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Pentagon Says PFAS Cleanup Costs Will Dwarf Earlier Estimates [1]

"Military leaders said Thursday that “forever chemical” contamination costs are likely to surpass their original $2 billion estimate as Congress works to push the Department of Defense (DOD) to clean up contaminated water across the country."

Chemicals [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Military [5]
Pollution [6]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [10], 09/13/2019
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"Trump Administration Rolls Back Clean Water Protection" [11]

"The Trump administration on Thursday announced the repeal of a major Obama-era clean water regulation that had placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and other bodies of water."

Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NY Times [13], 09/13/2019
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"Japan May Have To Dump Radioactive Water Into The Sea, Minister Says" [14]

"Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as it runs out of room to store it, the environment minister said on Tuesday."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [15]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Asia [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 09/10/2019
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Now Found In Massachusetts Schools [18]

"The water fountains have either been turned off, wrapped in plastic, or fitted with a device to prevent students from using them. Much of the food preparation has moved off campus, and a water jug sits in the kitchen sink, replacing the faucet. The bathrooms are covered with signs that warn students in bold, red letters: “DO NOT DRINK FROM THE SINK.”"

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Source: Boston Globe [20], 09/10/2019
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Mississippi Beaches Vacant For 2 Months As A Toxic Algae Bloom Lurks [21]

"An algal bloom in the Gulf is devastating coastal businesses."

Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: HuffPost [23], 09/09/2019
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"Hog Waste Fears Raised Again as Dorian Approaches North Carolina" [24]

"Environmental groups are watching dozens of lagoons of swine waste stored directly in Hurricane Dorian’s path in North Carolina with growing trepidation, fearful that a breach will release millions of gallons of manure."

Agriculture [25]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: Bloomberg [27], 09/06/2019
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Plastics Industry Emits 1/4 Of Houston Industrial Air Pollution: Report [28]

"The plastics industry is responsible for nearly a fourth of the industrial air pollution in the Houston area, a share that is expected to rise as the number of new plants and expansions doubles in the next few years, a new study found."

Chemicals [2]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: Houston Chronicle [31], 09/06/2019
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Trump Set to Revoke California’s Right to Set Tougher Pollution Rules [32]

"President Trump is strongly considering a plan to revoke California’s legal authority to set state tailpipe pollution standards that are stricter than federal regulations, according to three people familiar with the matter."

Air [33]
Climate Change [34]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [36]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NY Times [37], 09/06/2019
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"PFAS Toxins Found In Drinking Water Throughout Southern California" [38]

"Wells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
California [39]
Source: Orange County Register [40], 09/03/2019
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"U.S. Chamber Splits With Trump Over Car Rules" [41]

"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is splitting with President Trump over his rollback of Obama-era clean car standards."

Air [33]
Climate Change [34]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [6]
Transportation [36]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Greenwire [42], 09/03/2019
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