"Signs of BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Persist Over a Decade Later"
"Spots of solid petroleum residues and oily mats can still be found in coastal wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study."
Source: Earther, 08/12/2022
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EPA OKs Plan To Truck Contamination From One Black Community To Another
"Contaminated soil from a Superfund site in Navassa [N.C.] will be shipped to one of three landfills outside Brunswick County, likely moving toxic pollution from one non-white or low-income community to another."
Source: States Newsroom, 08/10/2022
Conceding to Manchin, Bill Exempts Most Oil Industry From Methane Fees
"The U.S. Senate climate bill’s fee on oil and gas industry methane emissions will cover less than half the sector’s releases of the powerful greenhouse gas, thanks to concessions made to win over party holdout Joe Manchin, according to a review of the legislation and interviews with lawmakers that negotiated it."
Source: Reuters, 08/10/2022
Tijuana Sewage Spill Shutters Calif. Beach And Shoreline, Yet Again
"Adam Wraight pulled a blue sewage "warning" sign out of the sand near Imperial Beach Pier on Thursday morning, replacing it with the more ominous yellow and red placard telling beachgoers that waters were officially closed."
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, 08/08/2022
Following Nature on a Transformative Journey Away From the Mean Streets of D.C.
As a young man, Rodney Stotts knew plenty about drugs, guns and poverty and little about the other kinds of wildlife in his hometown. A chance offer of a job cleaning up Washington, D.C.’s Anacostia River set him on the path to becoming a master falconer — despite racist resistance — and a mentor to others who share his inner-city roots. BookShelf’s Jennifer Weeks reviews Stotts’ memoir, “Bird Brother.”
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"Communities Near 23 Sterilization Plants Have Increased Cancer Risk: EPA"
"Communities near 23 sterilization facilities across the U.S. have increased risks of cancer due to the facilities’ emissions of a toxic chemical, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said this week."
Source: The Hill, 08/05/2022
History of DDT Ocean Dumping Off L.A. Even Worse Than Expected, EPA Finds
"After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago near Catalina Island, federal regulators concluded that the toxic pollution in the deep ocean could be far worse — and far more sweeping — than what scientists anticipated."
Source: LA Times, 08/05/2022
"Drought, Sluggish Mississippi River Make Small Dead Zone"
"Drought made the Mississippi River sluggish and led to a smaller than average dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico — an area where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life, the scientist who’s been measuring it for decades said Wednesday."
Source: AP, 08/04/2022
"A Record Amount Of Seaweed Is Choking Shores In The Caribbean"
"Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases."
Source: AP, 08/04/2022
"Senate Passes Long-Sought Bill To Help Veterans Affected By Burn Pits"
"The Senate voted Tuesday night to pass a long-sought bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The final vote was 86-11."
Source: CNN, 08/03/2022
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