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Study Reveals ‘Staggering’ Scale Of Lost Fishing Gear Drifting In Oceans [1]

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

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Guardian [7], 10/17/2022
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"Toxic PFAS Pollution Is Likely At More Than 57,000 US Locations: Report" [8]

"Toxic PFAS have likely contaminated roughly 57,412 locations across the U.S., according to a new study."

Chemicals [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: EHN [12], 10/14/2022
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"US Firms Exploiting Trump-Era Loophole Over Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’" [13]

"Chemical companies are dodging a federal law designed to track how many PFAS “forever chemicals” their plants are discharging into the environment by exploiting a loophole created in the Trump administration’s final months, a new analysis of federal records has found."

Air [14]
Chemicals [9]
Environmental Health [10]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Guardian [17], 10/14/2022
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"California Coastal Commission OKs Desalination Plant in Orange County" [18]

"Less than six months after rejecting a proposal for a major desalination plant in Huntington Beach, the California Coastal Commission on Thursday approved plans for a different, smaller project in Orange County that could serve as a model for future projects."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
California [23]
Source: LA Times [24], 10/14/2022
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EPA Says Louisiana Regulation Of Air Pollution May Violate Civil Rights [25]

"The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor, including an increased risk of cancer, the federal Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday."

Air [14]
Chemicals [9]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Nola.com [28], 10/14/2022
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CSB Explosion Probe Says EPA Should Scrutinize Deadly Hydroflouric Acid [29]

"The Chemical Safety Board says refineries need to strengthen safeguards surrounding the use of hydroflouric acid, and the EPA should take steps to improve oversight. The recommendations are part of a final report on the investigation into the June 2019 explosion and fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions in southwest Philadelphia."

Chemicals [9]
Disasters [30]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [3]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: State Impact Pennsylvania [31], 10/12/2022
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"With 2025 Chesapeake Bay Goal Out Of Reach, Region Plans For What’s Next" [32]

"With its 2025 deadline a little more than three years away, environmental leaders are publicly acknowledging what’s been increasingly obvious for years — that the Chesapeake Bay region will for the third time miss a self-imposed cleanup deadline."

Agriculture [33]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [2]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [34]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Source: Bay Journal [36], 10/11/2022
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"Nations Agree to Curb Emissions From Flying by 2050" [37]

"After almost a decade of talks, the nations of the world committed Friday to drastically lower emissions of planet-warming gases from the world’s airplanes by 2050, a milestone in efforts to ease the climate effects of a fast-growing sector."

Air [14]
Chemicals [9]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [3]
Transportation [38]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: NYTimes [39], 10/10/2022
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"After the Storm, the Mold: Warming Is Worsening Another Costly Disaster" [40]

"Mold in homes is a costly crisis that often accompanies hurricanes and flooding, and climate change is amplifying the rain that feeds outbreaks."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [10]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NYTimes [41], 10/07/2022
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"Mexico's Pemex Has No Record Of Reporting Methane Leak From Oilfield" [42]

"Pemex did not inform Mexico's environmental regulator of a methane leak from at a key offshore oilfield in December, according to the state oil company's response to a freedom of information request, which confirmed an earlier Reuters report that the regulator had no record of the incident."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
Mexico [43]
Source: Reuters [44], 10/07/2022
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