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Florida Home Insurance Crisis Hits Hardest in State’s Poorest Counties [1]

"While wealthy coastal counties bear the brunt of landfalling storms, poor residents in inland counties are navigating an even bleaker insurance market that leaves them at risk of no coverage."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 07/07/2025
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Sewage Treatment Plants Channel ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into Waterways Nationwide [13]

"Harmful “forever chemicals” flow from wastewater treatment plants into surface water across the U.S., according to a new report by a clean-water advocacy group."

Pollution [14]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 07/07/2025
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"As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme" [16]

"Colossal bursts of rain like the ones that caused the deadly flooding in Texas are becoming more frequent and intense around the globe as the burning of fossil fuels heats the planet, scientists say."

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: NYTimes [20], 07/07/2025
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Texas Braces For More Rain. Death Toll Hits At Least 82 With Dozens Missing [21]

"Rising death toll: At least 82 people have died and dozens are still missing after devastating floods hit central Texas. In Kerr County, the hardest-hit area, at least 40 adults and 28 children have been killed, officials say."

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People & Population [7]
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National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: CNN [22], 07/07/2025
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Recreation in Polluted Water Can Be Threat to Human Health [23]

A cool swim on a hot day is one of the quintessential pleasures of summer. That is, unless polluted water makes it — and any other aquatic contact — a high-risk activity. It’s an important environmental and public health story for journalists to tell. TipSheet helps review waterborne illnesses to watch for, regulations supposed to protect against them and local story ideas to pursue.

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France's Largest Tap Water Ban Exposes PFAS Pollution Risk Across Europe [31]

"Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas iceberg" 

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Consumer [32]
Environmental Health [18]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Europe [33]
Source: Guardian [34], 07/03/2025
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EPA Says It Will Delay Water Pollution Rules For Coal Plants [35]

"The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [27]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The Hill [37], 07/03/2025
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"As Nitrate Levels Soar In Iowa, New Research Underscores Risks For Babies" [38]

"New research out of Iowa adds to a wide body of evidence showing that when pregnant women are exposed to nitrates in drinking water, it raises the risks of problematic birth outcomes, including low birth weights and pre-term birth."

Agriculture [25]
Chemicals [26]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [39], 07/02/2025
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Flint’s Still-Unfinished Lead Pipe Replacement Serves As Cautionary Tale [40]

"Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but probably assigned to another contractor."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [32]
Environmental Justice [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Source: AP [42], 07/02/2025
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"Watchdog Warns Of Rising Seas’ Damage To Superfund Sites" [43]

"The threat of sea-level rise or storm surges at the nation’s most polluted sites puts millions of people at risk of exposure to dangerous contaminants."

Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Studies [44]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [14]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [46], 07/02/2025
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