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Texas’ Water Infrastructure Is Broken, Jeopardizing Quality And Supply [1]

"On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents."

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
Source: Texas Tribune [10], 05/05/2023
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Black Alabamians Endured Poor Sewage For Decades. Now They May See Justice. [11]

"Officials in Alabama discriminated against Black residents in a rural county by denying them access to adequate sanitation systems, imposing burdensome fines and liens and ignoring the serious health risks plaguing the community, according to a landmark environmental justice agreement announced Thursday by the Biden administration."

Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [6]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 05/05/2023
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Senators Hopeful They Can Keep Rail Safety Bill On Track After E Palestine [18]

"Three months after the devastating East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, senators are optimistic they can pass a bipartisan rail safety bill to prevent similar disasters."

Chemicals [19]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [23], 05/04/2023
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"Is It a Lake, or a Battery? A New Kind of Hydropower Is Spreading Fast." [24]

"Pumped storage isn’t a new idea. But it is undergoing a renaissance in countries where wind and solar power are also growing, helping allay concerns about weather-related dips in renewable energy output."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Infrastructure [5]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [27]
Source: NYTimes [28], 05/04/2023
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"They Pollute. You Pay (Literally)." [29]

"How regular taxpayers are subsidizing the ultra-wealthy's use of climate-polluting private jets."

"Just 70 miles south of Pittsburgh in rural Farmington, Pennsylvania, there is a luxury resort called Nemacolin. Best known as the lavish location where ABC filmed The Bachelor during pandemic lockdowns, the 2,000-acre property hosts three hotels, seven eateries, a casino, two spas, and two golf courses. It also has a private airstrip for guests to land their jets.

Air [30]
Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Justice [4]
Infrastructure [5]
Transportation [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: HEATED [31], 05/03/2023
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"The FCC Is Supposed to Protect the Environment. It Doesn’t." [32]

"The agency is mandated to safeguard the environment from damage caused by communication infrastructure. But when companies want to add new cell phone towers, build on protected land or launch satellites, the agency typically does little or nothing."

Biodiversity [33]
Economy & Business [34]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [35]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: ProPublica [36], 05/03/2023
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"Many California Hospitals Are Near Wildfire Danger Zones, Study Says" [37]

"Wildfires regularly sweep through California, destroying forests and threatening homes. But a recent study shows an unexpected danger of the fires: They can shut down, or prevent access to, hospitals and other inpatient facilities."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [3]
Forests [38]
Health [39]
Infrastructure [5]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [22]
California [40]
Source: Washington Post [41], 05/02/2023
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"Maine Transmission Line Is Stalled Despite Court Victories" [42]

"One of the largest clean energy projects in New England is racking up victories in court, but the project’s developer said Wednesday it won’t know until midyear when construction will resume."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [43], 05/01/2023
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Funding Initiative May Help Surface Overlooked Environmental Justice Stories [44]

A new government-organized network of environmental justice assistance centers may not only assist the community groups applying for billions in federal funds but could also help point environmental journalists toward undercovered stories on the beat. The latest TipSheet explains how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative will work and how to locate the centers for your reporting.

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Government [47]
Infrastructure [5]
Journalism & Media [48]
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Public [8]
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"New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Buildings" [50]

"New York may soon become the first state in the nation to ban natural gas in new construction under a budget deal announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul."

Climate Change [25]
Consumer [2]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [5]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: NYTimes [52], 05/01/2023
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