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"Why Farmers Use Harmful Insecticides They May Not Need" [1]

"Neonicotinoids coat nearly all the corn and soybean seeds available for planting. Agrichemical companies have designed it that way."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Civil Eats [10], 10/31/2024
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"Water Quality Advocates Ask Virginia For More Aggressive PFAS Policies" [11]

"In Virginia, laws passed so far require agencies to find and address specific sources of PFAS pollution when they have contaminated a public drinking water system. But clean water advocates want the state to require more monitoring now at facilities known to be possible sources of PFAS so that action can be taken more quickly when additional federal limits are finalized."

Chemicals [4]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Source: Bay Journal [17], 10/30/2024
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Maine Asks Hunters Not To Eat Deer, Turkey In Some Areas Because Of PFAS [18]

"Maine’s traditional fall hunting seasons are in full swing, but hunters are being asked to avoid eating their game in parts of the state because of the possibility of harmful chemicals in animal meat."

Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Food [19]
Wildlife [20]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Source: AP [22], 10/29/2024
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Albania Turns Away Ship Suspected Of Carrying Toxic Waste [23]

"Albania prevented Monday a ship suspected of transferring a huge amount of hazardous waste from docking at Tirana’s main port, officials said, after a watchdog group alerted authorities."

Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
Europe [25]
Source: AP [26], 10/29/2024
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Toxic Contamination Of S. Calif. Coast Lives On Decades Later: Study [27]

"Toxic pesticides dumped off Southern California’s coast decades ago are staying put — deep in adjacent ocean sediments and in the fish that reside in these habitats, a new study has found."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [13]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [29]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [30]
Source: The Hill [31], 10/29/2024
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Dust From Lithium-Rich Salton Sea Worsening Child Respiratory Issues: Study [32]

"Wind-strewn dust from California’s lithium-rich, shrinking Salton Sea may be triggering respiratory issues in children who live nearby, a new study has found."

Air [33]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [34]
Environmental Health [13]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
California [30]
Source: The Hill [36], 10/29/2024
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"New Survey Puts Human Face On Pollution Caused By U.S. Wood Pellet Mills" [37]

"A new groundbreaking survey highlights the human toll from pollution and other quality of life impacts connected to those living near the forest biomass industry’s wood pellet mills in the U.S Southeast. Door-to-door interviews were conducted by a coalition of NGOs, with 312 households surveyed in five mostly poor, rural and minority communities located near pellet mills"

Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [5]
Forests [40]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [35]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Source: Mongabay [42], 10/29/2024
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"Agricultural Chemicals Are More Toxic To Insects Than Previously Thought" [43]

"New research provides evidence that chemicals used in farming may be more harmful to insects than previously thought, contributing to worldwide declines in important species."

Agriculture [2]
Biodiversity [3]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Health [13]
Natural Resources [29]
Pollution [7]
Wildlife [20]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
International [44]
Source: The New Lede [45], 10/28/2024
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"Landfill Methane Is A Big Climate Problem. Here Are Some Easy Solutions." [46]

"The methane released by U.S. landfills could be cut in half in the next 25 years if the EPA adopts policies that some states have now, a new study finds."

Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [34]
Pollution [7]
Technology [47]
Waste [24]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Canary Media [48], 10/25/2024
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Bad State Data May Misdirect $1 Billion In US Funds To Replace Lead Pipes [49]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is at risk of misallocating nearly $1 billion in lead pipe replacement funding to the wrong states because it didn’t verify inaccurate data provided by Texas and Florida, an agency watchdog announced."

Chemicals [4]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AP [50], 10/25/2024
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