"Epidemic of Contaminated Waste Is Following the Coronavirus"
"The world is struggling to deal with the spread of another medical problem created by the coronavirus -- a deluge of contaminated waste."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/23/2020
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"Court Blocks California Cancer Label On Bayer's Roundup Weed Killer"
"A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning, handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product."
Source: Reuters, 06/23/2020
Watchdog Probing Park Police Actions Toward Lafayette Square Protesters
"An internal government watchdog is probing the Park Police’s actions toward protesters who earlier this month were dispersed from in front of the White House by law enforcement with chemical agents."
Source: The Hill, 06/23/2020
"Michigan AG Asks Judge To Suspend Operation of Line 5"
"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking an Ingham County judge to temporarily halt Enbridge's operation of Line 5 after state officials learned last week that an anchor support had sustained damage."
Source: Detroit News, 06/23/2020
Top Dems Say Trump Is Sitting On $14B For Coronavirus Testing, Tracing
"The Trump administration has been sitting on nearly $14 billion in funding that Congress passed for coronavirus testing and contact tracing, according to Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Patty Murray of Washington."
Source: NBC News, 06/23/2020
"One Of The Best Nature Shows': River Transformed After Dams Come Down
"Along central Maine's Sebasticook River, the first thing you'll notice are the birds. Eagles are everywhere, wading on gravel bars and chattering from the trees."
Source: NPR, 06/22/2020
Ranch Energy Bankruptcy Dumps 401 Orphan Wells On B.C. For Cleanup
"For Arthur Hadland, the news that the BC Oil and Gas Commission has assumed responsibility for 401 orphan wells left by a bankrupt oil and gas company is both a blessing and a curse."
Source: The Narwhal, 06/22/2020
Lake Erie Wind Project Faces Big Bird Problems
"The nation's first wind energy project on fresh water has big ambitions. It also has big bird problems. Known as Icebreaker Wind, it aspires to position as many as several hundred turbines on Lake Erie, where strong winds, shallow depths and the proximity of power stations would seem to be a winning trifecta."
Source: Washington Post, 06/22/2020
"Map Of World's Uncharted Ocean Beds Takes Shape Despite Crisis"
"Plans to map the entire ocean floor by 2030 are going ahead despite the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, officials leading the project said, with almost a fifth covered so far."
Source: Reuters, 06/22/2020
Louisville Protests Continue a Long Quest for Environmental Justice
"African American activists have been targeting another killer, toxic pollutants, in the city’s Rubbertown district for decades."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/22/2020
