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"How Big Companies Shed Their Obligations To Clean Up Old Mines" [1]

"Miles Hatfield was walking into his dining room when he felt the wooden floor give way. His legs dropped hip-deep into water that had pooled under his brick house in the green hills of eastern Kentucky where he had lived for the past 40 years, trapping him in his own floor."

Source: Bloomberg [2], 10/17/2022

DC Sues Velsicol For Allegedly Contaminating Local Rivers With Pesticide [3]

"Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine (D) on Thursday announced a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Velsicol, alleging the company contaminated waterways in the city and harmed the health of residents in predominantly minority neighborhoods."

Source: The Hill [4], 10/17/2022

"Ozone Hole Grows This Year, But Still Shrinking In General" [5]

"The Antarctic ozone hole last week peaked at a moderately large size for the third straight year — bigger than the size of North America — but experts say it’s still generally shrinking despite recent blips because of high altitude cold weather."

Source: AP [6], 10/17/2022

"EPA Loophole Lets 600 Toxic PFAS Chemicals Evade Review, Petition Says" [7]

"A loophole in the federal government’s procedures for reviewing new chemicals has allowed at least 600 so-called forever chemicals into American markets despite evidence they pose serious health risks, according to a petition filed Thursday."

Source: Reuters [8], 10/17/2022

"The Cost To Capture Carbon? More Water And Electricity" [9]

"A Louisiana power company’s plan to capture climate emissions is raising concerns about the state’s water supplies".

Source: Floodlight [10], 10/17/2022

"See Where Toxic PFAS Have Been Used In Pennsylvania Fracking Wells" [11]

"Toxic “forever chemicals”, also known as PFAS, have been used in at least eight oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania, but the exact location of those wells has never been publicly disclosed — until now."

Source: EHN [12], 10/17/2022

Study Reveals ‘Staggering’ Scale Of Lost Fishing Gear Drifting In Oceans [13]

"Lost nets, lines and hooks trap wildlife for years as they float in the ocean, sink to the bottom or are washed ashore".

Source: Guardian [14], 10/17/2022

"20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments" [15]

"Twenty countries most vulnerable to climate change are considering halting their repayment of $685 billion in collective debt, loans that they say are an “injustice,” Mohamad Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, said on Friday."

Source: NYTimes [16], 10/17/2022

"Xi Vows To Prioritise Environment, Protect Nature" [17]

"President Xi Jinping on Sunday said China will give priority to environmental protection and promoting green lifestyles, and that the conservation of nature was an essential part of building a modern socialist country."

Source: Reuters [18], 10/17/2022

DEADLINE: The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship Program [19]

This part-time, remote, 12-month fellowship program is for early-career science journalists anywhere in the world with <three years of regular professional science writing experience. Work with a mentor to plan, report and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook. $6,600 stipend. Apply by Oct 31, 2024.

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