US Oil Refineries Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene Into Communities: Report
"Analysis shows alarming level of benzene at fence-line of facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana and US Virgin Islands".
Source: Guardian, 05/13/2022
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"Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat of Warming and Rising Salinity"
"As rising seas increase saltwater intrusion and soaring temperatures cause greater evaporation, scientists say that the mounting levels of salt in waters and in soils pose a major climate-related danger and could become a leading cause of climate migration globally."
Source: YaleE360, 05/12/2022
"Exxon Doubles Down On ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims That Yield Few Results"
"Accused of misleading the public for decades on the promise of plastic recycling, oil and chemical companies are pushing a new idea: “advanced recycling”. Environmental advocates, however, say it’s more of the same old greenwash and litigators hope holding companies accountable for past lies might prevent the spread of a new one."
Source: Guardian, 05/12/2022
‘Forever Chemicals’ May Have Polluted 20M Acres of US Cropland: Study
"About 20m acres of cropland in the United States may be contaminated from PFAS-tainted sewage sludge that has been used as fertilizer, a new report estimates."
Source: Guardian, 05/11/2022
"America’s Love Affair With The Lawn Is Getting Messy"
"LeighAnn Ferrara is transforming her small suburban yard from grass bordered by a few shrubs into an anti-lawn — a patchwork of flower beds, vegetables and fruit trees."
Source: AP, 05/10/2022
Wis. County Sues Makers Of Fire Foam Over Airport PFAS Contamination
"Dane County is suing the makers of firefighting foams containing toxic “forever chemicals” in an effort to recover the costs of cleaning up pollution around the Madison airport."
Source: Wisconsin State Journal, 05/09/2022
"Pentagon Halts Burning Of ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"The Defense Department will temporarily stop burning toxic “forever chemicals” until it formally issues a guidance for how to dispose of the substances, according to a new memo."
Source: The Hill, 05/09/2022
After A Century, Lead Still Poisons Thousands Of Midwestern Kids
"When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be at risk. Everything in her St. Louis, Mo., home had been remodeled."
Source: NPR, 05/09/2022
"EPA Accelerates Asbestos Crackdown"
"EPA is ramping up its crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious carcinogens following decades of pressure from advocates."
Source: E&E News, 05/06/2022
"Ukraine’s Battlefield Is Haunted by Putin’s Chemical Weapons Legacy"
"While the risk remains ambiguous, the Russian leader’s long infatuation with the toxic arms fuels worries that the deadly poisons could be deployed in Ukraine."
"In September 2017, as President Vladimir V. Putin presided over the televised destruction of what he called the last of Russia’s chemical arms, he hailed their elimination as “a huge step towards making the modern world more balanced and safe.”
Source: NYTimes, 05/06/2022
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