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News Articles: Environment

President Biden speaks at an event at the Milwaukee Department of Public Works in Milwaukee, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, to discuss his administration's progress in replacing lead pipes in Wisconsin and across the country.

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  • National

Biden sets 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes nationwide

President Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an approach aimed at ensuring that drinking water is safe for all Americans.

October 09, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Misty Hughes, a fifth-generation resident of Poplar, N.C., organizes flood relief efforts at the Poplar Community Center on Friday. The mountain hamlet sits along the Nolichucky River, which rose to record levels of flooding from Tropical Storm Helene.

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  • National

This mountain hamlet hit by Helene flooding preps for a winter without power

Most of the people who live in Poplar, N.C, are seniors. One priority is securing propane and kerosene heaters to keep them warm when it turns cold.

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla.

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  • Climate

Are hurricanes getting worse? Here’s what you need to know

Climate change hasn't increased the total number of hurricanes hitting the U.S., but it is making dangerous storms more common.

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Waldholz and
  • Alyson Hurt

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  • Environment

Preservationists worried over proposed land exchanges on Cumberland Island

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing four land exchanges at the Cumberland Island National Seashore the agency says would protect important parcels now privately owned from development.

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
GPB  NPR

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  • National

A coal power plant demolition serves as a poignant historical moment for the Navajo

For six decades, coal has provided for — and polluted — the Navajo Nation. Demolition of a power plant brings mixed emotions.

October 07, 2024
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By:
  • Adam Burke
Changes in precipitation, temperature and evaporation rates due to rising carbon dioxide concentrations are projected to increase surface water supplies in most Eastern watersheds (shades of blue) but decrease them in the West (brown). These patterns may be amplified or weakened depending on population growth and groundwater availability. (Graphic by NOAA, Climate.gov)

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  • Environment

Georgia's vegetable production could expand. Climate change is why

A new study by the University of Georgia finds consumers may see fewer vegetables from California and more from the Peach State. GPB’s Chase McGee explains.

October 07, 2024
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By:
  • Chase McGee
An aerial photo shows horses foraging on a section of the now-demolished Agbogbloshie Scrapyard site in Accra, Ghana.

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  • Global Health

Stunning photos of a vast e-waste dumping ground — and those who make a living off it

Three photojournalists have created an in-depth report on electronic waste — its negative and ... positive ... consequences.

October 06, 2024
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  • Jonathan Lambert
BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 27: A group of friends canoed the South Fork New River in Boone, North Carolina, looking at the destructions from Hurricane Helene. The death toll from the storm is already over 100 people, but the true number will likely be many times that, according to a new study.

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  • Climate

Hurricanes contribute to thousands of deaths each year in the U.S.—many times the reported number

The death toll reported from an average tropical cyclone is 24. But the true toll is maybe 300 times higher—and the losses stretch for years after the storm passes.

October 03, 2024
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Attorney Chris Stewart speaks at a press conference on October 1, 2024 about the lawsuit against BioLabs following a chlorine gas explosion in Conyers.

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  • Environment

Class action lawsuit seeks damages for Rockdale County residents affected by lab explosion

A group of attorneys in Atlanta are filing a class action lawsuit against the company responsible for a fire and subsequent chlorine chemical plume in Conyers.

October 02, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
GPB  NPR

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  • News

Historic flooding strands hundreds in North Carolina. And, Hezbollah leader mourned

Tropical storm Helene has left western North Carolina with catastrophic damage from historic flooding to a loss of power for thousands. And, Lebanon mourning the loss of Hezbollah leader.

September 30, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
People displaced by floods rest at a relief shelter in Mohipal, Feni, a coastal district in southeast Bangladesh on August 23.

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  • Asia

Severe floods causing health problems in south Bangladesh

The worst floods that Bangladesh has seen in decades occurred in August, displacing millions. Many people are still struggling to rebuild their lives and find sources of income.

September 27, 2024
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  • Shamim Chowdhury
California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a conveyor belt as she sorts through materials at a recycling center in San Francisco.

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  • National

California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

September 25, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
California’s new lawsuit says that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste. Despite that knowledge, the lawsuit says, the company actively promoted recycling as a viable solution to plastic pollution.

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  • Climate

California sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling

California’s lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste.

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda and
  • Michael Copley
Ben Finley, 58, Attorney at The Finley Firm poses in front of his firm on 13th Street atop Nonic in Columbus, Georgia on Sept. 18, 2024. Kala Hunter

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  • Environment

Why Columbus lawyer is joining Erin Brockovich, legal team to fight GA water contamination

A Columbus attorney will be part of the team taking on corporate giant 3M over “forever chemical” contamination in Georgia.

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
The map shows the source of water delivered by the city of Savannah in Chatham County. Adapted from Savannah Water Resources Credit: Maggie Lee/The CurrentGA

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  • Environment

How Hyundai’s water demand stacks up

Among coastal industries, paper mills are thirstiest, exceeding Hyundai’s usage by 10 times or more.

September 23, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
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