Pollution

New E.P.A. Lead Standards Would Slow Replacement of Dangerous Pipes

"The Trump administration on Thursday proposed new regulations on lead and copper in drinking water, updating a nearly 30-year-old rule that may have contributed to the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Mich., that began in 2015."

Source: NY Times, 10/11/2019

"Fracked Gas Blowout in Louisiana Could Last Two More Months"

"For the fifth week since the blowout began, a large flare is still burning at the site of GEP Haynesville, LLC’s blown out fracked gas wells in northwestern Louisiana. The blowout occurred on August 30, shortly after the company began a frack job, igniting two adjacent wells. A state official estimated that efforts to contain the blowout could take another two months, or more."

Source: DeSmog, 10/07/2019

"Tracking the Atlantic Ocean’s Inland Creep in Miami-Dade County"

"It’s a gentle intruder, moving stealthily underground, out of sight but not undetected. Salt water continues to move farther inland in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, albeit at a slower rate, according to new U.S. Geological Survey mapping."

Source: Circle of Blue, 10/04/2019

"Dolphins Are Swimming, Mating And Even Giving Birth In The Potomac"

"Five decades ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the polluted Potomac River a “national disgrace.” Although it is now much cleaner, officials in Washington are still not convinced the water is safe for humans to swim in. But many miles downriver, where the Potomac widens to lakelike proportions as it flows toward the Chesapeake Bay, it teems with a different species of swimmers whose presence may signal healthier waters: dolphins."

Source: Washington Post, 10/03/2019

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