"High Lead Levels Found in Sampling of Vermont Schools’ Water"
"High lead levels have been found in drinking water of all five Vermont schools tested so far in a new state program."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/15/2019
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"Newark Lead Crisis Expands as N.J. Asks for Federal Help"
"New test results indicate that the extent of the lead contamination crisis in Newark, N.J., may be broader than previously thought and the state now says it needs federal help to respond, according to new court filings."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/14/2019
"Trump Delay Casts Doubt on First Major U.S. Offshore Wind Farm"
"The Trump administration cast the fate of the nation’s first major offshore wind farm into doubt by extending an environmental review for the $2.8 billion Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts.
Source: Bloomberg, 08/12/2019
"In Echo of Flint Lead Crisis, Newark Offers Bottled Water"
"For more than a year, Newark officials denied the city had a widespread lead problem with its drinking water. Then, in an abrupt shift last fall, New Jersey’s largest city began giving out water filters to some residents."
Source: NY Times, 08/12/2019
"Algae Bloom Fouls N.J.’s Largest Lake, Indicating Broader Crisis"
"Around Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey’s largest lake, workers have been laid off, sailing lessons canceled and summers ruined. The reason: clouds of blue-green algae in the water, blooming in quantities never before recorded."
Source: NY Times, 08/07/2019
Judge Sends Climate Suit vs. Fossil Companies To RI State Court
"A federal judge has dealt a blow to a group of fossil fuel companies being sued by Rhode Island over the costs of climate change impacts with a decision to move the case back to the state court system."
Source: Providence Journal, 07/24/2019
PFOS: "New York To Set Limits For Industrial Chemicals In Water"
"New York’s health department will set the nation’s lowest allowable level for industrial chemicals that have contaminated some communities’ drinking water."
Source: AP, 07/09/2019
Big Environmental Impacts on Small Communities Is Story That Must Be Told
While environmental journalists often focus on regulatory wrestling matches in Washington, D.C., a seasoned New York Times investigative reporter argues the most important stories are those in the real communities where bureaucratic impacts are felt. Three-time Pulitzer winner Eric Lipton makes the case for public service in journalism that tells the environment story from the outside in.
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Primer Helps To Prep for Reporting on PFAS
It’s a category of more than 4,000 industrial chemicals that affect our lives nearly every day — and many of which are toxic. So what do journalists need to know to report on the emerging contaminants known as PFAS? Our most recent Issue Backgrounder offers a detailed primer on what PFAS are, where they come from, what their health effects are and how they might be cleaned up.
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Database Helps Track PFAS Drinking Water Contamination
Millions of people across the United States are believed to be drinking PFAS-contaminated water. And a growing database could prove an invaluable resource for environmental journalists trying to get a handle on that public health risk. Our latest biweekly Reporter’s Toolbox, recently refocused on data journalism tools and techniques, explains how to tap the expanding PFAS data.
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