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October 18, 2023

Webinar: Chemical Recycling — It’s Not What You Think It Is [1]

Join Ocean Conservancy policy expert Dr. Anja Brandon and colleagues from GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) and Eureka Recycling to discuss the science, policy landscape and industry push around chemical recycling. Audience Q&A to follow. 2:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Fish & Fisheries [7]
Government [8]
Policy [9]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
January 24, 2024 to January 26, 2024

Media Briefing on Plastic Pollution in Port Arthur, Texas [14]

Beyond Plastics and the Port Arthur Community Action Network are hosting a free media briefing for journalists on multiple issues related to plastics, including a kickoff by  Dr. Robert Bullard on the 24th and a “toxic tour”of Port Arthur on the 26th. Lodging and meals included if you register by Dec 1.

Other Events [2]
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Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [15]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
November 6, 2023 to November 7, 2023

Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Workshop [17]

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a two-day virtual public workshop to explore potential health research and surveillance priorities arising from the train derailment and material hazards spill that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023.

Workshops and Fellowships [18]
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Chemicals [4]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [6]
Health [20]
Pollution [10]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]

Major CO2 Pipeline Project On Hold While Company Reevaluates In 5 States [22]

"OMAHA, Neb. — Navigator CO2 Ventures announced Tuesday that it is putting on hold one of the two biggest proposed carbon dioxide pipeline projects in the Midwest so it can reassess the project.

The company withdrew its application for a key permit in Illinois and said it it was putting all its permit applications on hold. The decision comes after South Dakota regulators last month denied a permit.

Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [27], 10/11/2023
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Watchdog Group Warns Of Big Ongoing Flaw In A Montreal Ozone Treaty [28]

"Findings by the Environmental Investigation Agency point to a perceived loophole in the Montreal Protocol".

Air [29]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [10]
Public [3]
International [13]
Source: Washington Post [30], 10/11/2023
  • Read more about Watchdog Group Warns Of Big Ongoing Flaw In A Montreal Ozone Treaty [28]

Pennsylvania Community Sues to Stop Disposal Well for Toxic Fracking Waste [31]

"Attorneys representing Plum Borough and an environmental group opposed to fracking said in arguments on Tuesday before Commonwealth Court in Pittsburgh that a proposed second “injection” well for disposing of toxic fracking wastewater would violate the borough’s zoning code."

Activism [32]
Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 10/11/2023
  • Read more about Pennsylvania Community Sues to Stop Disposal Well for Toxic Fracking Waste [31]

"Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes" [35]

"Research showing Black and Latino residents are twice as likely to have lead service lines has added urgency to demands that the city commit to removing them within 10 years."

Activism [32]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 10/10/2023
  • Read more about "Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes" [35]

"Getting The Lead Out Of Spices In Bangladesh And Georgia" [37]

"Many low- and middle-income countries lack the resources to tackle lead poisoning. Here’s how two countries did it."

Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [3]
International [13]
Source: EHN [38], 10/06/2023
  • Read more about "Getting The Lead Out Of Spices In Bangladesh And Georgia" [37]

Wildfire DisInformation Becomes a State Weapon, Aided by AI [39]

How did the Lahaina wildfire spark an AI-driven influence campaign out of China? Perhaps a technological leap. Or perhaps, the new WatchDog Opinion column suggests, a natural evolution of a decades-old disinformation playbook with roots in a war against science and culminating in climate denial. A look at the disturbing prospects and a plea for journalists not to sidestep the phenomenon but to cover it.

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Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [5]
Environmental Politics [41]
Journalism & Media [42]
Policy [9]
Science [43]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [12]
International [13]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
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"‘My Body Was Poisoned’: Biden’s Lead Pipe Removal Plan Faces Hurdles" [44]

"A string of unexpected impediments could delay the administration’s timeline on an issue that is central to its effort to address racial disparities."

Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Justice [15]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [3]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: NYTimes [45], 10/02/2023
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