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10 States Ask Judge To Block Changes In National Flood Insurance Program [1]

"Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of residents and businesses from southern Louisiana, officials told a federal judge Thursday in New Orleans."

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People & Population [10]
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Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [14], 09/15/2023

"A Legal Victory for the (Very) Little Guys" [15]

"A new court settlement will put the Environmental Protection Agency on track to regulate pesticides more tightly."

"Call it a win for the little species, though all kinds of endangered animals and plants stand to benefit.

A sweeping legal settlement approved this week has put the Environmental Protection Agency on a binding path to do something it has barely done before, by its own acknowledgment: Adequately consider the effects on imperiled species when it evaluates pesticides and take steps to protect them.

Agriculture [16]
Biodiversity [17]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Studies [19]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [20]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [11]
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Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [23], 09/15/2023

E. New England Bracing For Rain, Winds From Hurricane Lee Starting Friday [24]

"Eastern New England was bracing Thursday afternoon for the arrival of Hurricane Lee, which was expected to bring a nasty mix of heavy rain, strong winds and high seas to the region starting Friday and lasting into Saturday, forecasters said."

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Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Canada [26]
Source: USA TODAY [27], 09/15/2023

"EPA Bolsters States’ Control Of Water, Infrastructure Permitting" [28]

"The Biden administration is restoring significant state and tribal authority over water resources and expanding their leverage on infrastructure permitting decisions, including for pipelines."

Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [19]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [31], 09/15/2023
September 27, 2023 to September 28, 2023

The Rules-Based Order in Antarctica and Global Challenges [32]

Join the Wilson Center and partners NSF, NOAA, the US Coast Guard and Battelle in Washington, DC or via live stream for the first-ever conference on Antarctic policy, with the aim of elevating dialogue on Antarctica’s connection to key US national interests.

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Government [35]
Natural Resources [20]
Policy [36]
Science [21]
Water & Oceans [11]
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Antarctica & Arctic [37]

"‘Zombie Trout’ Unsettle Montana, Long a Fly-Fishing Mecca" [38]

"Since the Fellin family founded the Big Hole Lodge in the 1980s to take people fly fishing on the Big Hole River, they have seen significant changes to the cobble-and-boulder-studded freestone trout stream."

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Fish & Fisheries [34]
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Public [12]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Source: NYTimes [40], 09/13/2023

Hurricane Lee Swirls Through Open Waters On A Path Toward Atlantic Canada [41]

"Hurricane Lee whirled north of Puerto Rico on Tuesday as a very large Category 3 storm, with forecasters noting it would remain in open waters through this week while on a path toward Atlantic Canada."

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Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Canada [26]
Source: AP [42], 09/13/2023

UK Govt. May Have Broken Environmental Law On Sewage Overflows: Watchdog [43]

"Britain's government and water regulator may have failed to comply with environmental law over the regulation of untreated sewage releases, the country's environmental protection watchdog said on Tuesday."

Environmental Health [5]
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Pollution [44]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
Europe [45]
Source: Reuters [46], 09/13/2023

5,300 Are Feared Dead, More Are Missing As Libya Is Devastated By Floods [47]

"Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could spiral with 10,000 people reported still missing after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city."

Climate Change [2]
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Infrastructure [30]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
Africa [48]
Source: AP [49], 09/13/2023

"NASA Satellites Reveal Restoration Power Of Beavers" [50]

"A new partnership between NASA and researchers is measuring the impact of beavers reintroduced to landscapes in Idaho."

Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Infrastructure [30]
Natural Resources [20]
Science [21]
Technology [51]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Source: Mongabay [52], 09/12/2023

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