New Algae Blooms Suffocating Chesapeake Crabs
Dramatic blooms of algae are choking the Chesapeake Bay and killing crabs and fish.
Source: Baltimore Sun, 08/09/2008
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New Angle for Reporting on Oil and Gas Industry — Radioactive Waste
Industry experts and government regulators have long known that radionuclides reside in oil and natural gas. Yet radioactive emissions and waste continue to threaten the lives of workers and community members across the country. Investigative journalist Justin Nobel on the opportunities and urgent need for reporters to drill into a story steeped in questions of accountability, health and justice.
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Trump Admin Restores $2.1 Billion To Pennsylvania After State’s Lawsuit
"Federal funding to Pennsylvania for climate-related and other programs will be restored, Gov. Josh Shapiro said, reversing a Trump administration freeze after lawsuits by Pennsylvania and almost two dozen other states."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/28/2025
"The ‘Horror Story’ of Hazardous Waste in a Small Pennsylvania Town"
"An EPA investigation confirmed residents’ worst fears about operations at an industrial landfill. What happens next is all too uncertain."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/26/2025
"Mountain Valley Pipeline Files Application To Build Southgate Extension"
"Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC filed with regulators Monday official requests to build its revised Southgate extension project from Southwest Virginia into North Carolina." "The company’s proposal to build more than 30 miles of natural gas pipeline has worried environmental advocates, who believe it could harm nearby residents."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/05/2025
"Neo-Nazi Group Leader Convicted Of Planning To Attack Maryland Power Grid"
"Brandon Russell, the founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group, was convicted Monday of conspiring to plan an attack on Maryland’s power grid."
Source: The Hill, 02/05/2025
Maryland Renewables Program: More Smoke and Mirrors Than Wind and Solar
"Maryland’s clean energy ambitions are crumbling under the weight of its policy missteps, environmental advocates suggest in a new report."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/30/2025
Notorious WV Chemical Plant Polluting Water With Toxic PFAS, Lawsuit Claims
"The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, a new lawsuit alleges."
Source: Guardian, 01/28/2025
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