"Sludge Contaminated 10,000 Acres of Farmland. What Should Be Done?"
"For years a textile mill gave farmers its sewage sludge as free fertilizer. Today the land is full of “forever chemicals.”"
Source: NYTimes, 04/22/2025
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"Trump Touts ‘Clean Coal’ — But Cuts Programs That Protect Miners"
"A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts."
Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2025
Everglades Restoration Would Protect Florida Keys Amid Drought
"The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida’s east and west coasts. Florida Bay, a body of water located between the southern end of mainland Florida and the Florida Keys, makes up about a third of Everglades National Park."
Source: AP, 04/21/2025
Energy Efficiency Program Killed; Advocates Say Louisianans Will Pay Price
"In a move energy advocates say will increase electric bills for Louisiana residents and allow the state’s utilities to keep earning money for electricity they don’t provide, Louisiana’s energy regulators voted 3-2 Wednesday to scrap plans for an independently operated energy efficiency program more than 14 years in the making."
Source: Floodlight, 04/21/2025
Can a City on Fire Be Photographed? Yes, Says One Photojournalist
Will images of a burning Los Angeles last in our consciousness? EJ InSight editor Andrew Cullen makes a powerful argument that they will, illustrating the point with potent photographs of that disaster, as well as from recent hurricanes. An exploration of how photojournalists, working amid the destruction, strive to document not just the devastation but its deeper significance and its human toll.
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"EPA Weighs N.C. Environmental Harms From Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer"
"“Off spec” liquid from Winston Weaver fertilizer fire that was applied on a nearby farm field contained toxic PFAS."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/18/2025
"Groups Move For Disclosure Of Chemours’ Sealed Documents"
"The chemical manufacturing company that has publicly touted its products, business strategies and chemistries in ad campaigns aimed at polishing its image will further harm North Carolinians if it is successful in keeping thousands of pages of documents sealed in court, environmental organizations argue."
Source: Coastal Review, 04/17/2025
"The Rural N.C. Mayor Betting Big On Clean Energy To Uplift His Hometown"
"In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub."
Source: Canary Media, 04/16/2025
Burgum Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Safety Violations
"Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met mines to emphasize the administration’s commitment to lifting regulations on the extraction of ‘clean beautiful coal.’ He did not mention the company’s checkered safety and environmental record."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025
Trump Ends Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Black Alabama Communities
"The Trump administration announced Friday that it was terminating a historic settlement aimed at improving wastewater treatment services for Alabamians in majority-Black communities harmed by raw sewage, calling the agreement an “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025
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