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Kinzua Dam on Allegheny River Changed Life For The Seneca People [1]

"The Kinzua Dam, which protects Pittsburgh from flooding and pollution, came at a steep price for the Seneca Nation of Indians."

Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
Source: EHN [8], 02/05/2020
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"Missing Monarch Butterfly Activist Found Dead In Mexico" [9]

"Authorities have found the body of a missing farm leader who was active in protecting the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly in Mexico, prosecutors said Wednesday."

Activism [10]
Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
Mexico [12]
Source: AP [13], 01/30/2020
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"America’s Radioactive Secret" [14]

"Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America".

Chemicals [15]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [18]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Rolling Stone [20], 01/29/2020
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Lawsuits Seeking Damages for Climate Change Face Key Legal Challenges [21]

"With a dozen state and local governments in court seeking damages related to climate change from fossil fuel companies, the U.S. Supreme Court may be the final stop for an  industry seeking protection from billion dollar verdicts."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: InsideClimate News [23], 01/29/2020
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Peruvian Indigenous Group Wins Suit To Block Amazon Oil Exploration [24]

"A Peruvian judge ruled that the government exclude an indigenous region of the Amazon near the border with Brazil from any oil exploration and exploitation, a legal group said on Wednesday, in a win for native communities that have long fought against oil and mining projects on their land."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [25]
Public [6]
South America [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 01/23/2020
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"Supreme Court Allows Flint Water Lawsuits To Move Forward" [28]

"The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for water crisis victims to sue state and local government officials in Flint, Mich."

Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [30], 01/22/2020
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"World Needs To Prepare For 'Millions' Of Climate Displaced: U.N." [31]

"The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Justice [2]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
International [33]
Source: Reuters [34], 01/22/2020
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Elk Raise Tensions Between Washington Tribes, Farmers In Skagit Valley [35]

"Just after sunrise, elk are grazing in a misty field in Washington's Skagit Valley, an hour and a half north of Seattle. ... These elk are at the center of a conflict that's unfolding between Native Americans and farmers in northwest Washington."

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [38]
Source: NPR [39], 01/21/2020
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"People Urgently Fleeing Climate Crisis Cannot Be Sent Home, UN Rules" [40]

"People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home, the UN has said."

Climate Change [22]
Environmental Justice [2]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [6]
International [33]
Source: BBC News [41], 01/21/2020
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Louisiana Tribes File Rights Complaint With UN Over US Climate Inaction [42]

"Four coastal Louisiana tribes that claim the U.S. government has violated their human rights by failing to take action on climate change submitted a formal complaint Wednesday to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
International [33]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [43], 01/20/2020
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