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Source: Guardian [14], 06/05/2023

Read more about "The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots" [1]

"Biden Plans To Pick Physician Mandy Cohen To Lead CDC" [15]

"President Biden plans to select former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to three people with direct knowledge of the pending announcement."

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Source: Washington Post [17], 06/05/2023

Read more about "Biden Plans To Pick Physician Mandy Cohen To Lead CDC" [15]

After Rough Start, UN Plastic Treaty Talks End With Mandate For 1st Draft [18]

"After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year.

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Source: Reuters [25], 06/05/2023

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EPA Spurns Trump Effort to Drop Pollution Controls for Plastic Recycling [26]

"Affirming long-standing incineration regulations, the Biden administration has withdrawn a plan to help ease the way for unchecked pyrolysis and gasification of plastic."

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Source: Inside Climate News [29], 06/05/2023

Read more about EPA Spurns Trump Effort to Drop Pollution Controls for Plastic Recycling [26]

"Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits" [30]

"Three major chemical companies on Friday said they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and other companies contaminated drinking water across the country with so-called forever chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses."

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Source: NYTimes [32], 06/05/2023

Read more about "Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits" [30]

Whether Wetlands or Blacktop, Land Cover Database Provides Foundation for Environmental Reporting [33]

For journalists looking to understand the condition of U.S. rangeland, forests or urban pavement, a high-quality government dataset collected via Landsat can help. And for data geeks who want to go a step further and illuminate human impacts on the environment, mapping overlays on the Landsat data can do the trick. Find out more in the new Reporter’s Toolbox.

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Read more about Whether Wetlands or Blacktop, Land Cover Database Provides Foundation for Environmental Reporting [33]

"New Mexico Imposes Oil And Gas Moratorium On State Land Near Schools" [39]

"Members of the Navajo community have complained to Samuel Sage for years about the noise and vibrations that rattle their homes. They tell him about the dust kicked up by heavy trucks traveling the surrounding dirt roads and the smells that come from some of the oil and natural gas wells and tank batteries that dot the land around their Navajo community of Counselor in northwestern New Mexico."

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Source: AP [40], 06/02/2023

Read more about "New Mexico Imposes Oil And Gas Moratorium On State Land Near Schools" [39]

Plastic Containers Still Distributed Across The US Are Potential Threat [41]

"Consumer groups are condemning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing plastic containers made with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” to continue being distributed across the economy – even though the agency is suing a top manufacturer over the dangerous compounds leaching into containers’ contents, such as food or personal care products."

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Source: Guardian [42], 06/02/2023

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Industry Documents Show Firms Knew About Forever Chemicals for Decades [43]

"Major chemical companies were aware of the dangers forever chemicals posed to the public, years before they were forced to admit it. A new study in Annals of Global Health examined previously secret industry documents and saw exactly how manufacturers DuPont and 3M purposely distorted public knowledge about PFAS in their products."

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Source: Earther [45], 06/02/2023

Read more about Industry Documents Show Firms Knew About Forever Chemicals for Decades [43]

"Food Poisoning Often Caused By Sick Restaurant Workers, CDC Says" [46]

"Food workers who clock in when sick cause a significant share of food-borne illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report, and many establishments don’t have adequate policies to prevent employees from working while contagious."

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