National (U.S.)

"Playing Matchmaker for Corals"

"Along Florida’s coast, multiple coral restoration projects have hundreds of people painstakingly attaching thousands of coral fragments to acres of endangered reefs. These efforts are yielding impressive results, but they won’t be enough — especially now, in the face of unprecedented high sea temperatures, as some projects scramble to rescue corals from in-water nurseries."

Source: The Revelator, 08/14/2023

"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probe Over Calif. Water Fight"

"EPA is probing California’s water department over accusations of discrimination against Native tribes and people of color, launching a significant environmental justice investigation that could affect how the state oversees water."

Source: E&E News, 08/14/2023

"Louisiana Created Alleged Conflict Of Interest In ‘Cancer Alley’ Case"

"Facing a pivotal federal investigation into Louisiana’s relationship with petro-chemical companies, the state’s attorney general hired lawyers who were simultaneously representing one of the main corporations at the center of the investigation, documents reveal."

Source: Guardian, 08/14/2023

"Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns"

"A small town in Kansas has become a battleground over the First Amendment, after the local police force and county sheriff’s deputies raided the office of The Marion County Record." "The search of Marion County Record’s office led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors."

Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2023

Rising Flood Risks Threaten Many Water, Sewage Treatment Plants Across US

"The crack of a summer thunderstorm once comforted people in Ludlow, Vermont. But that was before a storm dropped eight inches of rain on the village of 2,200 in two days last month. And it was before the devastation of Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Now a coming rainstorm can stir panic."

Source: AP, 08/11/2023

"Putin Profits Off US And European Reliance On Russian Nuclear Fuel"

"The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine."

Source: AP, 08/11/2023

"Opinion: Why Haven’t We Made It Safer to Breathe in Classrooms?"

"Two years ago, we got a chance to assure parents and teachers, in any future epidemic, that the air in classrooms was safer, making it easier for children to attend school in person and avoid learning loss and isolation."

Source: NYTimes, 08/11/2023

"Host of U.N. Climate Summit Moves To 'Counteract All Negative Press'"

"The United Arab Emirates has hired a strategic communications firm to “counteract all negative press and media reports” about its role in hosting the next United Nations climate summit, known as COP28, according to federal disclosure filings reviewed by The Climate 202."

Source: Washington Post, 08/11/2023

Battle Rages Over Trump ‘Sweetheart Deal’ With Giant Water District

"Critics call it a “sweetheart deal” between the Trump administration and the Central Valley’s largest agricultural water district, and they claim it unfairly lines the pockets of major farm owners while imperiling California salmon and other fish species."

Source: LA Times, 08/11/2023

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