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"At Dangerous Kentucky Dams, Locals Aren’t Prepared For Disaster"

"The Loch Mary Reservoir holds enough water to fill about 715 Olympic-sized swimming pools. All that stands between that wall of water and Annette Rudolph’s Earlington, Kentucky neighborhood is a 95-year-old earthen dam, deteriorating and seeping water."

Source: KyCIR, 08/07/2019

"High Cancer Risk Plagues Louisiana Town Near Chemical Plants"

"RESERVE, Louisiana — In a Louisiana town of 10,000 people, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said there is some of the most toxic air in America. More than 100 petrochemical plants and refineries dot the corridor between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, often referred to as 'cancer alley.'"

Source: CBS News, 07/25/2019

"Agency Says Mining Near Okefenokee Poses ‘Substantial Risks’"

"The federal agency that manages the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp says a private company’s plan to mine minerals near the swamp edge could pose “substantial risks” to the environment, and some damage may be irreversible."

Source: AP, 07/22/2019
August 11, 2019

DEADLINE: ICN's Southeast Environmental Reporting Workshop

InsideClimate News, the Pulitzer Prize-winning national nonprofit newsroom, will hold a free, day-and-a-half-long workshop for about ~12 winning applicants from Sep 16-17, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshop will be focused on covering climate change and the clean energy economy in the Southeast. Deadline is Aug 11.

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