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"Landfills Around The World Release A Lot Of Methane - Study" [1]

"Decomposing food waste is releasing thousands of tonnes of planet-warming methane gas at landfills in Buenos Aires, Delhi, Mumbai, and Lahore, new research finds."

Climate Change [2]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
International [5]
Source: Reuters [6], 08/11/2022
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EPA OKs Plan To Truck Contamination From One Black Community To Another [7]

"Contaminated soil from a Superfund site in Navassa [N.C.] will be shipped to one of three landfills outside Brunswick County, likely moving toxic pollution from one non-white or low-income community to another."

Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Pollution [10]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [11]
Source: States Newsroom [12], 08/10/2022
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"COVID Sewage Surveillance Labs Join the Hunt for Monkeypox" [13]

"The same wastewater surveillance techniques that have emerged as a critical tool in early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks are being adapted for use in monitoring the startling spread of monkeypox across the San Francisco Bay Area and some other U.S. communities."

Environmental Health [8]
Health [14]
Waste [3]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NPR [17], 08/09/2022
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"Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States" [18]

"States facing a mounting volume of plastic are turning to a recycling method that uses heat and chemicals to break down materials, even as critics say the process could do more harm than good to the environment."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Pollution [10]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [22], 08/01/2022
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"'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston" [23]

"The Justice Department opened an investigation against the city of Houston on Friday to determine whether complaints of illegal dumping — including dead bodies and animals — in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods amount to civil rights violations."

Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Justice [9]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: Politico [27], 07/25/2022
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Can Qatar’s World Cup Really Be Carbon Neutral? [28]

Qatar — the world’s highest carbon emitter on a per capita basis — made big promises in its winning bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But will they deliver? Doha-based journalism professor Craig LaMay writes that while sports megaevent hosts face increasing pressure to address environmental concerns, critical coverage of their follow-through is challenging, especially in countries with no free press or public right to government information.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [29]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [31]
Infrastructure [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Natural Resources [34]
Technology [35]
Transportation [36]
Waste [3]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region: 
International [5]
Canada [37]
Africa [38]
Asia [39]
Europe [40]
Middle East [41]
Visibility: 
Public [4]
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"Lawmakers Warn EPA of Several Risks From Chemical Recycling" [42]

"More than 30 House and Senate members told the EPA on Thursday they have concerns over chemical recycling technology contributing to the climate crisis."

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [8]
Environmental Politics [24]
Pollution [10]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [43], 07/15/2022
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"Federal Purchases of Single-Use Plastics Targeted by Biden’s GSA" [44]

"The General Services Administration is targeting the federal purchases of single-use plastics and packaging, the agency proposed Thursday in an action that environmentalists called an encouraging step."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Pollution [10]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [45], 07/08/2022
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Newsom Signs Nation’s Most Sweeping Law To Phase Out Single-Use Plastics [46]

"Striking a blow against a pernicious form of pollution, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday the nation’s most far-reaching restrictions on single-use plastics and packaging."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
California [47]
Source: LA Times [48], 07/05/2022
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"Coca-Cola Among Brands Greenwashing Over Packaging, Report Says" [49]

"Claims about plastic packaging being eco-friendly made by big brands, including Coca-Cola and Unilever, are misleading greenwashing, according to a report."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [20]
Economy & Business [30]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [33]
Pollution [10]
Waste [3]
Public [4]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [50], 06/30/2022
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