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"Size Of Pipeline Spill Again Underestimated In N. Carolina" [1]

"An energy company has again underestimated the amount of gasoline that spilled from a crack in a pipeline running through a North Carolina nature preserve."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: AP [9], 04/20/2021
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Biden Admin Releases $8 Billion In Disaster Funding For Puerto Rico [10]

"The Biden administration on Monday freed up roughly $8 billion in disaster relief funding for Puerto Rico and lifted restrictions that curtailed how it could spend such funds in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: The Hill [15], 04/20/2021
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Wastewater Ponds Often a Local Story Worth Stirring Up [16]

The tale of a toxic wastewater pit menacing a Florida community is a story that could be told in communities around the nation. As the latest TipSheet warns, these waste sites can turn into ticking time bombs. But in reporting the story locally, the first thing to know is which of the many kinds of wastewater ponds to look for. Here’s a rundown.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [17]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [18]
Chemicals [19]
Disasters [12]
Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [5]
Waste [22]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
International [24]
Canada [25]
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Public [7]
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"Florida To Close Wastewater Reservoir With Leak History" [26]

"Florida is moving to permanently close the leaky Piney Point wastewater reservoir that poured millions of gallons of water into Tampa Bay while threatening to burst open and flood nearby homes and businesses, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday."

Chemicals [19]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Politics [27]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: AP [28], 04/14/2021
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Gulf Coast Fish Farm Permit Will Get A Second Look Under Biden Admin [29]

"Under direction from the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency is revisiting a permit granted to a proposed industrial fish farm off the coast of Sarasota."

Fish & Fisheries [30]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: WUSF [31], 04/07/2021
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"Emergency, Evacuations In Florida County Over Wastewater Pond Leak" [32]

"Manatee County in Florida was under a state of emergency over the weekend and more than 300 homes were ordered evacuated over a leak at a wastewater reservoir."

Disasters [12]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: NPR [33], 04/05/2021
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"Supreme Court Hands Win to Georgia in State Water War" [34]

"The U.S. Supreme Court won’t force Georgia to curb its water usage, a defeat for downstream Florida in the two states’ long legal war over limited resources."

Fish & Fisheries [30]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [35], 04/02/2021
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Florida Lead Smelter Exposes Hundreds of Workers to Dangerous Neurotoxin [36]

"Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The consequences have been profound."

Air [37]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [38]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: Tampa Bay Times [39], 03/26/2021
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"Florida Bans Nonnative Species Despite Industry Outcry" [40]

"Florida's promoters like to sing its superlatives — best beaches, prettiest sunsets, perfect climate (except for the occasional hurricane). But there's a No. 1 distinction the boosters never mention. Florida is infested with more exotic and invasive species than any other state and perhaps, some say, than anywhere else in the world."

Biodiversity [41]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [42]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [8]
Source: Washington Post [43], 03/22/2021
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March 25, 2021

Building Climate Reporting Confidence: The South [44]

Covering Climate Now, Climate Matters in the Newsroom and Southerly present experienced journalists, 2:30-4:00pm ET, sharing how they got up to speed on the climate issue, challenges they've faced in reporting and ideas on how to tell localized, human-centered stories to engage audiences. Includes Q&A.

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Journalism & Media [21]
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