the government planned to take global warming into account when weighing new applications."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [16], 11/29/2021
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20+ People Sickened By Sewage-Tainted Oysters After Md. Failed To Warn [17]

"When Chesapeake Bay oysters and other shellfish become contaminated with sewage or other pollution, Maryland environmental officials normally alert the public before any are harvested or eaten. But that didn’t happen after a recent sewage spill in Southern Maryland — and at least two dozen people became ill."

Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [3]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Food [20]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [22]
Source: Baltimore Sun [23], 11/24/2021
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"The Plague Is More Likely Now Thanks to Climate Change" [24]

"The risk of the plague spilling over from humans to animals in the western U.S. has increased since 1950 thanks to climate change, a new study has found."

Biodiversity [25]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Wildlife [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Earther [27], 11/23/2021
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Rural Reporter Turns Routine Permit Into Award-Winning Investigation [28]

It was a seemingly mundane legal notice about a surface water discharge permit. But when Wyoming journalist Angus Thuermer Jr. took a closer look, he discovered that it would mean massive discharges of pollutants into local waters. Inside Story explains how Thuermer revealed the truth about the plans, prompting local protests and, ultimately, a withdrawal of the permit.

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Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Health [31]
Journalism & Media [32]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
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National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
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Canada’s Tar Sands Destruction Challenges Existence of Land and People [35]

"Oil companies have replaced Indigenous people’s traditional lands with mines that cover an area bigger than New York City, stripping away boreal forest and wetlands and rerouting waterways."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [36]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Forests [37]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [33]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [7]
Canada [38]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 11/22/2021
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"How Air, Water And Climate Pollution Shape Our Mental Health" [40]

"For years Americans have been warned about the dangers of pollution and climate change but one effect is neglected: impacts to our brains."

Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: EHN [41], 11/19/2021
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"The Pesticide Ban Movement Gains Momentum" [42]

"Cities and counties are increasingly banning toxic pesticides—and some are taking aim at fertilizers. But industry attempts to buck local efforts remain a significant hurdle."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: EHN [43], 11/17/2021
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"Memphis Residents Wage Fight Against TVA Coal Ash Storage" [44]

"Activist Justin J. Pearson had barely finished one environmental fight before he realized he needed to get involved in another. ...The Tennessee Valley Authority is preparing to store coal ash, a by-product of coal burning, in Southeast Memphis."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: Tennessee Lookout [45], 11/16/2021
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New Delhi Air Pollution Is So Bad, Officials Call For Citywide Lockdown [46]

"India's Supreme Court is calling for a lockdown in the capital, New Delhi. It's because of a health emergency, but it's not about COVID-19. It's about air pollution."

Air [47]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [14]
Public [7]
Asia [48]
Source: NPR [49], 11/16/2021
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