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"Va. Communities Resist Sewage Sludge On Farm Land As PFAS Concerns Grow [1]

"As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids"

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Food [7]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Source: Virginia Mercury [15], 11/26/2025
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Dumping Mining Waste In Norway’s Arctic Ocean Worries Sámi Fishers, Herders [16]

"Mining company Blue Moon Metals plans to dispose of its mining waste in Repparfjord, a nationally protected salmon fjord in the Norwegian Arctic that Indigenous Sámi fishers rely on."

Environmental Justice [17]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
International [20]
Antarctica & Arctic [21]
Europe [22]
Source: Mongabay [23], 11/24/2025
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"Fresh Warnings As A Maryland Community’s PFAS Crisis Continues" [24]

"A PFAS contamination crisis is continuing to plague a Maryland community as a plume of contaminated groundwater moves through the area, residents and their attorneys said this week."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [17]
Environmental Politics [6]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Source: The New Lede [25], 11/17/2025
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"BHP Liable For 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules In Mammoth Lawsuit" [26]

"BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants' lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion)."

Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [17]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [9]
Waste [11]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
International [20]
Australia & Oceania [29]
South America [30]
Source: Reuters [31], 11/17/2025
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"EPA: Superfund Cleanup ‘Likely’ Fouled Pennsylvania Town’s Water" [32]

"Municipal sewage sludge was used as fertilizer in the project that began decades ago in Palmerton, where PFAS now taint soil and water."

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [9]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Public [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Source: E&E News [33], 11/03/2025
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American E-Waste Is Causing A ‘Hidden Tsunami’ In Southeast Asia: Report [34]

"Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog."

Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Technology [35]
Waste [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Asia [36]
Source: AP [37], 10/23/2025
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Calif. Suit Says Plastic Bag Makers Lied About Products Being Recyclable [38]

"California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday — suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed their products were recyclable."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [6]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Waste [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [40]
Source: AP [41], 10/21/2025
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"Ohio To Fast-Track Energy At Former Coal Mines And Brownfields" [42]

"A new law in Ohio will fast-track energy projects in places that are hard to argue with: former coal mines and brownfields."

Climate Change [43]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [45]
Source: Canary Media [46], 10/17/2025
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Philadelphia Takes On Companies Over Deceptive Plastic Recycling Claims [47]

"When Philadelphia filed a lawsuit last month alleging two prominent companies were engaged in a “coordinated campaign of deception” regarding the recyclability of their plastic film products, the city joined a growing group of state and local governments hoping litigation can help stem a rising tide of plastic waste."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Journalism & Media [48]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [10]
Waste [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The New Lede [49], 10/17/2025
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Coal Ash Is an Issue That Just Won’t Stay Buried [50]

Even as the number of coal-fired power plants declines in the United States, the dangerous coal ash byproducts they generate are found in dumps in every state, threatening to leach toxins into drinking water supplies. The latest TipSheet examines why the problem won’t seem to go away, and offers 10 top story ideas and resources for reporting on coal ash in your locale.

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