US Military Bases Teem With PFAS. Still No Firm Plan To Clean Them Up
"Excessive levels of PFAS have been detected at 80 percent of active and decommissioned military bases."
Source: Grist, 04/30/2024
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"Countries Consider Pact To Reduce Plastic Production By 40% In 15 Years"
"Countries are for the first time considering restrictions on the global production of plastic – to reduce it by 40% in 15 years – in an attempt to protect human health and the environment."
Source: Guardian, 04/30/2024
Oil, Chemical Lobbyists Flood UN Talks On Cutting Plastic Pollution
"Nearly 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists plan to join this week's United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution — a 37% jump from the previous gathering in November, an analysis released on Thursday showed."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2024
"A Global Study Just Revealed The World’s Biggest Known Plastic Polluters"
"Coca-Cola and PepsiCo came in at the top of a global audit of plastic waste". "A new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances has pinpointed some of the major brands responsible for plastic pollution across six continents."
Source: Washington Post, 04/25/2024
EPA Faulted for Wasting Millions, Spread of Superfund Site Contamination
"The Environmental Protection Agency may have wasted or risked millions of dollars by failing to prevent the spread of contamination hazardous to human health at a Superfund site in Pensacola, Florida, an agency watchdog report found."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/25/2024
EPA Could Allow 10x as Much of Toxic Pesticide on Your Tomatoes and Celery
"Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. “It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said."
Source: ProPublica, 04/25/2024
Jury: BNSF Contributed To 2 Deaths In Montana Town Sickened By Asbestos
"A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened."
Source: AP, 04/24/2024
"Unstable Nuclear-Waste Dams Threaten Fertile Central Asia Heartland"
"Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Central Asia are unstable, threatening a possible Chernobyl-scale nuclear disaster if they collapse that would make the region uninhabitable, studies have revealed."
Source: Reuters, 04/24/2024
"Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Hit Critical Stage In Canada"
"Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution."
Source: AP, 04/24/2024
Calif. Communities Fight The Last Toxic Battery Recycling Plant In The West
"Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back."
Source: Grist, 04/23/2024
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