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After A Century, Lead Still Poisons Thousands Of Midwestern Kids [9]

"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."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NPR [15], 05/09/2022
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"Pentagon Halts Burning Of ‘Forever Chemicals’" [16]

"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."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Military [17]
Pollution [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [19], 05/09/2022
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Wis. County Sues Makers Of Fire Foam Over Airport PFAS Contamination [20]

"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."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Source: Wisconsin State Journal [23], 05/09/2022
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Report: Fashion Industry Sustainability Claims Mask ‘Greenwashing’ [24]

"Environmental certification programs that claim to verify the sustainability of fashion brands actually facilitate “greenwashing” for the apparel industry, according to a recent report by environmental advocacy organization Changing Markets Foundation."

Consumer [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [29], 05/09/2022
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"The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life" [30]

"Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution."

Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [18]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: NYTimes [34], 05/09/2022
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Extinction Obituary For The Quiet And Beautiful Hawaiian Po’ouli [35]

"Frantic conservation efforts couldn’t save the tiny, intricately colored songbird, whose obit is the first in our new series of memorials for species that have gone extinct in living memory".

Biodiversity [36]
Wildlife [37]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Source: Guardian [39], 05/09/2022
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"AP Analysis Finds Growing Number Of Poor, High-Hazard Dams" [40]

"Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water, enough to supply every resident in San Diego for most of a year. Today, it’s three-quarters empty, intentionally kept low because of concerns it could fail under the strain of too much water."

Disasters [41]
Infrastructure [42]
Journalism & Media [27]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [43], 05/06/2022
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"Report Says Michigan 2020 Dam Failures Were 'Preventable'" [44]

"The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was "foreseeable and preventable," resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert panel said Wednesday."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [45]
Disasters [41]
Infrastructure [42]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Source: AP [46], 05/06/2022
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"Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades" [47]

"As some rural towns lose population and government funds shrink, some drinking water systems are one failure away from crisis."

"Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S., water systems are aging. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink. It means that vulnerable systems are even more at risk in a changing climate. From shrinking cities and small towns to the comparatively thriving suburbs, the true cost of water has been deferred for decades.
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [26]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Source: Circle of Blue [48], 05/06/2022
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"Biden Admin Unveils Long-Awaited EJ Strategy" [49]

"The Justice Department and EPA today rolled out a multipronged plan for addressing pollution and climate impacts in vulnerable communities."

Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [26]
Government [50]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [51], 05/06/2022
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"Ukraine’s Battlefield Is Haunted by Putin’s Chemical Weapons Legacy" [52]

"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.”
Chemicals [10]
Military [17]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [18]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: NYTimes [53], 05/06/2022
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"Who Will Profit From Saving Scotland’s Bogs?" [54]

"Repairing the country’s extensive peatlands could help the world mitigate climate change. It could also make a fast-fashion billionaire even richer."

"On a gusty February morning in the Scottish Highlands, Thomas MacDonell padded across a terrain that looked like nature’s version of a Persian rug. The surface was a kaleidoscope of reds, whites and greens produced by overlapping tufts of grass, heather and sphagnum moss. He knelt on a moist patch of turf beside a series of dark gashes that ran a foot or two deep in nearly parallel lines.
Climate Change [45]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [13]
Europe [55]
Source: NYTimes [56], 05/06/2022
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"Bird Flu Takes Unheard-Of Toll On Bald Eagles, Other Birds" [57]

"Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly."

Agriculture [58]
Biodiversity [36]
Environmental Health [11]
Wildlife [37]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [59], 05/06/2022
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Massive Amount Of Water Discovered Below Antarctic Ice Sheet [60]

"Hidden deep below the ice sheet that covers Antarctica, scientists have discovered a massive amount of water.
The groundwater system, found in deep sediments in West Antarctica likely to be the consistency of a wet sponge, reveals an unexplored part of the region and may have implications for how the frozen continent reacts to the climate crisis, according to new research.
Climate Change [45]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
Antarctica & Arctic [61]
Source: CNN [62], 05/06/2022
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"EPA Accelerates Asbestos Crackdown" [63]

"EPA is ramping up its crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious carcinogens following decades of pressure from advocates."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [64], 05/06/2022
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