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"Coal: Art, Activism Mix In Airborne Crusade Against Strip Mining" [1]

"RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. — Environmentalists have turned a hobbyist drone into a weapon in their long, bitter battle against strip mining."

Activism [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Greenwire [9], 05/31/2017
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"Lawsuit Alleges EPA Failed To Protect Shenandoah River" [10]

"A federal lawsuit alleges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to protect the Shenandoah River from pollution that's caused the scenic waterway to become clogged with algae blooms."

Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: AP [13], 05/31/2017
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Get Ready for Hurricanes [14]

The 2017 hurricane season officially begins this week and experts say it may be worse than usual. So the latest TipSheet has sources and tools to help you prepare for your hurricane coverage. Understand the importance of landfall and storm path, find out about this year's big wild card, and get tips for staying safe.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [16]
Disasters [17]
Journalism & Media [4]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
  • Read more about Get Ready for Hurricanes [14]

"PFC Levels Increasing As Lawmakers Form Plan To Pressure Military" [21]

"As local lawmakers continue to pressure the military to do more to clean massive groundwater pollution near its bases in Bucks and Montgomery counties, contaminant levels appear to have increased in the past year."

Military [22]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Bucks County Courier Times [23], 05/29/2017
  • Read more about "PFC Levels Increasing As Lawmakers Form Plan To Pressure Military" [21]

"Coal Country’s Power Plants Are Turning Away From Coal" [24]

"Coal is on the defensive in the nation’s power industry. Even in coal country."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Source: NY Times [26], 05/29/2017
  • Read more about "Coal Country’s Power Plants Are Turning Away From Coal" [24]
November 14, 2017 to November 15, 2017

IAIA Special Biodiversity Symposium [27]

This International Association for Impact Assessment symposium in Washington, DC will provide a forum for sharing and advancing leading practice in mitigation hierarchy implementation for biodiversity and ecosystem services to improve outcomes for society, conservation, business, and finance.

Professional Meetings [28]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [29]
Region: 
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]

"Coal: 'This Is Our Home. We Don't Want To Live Nowhere Else'" [30]

"NAOMA, W.Va. — Junior Walk stands with one foot resting on the stoop of a log house. A slab of wood mounted above the door reads in hand-painted letters: Coal River Mountain Watch."

Activism [2]
Natural Resources [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Greenwire [31], 05/25/2017
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"Virginia Governor Orders Cap-And-Trade Regulation For Power Plants" [32]

"Virginia's governor issued an order on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a cap-and-trade system to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, saying it would 'fill the void' left by the Trump administration which has been rolling back federal climate rules."

Climate Change [16]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Reuters [33], 05/17/2017
  • Read more about "Virginia Governor Orders Cap-And-Trade Regulation For Power Plants" [32]

"Suit Blames Well Contamination On Dominion's Possum Point Ash Ponds [34]

"A pair of Dumfries homeowners have filed suits seeking millions in damages from Dominion Energy, claiming heavy metals seeping from coal ash ponds at the Possum Point Power Station contaminated their drinking water wells."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [35]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch [36], 05/15/2017
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Maryland Gives Nod to Nation's Second And Third Offshore Wind Farms [37]

"Maryland waters could be home to some of the nation's first — and by far its largest — offshore wind farms after the state Public Service Commission on Thursday approved ratepayer subsidies to support a pair of projects off the coast of Ocean City."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: Baltimore Sun [38], 05/12/2017
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