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Cross-Border Project Exposes Extent of PFAS Contamination in Europe [1]

A dozen European news partners collaborated last year to gather a massive set of water, soil and organism samples that pointed to more than 17,000 PFAS-contaminated sites in the region, many known to authorities but kept from the public. The award-winning project was led by Le Monde’s Stéphane Horel, who spoke with SEJournal for the latest Inside Story Q&A.

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Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under Community After Fines and Explosion [11]

"Following the death of a grandfather, Crimson Oak Grove Resources has left a community afraid for their homes and lives. An expert warns one resident may need to evacuate her home while she still can."

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [7]
Public [10]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 04/26/2024

"Foes Wage Attacks As Biden Rolls Out Power Plant Rules" [20]

"The Biden administration hopes its new rules will withstand an onslaught of legal and political opposition."

Air [21]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: E&E News [25], 04/26/2024

"One in Five Milk Samples Nationwide Shows Genetic Traces of Bird Flu" [26]

"Federal regulators have discovered fragments of bird flu virus in roughly 20 percent of retail milk samples tested in a nationally representative study, the Food and Drug Administration said in an online update on Thursday." "There is no evidence that the milk is unsafe to drink, scientists say. But the survey result strongly hints that the outbreak may be widespread."

Agriculture [27]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [22]
Food [29]
Pollution [7]
Science [30]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [31], 04/26/2024

Oil, Chemical Lobbyists Flood UN Talks On Cutting Plastic Pollution [32]

"Nearly 200 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists plan to join this week's United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution — a 37% jump from the previous gathering in November, an analysis released on Thursday showed."

Chemicals [3]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [10]
International [8]
Source: Reuters [36], 04/26/2024

"A Global Study Just Revealed The World’s Biggest Known Plastic Polluters" [37]

"Coca-Cola and PepsiCo came in at the top of a global audit of plastic waste". "A new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances has pinpointed some of the major brands responsible for plastic pollution across six continents."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [28]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [22]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [7]
Waste [38]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [10]
International [8]
Source: Washington Post [39], 04/25/2024

"California To Wrap Up Exxon Plastics Probe 'In Weeks', AG Says" [40]

"California will conclude a two-year investigation into Exxon and the fossil fuel industry's role in causing global plastic pollution by summer and decide if it will file a lawsuit against oil giant, its attorney general told Reuters on Monday."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [28]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [7]
Public [10]
California [41]
Source: Reuters [42], 04/25/2024

EPA Faulted for Wasting Millions, Spread of Superfund Site Contamination [43]

"The Environmental Protection Agency may have wasted or risked millions of dollars by failing to prevent the spread of contamination hazardous to human health at a Superfund site in Pensacola, Florida, an agency watchdog report found."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 04/25/2024

EPA Could Allow 10x as Much of Toxic Pesticide on Your Tomatoes and Celery [45]

"Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. “It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said."

Agriculture [27]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Food [29]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: ProPublica [46], 04/25/2024

Tough New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants To Capture Emissions [47]

"Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency."

Air [21]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [48]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [7]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [49], 04/25/2024

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