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"Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town" [1]

"In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems"

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Natural Resources [7]
Planning & Growth [8]
Pollution [9]
Technology [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Sierra [14], 09/13/2024

Pa. Fracking Company With 2,000 Environmental Violations Gets EJ Funds [15]

"A Pennsylvania-based fracking company is the subject of controversy after one of its projects was listed as an environmental justice initiative under a federal government program by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)."

Chemicals [16]
Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: EHN [19], 09/11/2024

Grant Brings Documentary Team to Chesapeake Bay’s Vastness [20]

New York-based documentarians Sebastian Tuinder and Duy Linh Tu took their multimedia skills on the road to explore the environmental problems plaguing the Chesapeake Bay. The resulting project, “Trouble in the Chesapeake,” was nominated for a local Emmy award and was credited with helping efforts to curb over-the-limit discharges from Maryland’s wastewater plants. Lessons learned from the grant-funded effort, in the latest FEJ StoryLog.

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FEJ StoryLog [21]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [22]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [17]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Natural Resources [7]
Pollution [9]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
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National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
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Public [11]

Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years [27]

"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."

Chemicals [16]
Consumer [28]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [17]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [30]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: EHN [31], 09/03/2024

Sea Surface Temperature Data Tells Many Environmental Stories [32]

With hurricane season expected to kick into high gear, a key data source for reporters is sea surface temperatures. But this widely available information can also tell reporters something about many other water-related environment stories, whether algal blooms, bacterial risks to public health or the prospects for entire estuarine systems. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox helps you dip your toe into this important data pool.

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Reporters Toolbox [33]
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Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [17]
Fish & Fisheries [23]
Health [34]
Journalism & Media [24]
Science [35]
Water & Oceans [26]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
International [38]
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Alexandria, Va., Digs $615 Million Tunnel to Fix Its Sewage Overflows [39]

Alexandria, Va., is almost finished digging a 2.2-mile tunnel to fix its combined sewer overflow problem..

Environmental Health [17]
Infrastructure [6]
Pollution [9]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 08/21/2024

Self-Monitoring Penn.Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’ [41]

"Environmentalists say a new report from CNX Resources’ monitoring program, created as part of a collaboration led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, is full of misinformation."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Politics [5]
Pollution [9]
Public [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 08/19/2024

"In Pennsylvania’s Competitive Senate Race, Fracking Takes Center Stage" [43]

"The contest between Republican Dave McCormick and Democrat Bob Casey reveals the complicated politics of fracking in a battleground state."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 08/13/2024

"More Osprey Reproduction Problems Found Around The Chesapeake Bay" [45]

"Perched on a nest atop a green navigation marker in Maryland’s Harris Creek, the osprey glared, spread its wings and started hopping as a boatload of people drew near."

Biodiversity [46]
Natural Resources [7]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [47]
Public [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Bay Journal [48], 08/09/2024

"How Pennsylvania’s Oil Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across The State" [49]

"Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway."

Energy & Fuel [4]
Environmental Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [9]
Transportation [50]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: Grist [51], 07/26/2024

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