"The Huge US Toxic Fire Shrouded In Secrecy: ‘I Taste Oil In My Mouth’"
"Louisianans say a major accident at a sprawling Marathon refinery caused health issues. The company insists there were ‘no offsite impacts’"
Source: Guardian, 09/11/2024
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Tribe Reels From Illness And Cancer. What Role Did The US Government Play?
"The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family deep down, was that his story ended like so many others on the remote Duck Valley Indian Reservation. He was healthy for decades. They found the cancer too late."
Source: AP, 09/10/2024
"Project Bison Fails. What’s Next For The Carbon Removal Megaproject?"
"The Wyoming venture’s collapse raises questions about the fledgling direct air capture industry — and the Biden administration’s support of it."
Source: E&E News, 09/06/2024
"Biden Administration Adds Historic California Mine To Federal Cleanup List"
"The Biden administration announced Wednesday the addition of a historic Northern California mine to the Superfund National Priorities List — a federal index that ranks hazardous waste site risk and helps in prioritizing cleanup operations."
Source: The Hill, 09/06/2024
"Why Protecting Bats Could Save Children’s Lives"
"An analysis published Thursday in the journal Science suggests farmers have increased their use of pesticides on crops in response to the population collapse of bats, potentially leading to the deaths of more than 1,000 human infants through intoxication from the chemicals."
Source: Washington Post, 09/06/2024
"The World Is Pumping Out 57 Million Tons Of Plastic Pollution A Year"
"The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South."
Source: AP, 09/05/2024
"EPA Restores Industrial Air Pollution Rule Axed By Trump"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday strengthened a rule limiting toxic air pollution from factories, refineries and other industrial facilities, reversing one of former president Donald Trump’s major environmental rollbacks."
Source: Washington Post, 09/05/2024
2 States Ban PFAS From Firefighter Gear. Advocates Hope More Will Follow
"Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health hazards."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/04/2024
Navajo Nation Strengthens Law On Transportation Of Uranium Across Its Land
"The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S."
Source: AP, 09/03/2024
Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years
"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."
Source: EHN, 09/03/2024
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