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"There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve Got This.’" [1]

"Big brands like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé say a new generation of plants will help them meet environmental goals, but the technology is struggling to deliver."

Chemicals [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [9], 04/08/2024
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"Navajo Uranium Mines’ Unknown Cancer Link Risks Slowing Cleanup" [10]

"Uncertainty about the health effects of abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation risks drawing out for decades the clean up of radioactive waste piles the EPA designated as Superfund sites in March."

Environmental Health [4]
Natural Resources [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [12]
Pollution [13]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [15], 04/02/2024
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Uranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon As Prices Soar, US Pushes Nuclear Power [16]

"The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [17]
Natural Resources [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [12]
Pollution [13]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Source: AP [18], 04/01/2024
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"Aerial Surveys Show US Landfills Are Major Source Of Methane Emissions" [19]

"Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday.
The study is the largest assessment to date of methane from landfills, the third-largest source of U.S. methane emissions, and suggests an opportunity to tackle climate change by targeting a prevalent and potent greenhouse gas."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Pollution [13]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [22], 03/29/2024
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Lawsuit Over Kentucky Mining Disaster That Killed Dozens And Destroyed Homes [23]

"Chase Hays and more than 50 neighbors are suing Blackhawk Mining after a silt retention pond burst and killed 43 people".

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [24]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [21]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [25]
Waste [6]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Guardian [28], 03/28/2024
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"Millions Go Hungry As A Billion Meals Binned Every Day, Says UN Report" [29]

"More than a billion meals are thrown away every day, in poor countries as well as rich ones, despite more than 730 million people living in hunger around the world."

Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [31]
Food [32]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
International [33]
Source: Guardian [34], 03/28/2024
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"They Save Baby Seals From Fishing Line and Plastics. Millions Watch" [35]

"Ocean Conservation Namibia is disentangling a record number of seals, while broadcasting the perils of marine debris in a largely feel good way."

Activism [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Journalism & Media [38]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [13]
Waste [6]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [39]
Public [7]
Africa [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 03/27/2024
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Paused Ohio "Chemical Recycling" Plant Puts Spotlight On Appalachia [42]

"On a bright, cold day in February, Akim Lattermore stood in front of her house gesturing toward the site of a proposed facility that would convert old tires, electronic waste and plastic into fuel."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [43]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [13]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [44]
Source: EHN [45], 03/27/2024
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Enviros Sue to Block Expansion of New York State’s Largest Landfill [46]

"Seneca Meadows is running out of space and wants a new permit to grow by 47 acres. The plaintiffs say the landfill emits a foul odor and violates their rights under the state's so-called Green Amendment."

Activism [36]
Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [17]
Infrastructure [21]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [13]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 03/26/2024
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"World 'Losing The Battle' Against Electronic Waste, UN Finds" [49]

"The world is losing the battle against electronic waste, a U.N. expert said on Wednesday, after a report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year - and this is expected to increase by a third by 2030."

Consumer [31]
Economy & Business [50]
Pollution [13]
Technology [51]
Waste [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [33]
Source: Reuters [52], 03/21/2024
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