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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Trees are drowning as the soil becomes soupier , starving their roots of oxygen. West Oakland, California Grist / Getty Images Oceans do not stop where the sea meets the shore.

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Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon

Envirotec Magazine

Despite the numerous residential fertilizer ordinances passed since 2011, water quality, harmful algal blooms, and seagrass loss, which has resulted in mass deaths of the threatened Florida manatee, have continued to worsen.

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Can The Fate Of Dolphins and Louisiana’s Fishing Industry Stop A Massive Mississippi River Diversion Plan?

DeSmogBlog

The tide is turning against Louisiana’s proposed $2 billion Mississippi River sediment diversion project, that supporters say is needed to save the coast from rapid land loss due to subsidence, damage done by the oil and gas industry, extreme weather events, and sea level rise quickened by climate change.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

Milan Taylor was 21 when he founded the Rockaway Youth Task Force in 2011, to sponsor community clean-ups and encourage voter registration in this outlying neighborhood on a barrier island in Queens. Los Angeles: Latino children in Boyle Heights play in lead-contaminated soil. The Rockaways, Queens, N.Y.:

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

Rising temperatures have also dried the soil, raising wildfire risks. The slow creep of sea-level rise has also led to more frequent tidal flooding in coastal cities like Miami. Louisiana saw more than 20 such events between 2011 and 2021.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

AGreenLiving

Young leaders of color building resilient communities Milan Taylor was 21 when he founded the Rockaway Youth Task Force in 2011, to sponsor community clean-ups and encourage voter registration in this outlying neighborhood on a barrier island in Queens. ” The Rockaways, Queens, N.Y.: “It also extends to climate justice.”