"Satellites Put the World’s Biggest Methane Emitters on the Map"
"Now the companies and countries responsible for a powerful greenhouse gas won’t be able to hide from view."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/22/2020
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Environmental Groups Sue DHS Over Use Of Tear Gas At Portland Protests
"Five environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday for using tear gas at the protests in Portland, Ore."
Source: The Hill, 10/21/2020
Court Lets Exide Abandon CA Toxic Site. Taxpayers Will Fund Cleanup
"A bankruptcy court ruled Friday that Exide Technologies may abandon its shuttered battery recycling plant in Vernon, leaving a massive cleanup of lead and other toxic pollutants at the site and in surrounding neighborhoods to California taxpayers."
Source: LA Times, 10/19/2020
"Wildfire Smoke Can Spread Toxics to Water, Soil, and Elsewhere"
"Wildfires leave behind more than scorched earth and destroyed homes: Rising smoke plumes can contain chemicals that disperse not only into the air but in soil, water, indoor dust, and even wildlife."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/16/2020
"Shuffle of EPA's Science Advisers Elevates Those With Industry Ties"
"A shuffle to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) independent board of science advisers will add a longtime consultant who has worked for the tobacco and chemicals industries while promoting a member listed as someone “not to pick” by the Union of Concerned Scientists to be the panel's chair."
Source: The Hill, 10/16/2020
Unsealed Docs Show Union Carbide Leaked Toxics Into Creek For Years
"Newly unsealed court documents provide additional evidence that chemical giant Union Carbide Corp. failed to report the presence of a toxic dumping site in South Charleston that has been leaking hazardous substances into nearby Davis Creek."
Source: WV Public Broadcasting, 10/16/2020
"Long-Banned Toxics Are Still Accumulating In Great Lakes Birds"
"Decades ago several bird species in the Great Lakes—including the iconic bald eagle—faced an uncertain future because toxic chemicals were threatening their populations. While several bans and policies have offered some protection, the same chemicals threatening these birds 60 years ago continue to accumulate in their bodies—and new chemical threats are adding to their toxic burdens, according to two new studies."
Source: EHN, 10/15/2020
No Inspection: "States Ignore Lead-Contaminated Meat In Food Banks"
"Hunter-donated meat provides crucial protein to US food banks. But an EHN investigation found a lack of oversight that could result in potentially hundreds of thousands of lead-contaminated meals this year."
Source: EHN, 10/15/2020
"Mining Covers More Than 20% Of Indigenous Territory In The Amazon"
"Mining, both legal and illegal, impinges on more than one-fifth of Indigenous territory in the Amazon, according to a new study from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network (RAISG)."
Source: Mongabay, 10/13/2020
"EPA Hired Consultants To Counter Staff Experts On Fluoride"
"At a trial over fluoride regulations this summer, EPA eschewed its own experts, hiring an outside company often deployed by corporations to deny and downplay chemicals' health impacts."
Source: E&E News, 10/13/2020
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