"It’s Toxic Slime Time on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee"
"Huge green blooms are threatening wildlife, pets, people and cities. And algae season is only getting started."
Source: NYTimes, 07/10/2023
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"Protect This Place: The Montana River Threatened By a Shuttered Pulp Mill"
"Industrial waste from a mill is leaching into the groundwater and polluting the Clark Fork River. A major flood could cause an even bigger catastrophe."
Source: The Revelator, 07/10/2023
"U.S. Truckmakers Reach Deal To Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs"
"Some of the largest manufacturers of heavy trucks and engines in the country have agreed to accept a California plan to ban sales of new diesel big rigs by 2036 under a deal aimed in part at thwarting potential litigation and maintaining a single national standard for truck pollution rules."
Source: Washington Post, 07/10/2023
#SEJSpotlight: John Earl, Freelance Journalist
Meet SEJ member John Earl! John is an investigative journalist who has reported on Southern California water-management issues for over 16 years, including climate change, drought, government/corporate transparency and environmental justice.
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"Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down"
"More companies are eschewing manicured grass in favor of native plants, a shift driven by the environmental costs of installing and maintaining lawns."
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2023
"Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals"
"More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance."
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2023
"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Drops 34% In First Half 2023"
"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34% in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies."
Source: Reuters, 07/07/2023
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