Greetings from #SEJ2023 & our latest stories

Greetings from #SEJ2023 in Boise

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APRIL 21, 2023 | Did you get this newsletter from a friend? Click to subscribe.

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Journalists attend a workshop on covering watersheds.

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Our latest reporting

A person paddles in a canoe by a drain pipe
Are thousands of Americans being poisoned by PFAS in their tap water? By Chloe Johnson, Minneapolis Star Tribune -- April 12, 2023
Aerial view of Mississippi River in fall
Report: Mississippi River basin should be getting more USDA conservation funding | Eva Tesfaye, Harvest Public Media -- April 14, 2023

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Photo credits, L-R from top | Ag & Water Desk; U.S. EPA; Coburn Dukehart, Wisconsin Watch. Header: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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