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Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers [1]

"The first thing Larry McCanney fell in love with was the tree in the front yard. It cast shade on the porch of a house that, if he were honest, needed some work. But McCanney is handy, the price was right and the location was perfect, just a couple of miles from his childhood home in Burlington, N.J."

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Source: NPR [11], 09/13/2021
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Manchin and Sanders Clash Over $3.5T Reconciliation Package [12]

"Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., reiterated Sunday that he opposed the Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package as the party pushes to pass it and a bipartisan infrastructure bill amid packed September negotiations."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
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Source: USA TODAY [16], 09/13/2021
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Enviros Call For Prompt Restoration Of National Monuments Shrunk By Trump [17]

"National and regional environmental organizations called on President Biden to restore the boundaries of national monuments shrunk by the Trump administration, urging the White House to take action more than two months after the Interior Department submitted recommendations."

Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [19], 09/10/2021
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Black People To Be Swept Aside For A South Carolina Freeway — Again [20]

"In a planned highway widening project, 94 percent of displaced residents live in communities mostly consisting of Black and Brown people".

Environmental Justice [5]
Infrastructure [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [22]
Transportation [23]
Public [9]
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Source: Washington Post [25], 09/09/2021
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SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $57,332 to Support Stories on Environmental Justice and Religion-Environment Connections [26]

Sep 20, 2021 — The Fund for Environmental Journalism awarded $57,332 for 12 projects selected through the Spring 2021 round of competition, all for stories about underrepresented communities. More than 90% tell the story of a local community, ranging from the rubber factories of Akron, Ohio to the sacred groves of Meghalaya, India.

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September 15, 2021

Countdown to COP26: What’s at Stake? [28]

To help news coverage convey what’s at stake with the upcoming UN climate summit (COP26), Covering Climate Now and Climate Central are holding a series of briefings, for journalists only. The first briefing will provide background on the most relevant science, politics, justice and solutions issues. Noon-1:00 p.m. ET.

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Reclaiming Coal Country — Quest for a New Economy in Appalachia  [31]

Longtime energy and environment journalist Elizabeth McGowan traveled to southeast Kentucky to shine a light on efforts to diversify Appalachia’s longtime coal-based economy. In FEJ StoryLog, McGowan shares how her on-the-ground reporting approach, funded in part by the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Fund for Environmental Journalism, yielded not only a powerful story, but insights into overcoming its challenges.

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Economy & Business [4]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
Government [6]
Health [33]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [21]
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"Biden To Visit NY, NJ To View Hurricane Ida's Destruction" [35]

"President Joe Biden will visit New York and New Jersey on Tuesday to view the destruction wrought by last week's Hurricane Ida, which has left at least 57 dead and four missing in the eastern United States."

Climate Change [2]
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Infrastructure [7]
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Source: Reuters [37], 09/07/2021
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"Living In A Sea Of Trash: Roma Fight Environmental Racism In Romania" [38]

"Roma communities driven from Romania's booming city of Cluj-Napoca say the authorities treat them like human garbage. Pollution from a nearby landfill is damaging their health."

Environmental Health [14]
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Pollution [39]
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Europe [41]
Source: DW [42], 09/06/2021
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"Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire" [43]

"The West Virginia Senator Reaps Big Financial Rewards From a Network of Coal Companies With Grim Records of Pollution, Safety Violations, and Death"

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [15]
Infrastructure [7]
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Source: The Intercept [44], 09/06/2021
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