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"Splash Pads Are Fun But Can Spark Waterborne-Disease Outbreaks, CDC Finds" [1]

"Splash pads found in public parks across the United States are linked to thousands of cases of waterborne diseases that leave a calling card of diarrhea, fever and vomiting, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week."

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [9], 12/06/2024
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"How The Plastic Industry Undermines Democracy By Blocking Bans" [10]

"Companies that profit from plastics are pushing forward laws to keep Americans hooked on disposable plastic products"

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EHN [14], 12/06/2024
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"Report: LNG Operators In Louisiana Offered $21.1 Billion In Tax Breaks" [15]

"If all 15 liquefied natural gas plants in Texas and Louisiana open, reductions in overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would slow"

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Source: Floodlight [22], 12/06/2024
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New Technologies Could Refine Copper Without The Dirty Smelting [23]

"Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it."

Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [24]
Source: Grist [25], 12/06/2024
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Not Everyone Is Convinced Newly Funded Midwest Hydrogen Hub Is ‘Clean.’ [26]

"Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use."

Activism [27]
Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: Grist/WBEZ [29], 12/05/2024
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"Duke Energy To Knock Down Coal Plant And Build Its Biggest Battery Yet" [30]

"Mega-utility Duke Energy is about to knock down a coal plant that has run west of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1957. Soon the company will build its largest grid battery on that spot, part of an unprecedented energy-storage construction spree."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Canary Media [31], 12/05/2024
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Seaweed Could Cut Grazing Cows' Methane Emissions By Nearly 40% - Study [32]

"Supplementing the diets of grazing beef cows with seaweed in pellet form could cut their methane emissions by almost 40 percent, a new study has found."

Agriculture [33]
Climate Change [16]
Food [34]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [24]
Source: The Hill [35], 12/04/2024
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Study Links Higher PFAS Levels To ‘Superfund’ Sites, Low Fresh-Food Access [36]

"New research aimed at identifying which US neighborhoods face increased exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found those living near “superfund” sites and other major industrial polluters, or in areas with limited access to fresh food, generally have higher levels of the dangerous compounds in their blood."

Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [37], 12/04/2024
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"Check The Formaldehyde Cancer Risk in Your Neighborhood" [38]

"In most of the country, formaldehyde contributes more to outdoor cancer risk than any other toxic air pollutant. Look up your address to see risks from the chemical on your block and where it comes from."

Air [39]
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: ProPublica [40], 12/04/2024
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Environmental Groups Demand EPA Start Monitoring Microplastics In Water [41]

"A new legal petition filed by more than 170 top environmental groups demands that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin monitoring for microplastics in drinking water, an essential first step to reining in pollution viewed as one of the nation’s most pressing public health threats."

Biodiversity [42]
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [5]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [44], 12/03/2024
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