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"Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages" [1]

"The crackdown came after the protests spilled over to at least one other city and a major protest on Friday loomed. Weather experts say 97 percent of the country is dealing with water scarcity issues."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Middle East [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 11/29/2021
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"Interior Department Approves 2nd Large US Offshore Wind Farm" [10]

"The Biden administration approved an offshore wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and New York on Wednesday as part of a plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [14], 11/29/2021
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Biden Administration To Struggle With Environmental Justice in 2022 [15]

The history of environmental racism is a long one in the United States, far longer than the efforts to address the problem. But reporting on environmental justice continues to tick upwards, and an analysis in the latest Backgrounder points to promising progress, explaining why for journalists the year ahead may yield important stories, whether about future footholds or new missteps.

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Activism [2]
Air [17]
Climate Change [3]
Diversity [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [20]
Health [21]
Infrastructure [5]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [23]
Planning & Growth [24]
Policy [25]
Pollution [26]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [6]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [29]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [30]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
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"These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate." [34]

"CARMEL, Ind. — It’s getting harder and harder to run a stoplight here, because there are fewer and fewer of them around. Every year, at intersections throughout this thriving city, traffic lights and stop signs have disappeared, replaced with roundabouts. Lots and lots of roundabouts."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [5]
Pollution [26]
Transportation [35]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: NYTimes [36], 11/24/2021
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Secretive Texas Company Owns Largest Share of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline [37]

"Hilcorp Energy Co. has a spotty pipeline safety record and refuses to make its financial records public. Can it safeguard the pipeline from climate change?"

"Environmental organizations and pipeline experts continue expressing concerns about a secretive Texas petroleum company with a spotty safety record that acquired the largest share of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline last year as thawing permafrost and flooding linked to climate change threatened the massive oil conduit.

Disasters [38]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Journalism & Media [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 11/24/2021
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"DEP Commissioner Suspends Permit for $1 Billion Transmission Line" [41]

"Maine’s environmental commissioner suspended a permit Tuesday for a $1 billion electricity transmission line, delivering another blow to the project aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to New England."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [42]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [31]
Source: AP [43], 11/24/2021
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January 26, 2022

New Superfund Redevelopment Mapper Tool and Training Webinar [44]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launches Superfund Redevelopment Mapper, an interactive tool that provides information related to reuse and redevelopment on and near Superfund sites. This webinar will review how the tool highlights key data stakeholders need to plan for future Superfund site use. 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [45]
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Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [5]
People & Population [23]
Technology [46]

Congressional Infrastructure Bill Loaded With Local Stories [47]

The massive infrastructure measure signed into law last week is a potential mother lode of stories for environmental journalists. If that is, they can figure out where the money is going. The latest TipSheet takes an initial look at the $1.2 trillion plan and offers guidance on how to track down reportable local and regional projects.

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Chemicals [49]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [38]
Economy & Business [50]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [20]
Infrastructure [5]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [25]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [51]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
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Public [7]
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Company Cancels Plans For $2.5 Billion Oil Terminal In Plaquemines Parish [52]

"A Midwest energy company on Friday canceled controversial plans for a $2.5 billion oil export terminal and pipeline in Plaquemines Parish after facing numerous obstacles to development. Instead, Tallgrass Energy Partners said it will consider other uses for the site."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [5]
People & Population [23]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: Nola.com [53], 11/22/2021
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"EPA Overturns Approval Of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project" [54]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it has overturned the approval of a massive flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta that officials said was erroneously greenlit in the final days of the Trump administration."

Agriculture [55]
Disasters [38]
Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: AP [56], 11/18/2021
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