In an effort to tackle the air emissions from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals,” the environmental agencies of New Mexico, North Carolina and New Jersey have petitioned the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the Clean Air Act’s list of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) to include four specific PFAS compounds. PFAS […]
Britain has introduced new legislation in an attempt to crack down on water companies that pollute its lakes, rivers and seas, in what the government says is “the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade.” The Water (Special Measures) Bill will give new powers to regulators to take faster and more stringent action […]
In what prosecutor Anders Gustafsson called “the largest environmental crime in Sweden,” 11 people and the Think Pink recycling company are being accused of the illegal disposal of toxic waste. Defendants include former Think Pink chief executive Bella Nilsson — who has since changed her name to Fariba Vancor and once referred to herself as […]
In a new study, scientists have confirmed that even low concentrations of the antidepressant pharmaceutical fluoxetine, also known by the brand name of Prozac, are affecting fish behaviors in the wild. Biologists from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, Italy have completed a five-year investigation on how fluoxetine pollution […]
It’s well-known that microplastics are pervasive, with scientists finding microplastics in testicular tissue, lungs and even blood. But now, researchers have discovered microplastic pieces in samples of the human brain at higher levels than expected. In a new pre-printed study published early by the National Library of Medicine, scientists analyzed plastic content in the livers, […]
At the urging of Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth and other green groups, a United States federal judge has thrown out a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) assessment governing how threatened and endangered marine species like whales and sea turtles ought to be protected from oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
More than 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam were discharged by a malfunctioning fire suppression system at the Brunswick Executive Airport, formerly the Brunswick Naval Air Station, in Maine on Monday. According to WBUR, the foam was released in an airport hangar by a malfunctioning system early on Monday. After it discharged, the foam ran off […]
As global heating caused by the climate crisis warms the Arctic as much as four times faster than the worldwide average, Alaska’s Yukon River is eroding thawing permafrost and releasing mercury-laden sediment that has been sequestered for thousands of years into the surrounding environment. The toxic contaminant is putting the food chain and communities that […]
The U.S. has shifted its policy position and is now in favor of supporting limitations on global plastics, Reuters confirmed. As reported by Grist, the Biden administration announced in closed-door meetings this week that it supported global efforts to limit plastic pollution via the United Nations’ plastic treaty. Previously, the U.S. had held the stance […]
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