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NY State Lets Dangerous Chemical Foul Niagara Falls’ Air [1]

"For at least 15 years, a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. chemical plant in Niagara Falls, New York, has been sending a pollutant that causes bladder cancer into the air at levels 1,000 percent higher than what state regulators now consider safe for the public to breathe, documents show."

Air [2]
Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [9]
Source: Public Health Watch [10], 09/19/2024
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Biden Admin Spending Climate Cash Fast, As Trump Threatens To Cancel It [11]

"Former President Donald Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden's signature climate law if he wins the presidential election on Nov. 5. But the vast majority of grants will be spent by the time a new president takes office in January, and targeting what remains would be a massive legal challenge, according to Biden administration officials."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Government [15]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [17], 09/19/2024
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EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals: IG [18]

"Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [14]
Food [21]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Science [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: ProPublica [23], 09/19/2024
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"A Fungus Decimated American Bats. Now Scientists Are Fighting Back." [24]

"Researchers have found several promising ways to thwart the fungus, which causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats."

Biodiversity [25]
Chemicals [3]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [4]
Natural Resources [27]
Technology [28]
Wildlife [29]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [30], 09/18/2024
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"How A California County Got PFAS Out Of Its Drinking Water" [31]

"Yorba Linda is a small, sunny city southeast of Los Angeles. It’s perhaps best known for being the birthplace of President Richard Nixon. But in the past few years, Yorba Linda has picked up another distinction: It’s home to the nation’s largest per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) water treatment plant of its kind, according to the city."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Infrastructure [16]
Pollution [6]
Technology [28]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
California [33]
Source: NPR [34], 09/18/2024
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Antibiotic Resistance Could Cause Over 39 Million Deaths By 2050: Study [35]

"More than 39 million people could die of antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [20]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [36]
Public [7]
International [37]
Source: Washington Post [38], 09/18/2024
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FDA Probing Tampon Safety After A Study Found Toxic Metals In Popular Brands [39]

"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will investigate the ingredients in tampons, after a study released earlier this summer found toxic metals in products from over a dozen popular brands."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [36]
Pollution [6]
Science [22]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [40], 09/18/2024
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"DC Circuit Questions LNG By Rail’s ‘Unprecedented’ Hazards" [41]

"A federal appeals court on Friday appeared highly skeptical that the Trump administration had adequately weighed the safety and environmental risks of a rule authorizing rail transport of liquefied natural gas — even as judges questioned whether they should issue a decision yet on the suspended regulation."

Disasters [26]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Health [4]
Infrastructure [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [43]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [44], 09/18/2024
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Swimming Banned After Medical Waste Washes Ashore In Md., Va. And Del. [45]

"Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. The source of the waste was under investigation."

Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [4]
Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [6]
Waste [46]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [47]
Source: AP [48], 09/17/2024
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"The Mayflies Are Sending Us A Warning About Urban Wildfires" [49]

"A tiny, vibrant world thrives along the rocky bottom of most streams. As sunlight filters through the water, mayfly nymphs, no larger than your fingernail, cling to algae-coated cobbles. Six spindly legs anchor them against the current, while feathery gills wave gently, drawing oxygen from the flowing water."

Biodiversity [25]
Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [29]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [51], 09/17/2024
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