"US Lagging on Ocean Plastic Litter, OECD Says in Critical Report"
"An international organization of democracies chastised the US on Thursday for its outsize contribution to marine plastic litter."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/23/2023
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"3M Reaches $10.3 Billion Settlement in ‘Forever Chemicals’ Suits"
"The chemical and manufacturing giant 3M reached a $10.3 billion settlement on Thursday with U.S. cities and towns over their claims that the company contaminated drinking water with so-called forever chemicals used in everything from firefighting foam to nonstick coatings."
Source: NYTimes, 06/23/2023
In ‘Cancer Alley,’ Carbon Capture Push Draws Fire From Environmentalists
"EPA proposes handing regulation of carbon storage to state officials in Louisiana. Activists fear the risks, and the chance it could perpetuate the fossil fuel industry."
Source: Washington Post, 06/22/2023
World's Worst Industrial Disaster Harmed People Even Before They Were Born
"Shortly after midnight on December 3, 1984, about 40 tons of deadly gas leaked out of a pesticide factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal. ....Now, a new study shows that the accident ,,, affected not just those who were exposed to the gas that night but also the generation of babies still in the womb when the accident happened."
Source: NPR, 06/21/2023
Tribal Activists Oppose Nevada Mine Key to Biden's Clean Energy Agenda
"Just 45 miles from the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation where Daranda Hinkey and her family corral horses and cows, a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s clean energy plan is taking shape: construction of one of the largest lithium mines in the world."
Source: AP, 06/21/2023
Shell Chemical Plant Had Many Violations Before Recent Fire, Paid Few Fines
"Residents, lawyers, and environmental groups point to aging facilities and reluctant state regulators as reasons for the continued string of industrial fires."
Source: Houston Public Media, 06/16/2023
Once-Shuttered California Mine Trying To Transform Rare Earth Industry
"A U.S.-based rare earth supply chain could boost clean energy and electric vehicles — and military weapons."
Source: Grist, 06/16/2023
Bayer OKs $6.9 Million Settlement With New York Over Roundup Safety Claims
"Bayer AG agreed on Thursday to pay $6.9 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it misled consumers by advertising Roundup weedkiller, which has been linked to cancer, as environmentally safe."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2023
"US Government Toughens Rules On Chemicals Used To Break Up Oil Slicks"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced more stringent rules governing offshore oil spill response, amid continuing concerns about the effects on public health and wildlife from chemical disasters, including BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010."
Source: Guardian, 06/16/2023
EPA Sued Over Pesticide-Coated Seeds’ ‘Devastating Impacts’ On US Wildlife
"Environmental groups are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency over pesticide-coated seeds they say have “devastating environmental impacts” and are spread largely without regulatory oversight."
Source: Guardian, 06/12/2023
