"EPA in Elon Musk’s Crosshairs"
"The tech mogul has had run-ins with the agency over permits and regulatory violations, and his businesses stand to benefit from slashing rules."
Source: E&E News, 11/18/2024
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"Dozens Of Brands Come With A Side Of Dangerous Plastics, Report Finds"
"Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found."
Source: The Hill, 11/15/2024
To Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently: UN
"At its annual conference on climate change this week, the United Nations released a major report saying the world has little hope of reaching global climate targets without quickly lowering emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s nearly 300 times more powerful at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/15/2024
Air Force Backpedals Claim It Is Not Responsible For PFAS Cleanup In Ariz.
"The US air force has backpedaled on a claim that the supreme court’s recent reversal of the Chevron doctrine shields it against regulators’ orders to clean drinking water the military polluted in Tucson, Arizona."
Source: Guardian, 11/15/2024
Trump Picks Anti-Vax Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Health Secretary
"NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research, Medicare and Medicaid.
Source: AP, 11/15/2024
Extreme Weather Ramping Up Toxic Nitrate Pollution In Groundwater: Study
"Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which toxic nitrates are polluting groundwater, a recent study has found."
Source: The Hill, 11/14/2024
"PFAS May Be Contaminating Drinking Water For Up To 27% Americans – Study"
"PFAS may be contaminating drinking water for up to 70% of about 140 million people in the US who draw water from the nation’s aquifers via private or public wells, a new federal government study estimates. The findings show a potential impact on about 95m people, or 27% of the nation’s population."
Source: Guardian, 11/14/2024
Meat, Oil And Pesticide Lobbyists Turned Out In Record Numbers At Cop16
"In total 1,261 business and industry delegates registered for Cop16 in Cali, Colombia, which ended in disarray and without significant progress on a number of key issues including nature funding, monitoring biodiversity loss and work on reducing environmentally harmful business subsidies."
Source: Guardian, 11/14/2024
"Is a ‘Green’ Revolution Poisoning India’s Capital?"
"India promised to burn its trash mountains and safely turn them into electricity. But a New York Times investigation found hazardous levels of toxic substances around homes, playgrounds and schools."
Source: NYTimes, 11/12/2024
20+ Agrochemicals, Including Common Herbicides, Linked To Prostate Cancer
"New research adds to evidence that several types of agrochemicals — including the widely used herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate — may raise the risk of prostate cancer."
Source: The New Lede, 11/12/2024
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