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Groups Ask EPA To Intervene In An Alabama Water System Plagued By Leaks [1]

"Environmental groups have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to intervene in a south Alabama water system they said has been plagued by leaks, contamination and financial mismanagement, endangering residents in the low-income community."

Environmental Justice [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [7]
Source: AP [8], 10/11/2023
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"What Will It Take To Make Traditional Foods Thrive Again?" [9]

"Skeena River sockeye have declined 75% since 1913. Woodland caribou have declined by more than half in the past century. But with the right resources, First Nations are bringing ancestral foods back from the brink".

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Justice [2]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Food [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [6]
Canada [16]
Source: The Narwhal [17], 10/09/2023
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"Climate Fund Donations Underwhelm Ahead Of COP28" [18]

"A climate fund conference in Bonn has failed to attract enough pledges to meet the UN's target. The money is meant for developing countries that need to adapt to climate change."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [20]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Justice [2]
Public [6]
International [22]
Source: DW [23], 10/09/2023
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Indigenous Peoples Day: A Day Of Celebration, Protest And Reclaiming History [24]

"From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches."

Environmental Justice [2]
People & Population [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [26], 10/09/2023
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"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall" [27]

"President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act—all waived in favor of constructing a border wall to stop migrants fleeing into the U.S. through Mexico."

Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: Earther [31], 10/06/2023
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"Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections" [32]

"Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: NYTimes [34], 10/06/2023
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Oil Firms Helped Craft Texas’ New Waste Rules For 2 Years Before The Public [35]

"State regulators on Monday released their draft rules for what to do with all the hazardous oilfield waste that’s left over once a well is drilled. The announcement gives the public one month to comment on the new rules — while some industry representatives started giving input more than two years ago, documents and interviews show."

Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [4]
Waste [38]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: Texas Tribune [39], 10/05/2023
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NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History [40]

"The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government."

Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
People & Population [14]
Public [6]
Canada [16]
Source: CBC News [41], 10/05/2023
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EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Alabama’s Management Of Sewage Funds [42]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will investigate possible racial discrimination in Alabama’s management of funds that can be used to bolster sewage infrastructure."

Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [4]
Waste [38]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [7]
Source: The Hill [43], 10/05/2023
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"Cholera Cases Doubled Worldwide In 2022" [44]

"A new World Health Organization analysis suggests cholera is surging worldwide, with the number of cholera cases doubling from 2021 to 2022."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [2]
Food [12]
Infrastructure [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [22]
Source: Washington Post [45], 10/03/2023
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