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"PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Pervasive in Water Worldwide, Study Finds" [1]

"A new study of more than 45,000 water samples around the world found that about 31 percent of groundwater samples tested that weren’t near any obvious source of contamination had PFAS levels considered harmful to human health by the Environmental Protection Agency."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: NYTimes [8], 04/09/2024
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Rain and Rising Sea Levels Sending Sewage Into Charleston Streets and Ponds [9]

"Environmental advocates threaten to sue within weeks if Charleston Water does not present a plan to prevent hundreds of wastewater overflows."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [12]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 04/08/2024
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"There’s an Explosion of Plastic Waste. Big Companies Say ‘We’ve Got This.’" [16]

"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 [17]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Waste [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [20], 04/08/2024
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"Mercury Exposure Widespread Among Yanomami Tribe In Amazon, Report Finds" [21]

"Many Yanomami, the Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe in relative isolation, have been contaminated with mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining, according to a report released on Thursday by Brazil’s top public health institute."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [22]
Forests [23]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [25]
Public [6]
South America [26]
Source: AP [27], 04/05/2024
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California Is Top U.S. Emitter Of A Planet-Warming Termite Pesticide [28]

"Despite its aggressive reputation for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, California releases more of a climate-warming pesticide than all other states combined, most of it from homes fumigated for termites, according to a study published Wednesday."

Chemicals [2]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [30]
Source: LA Times [31], 04/04/2024
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April 9, 2024

SciLine Media Briefing: Climate Change & Agriculture — Air, Water & Soil [32]

SciLine’s next media briefing will cover the myriad ways agricultural production is — and may soon be affected further — by climate-driven shifts in air quality, including changing carbon dioxide and ozone levels; water quality and quantity; and soil health. 2:00 p.m. ET.

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Court Approves 3M Settlement Over PFAS Chemicals’ In Public Drinking Water [36]

"Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products, the company said."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [37], 04/03/2024
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"The Fescue Fighters" [38]

"A toxic grass that threatens a quarter of U.S. cows is spreading. Can it be stopped?"

Agriculture [34]
Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Health [3]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Grist/FERN [40], 04/02/2024
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"US Appeals Court Kills Ban On Plastic Containers Contaminated With PFAS" [41]

"A federal appeals court in the US has killed a ban on plastic containers contaminated with highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found to leach at alarming levels into food, cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides and other products across the economy."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [42]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [43], 04/02/2024
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"Forever Chemicals From a Forever Fire" [44]

"Alabama residents aim to test blood or urine for PFAS amid underground Moody Landfill fire."

Air [35]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 04/02/2024
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