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Researchers Find PFAS on Ski Slopes

Researchers Find PFAS on Ski Slopes

Researchers from The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland and the University of Graz in Austria have found PFAS from ski wax on the snowy slopes of ski resorts in Austria. The findings raise concern on the impact these “forever chemicals” could have on the local environment, particularly groundwater. The study, published in the journal […]

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    Cory Booker Proposes to Shut Down New Factory Farms

    Cory Booker Proposes to Shut Down New Factory Farms

    New Jersey senator and presidential hopeful Cory Booker put forth the Farm System Reform Act of 2019, in recognition of the environmental impact of industrial agriculture, which would put a stop to any new factory farms, as The Hill reported. The bill will reform the agriculture system by breaking up monopolistic practices in the industry […]

    Federal Water Tap: EPA Releases Draft PFAS Groundwater Cleanup Guidance

    Federal Water Tap: EPA Releases Draft PFAS Groundwater Cleanup Guidance

    By the Numbers 5: Priority recommendations that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented since March 2018. Those actions relate to chemical standards, nonpoint water pollution and water pollution assessment. There are, however, 14 priority recommendations that the agency has not acted on. (Government Accountability Office) News Briefs PFAS Groundwater Cleanup Standards The EPA […]

    All Coal-Fired Power Plants in Texas Found Leaking Toxins Into Groundwater

    All Coal-Fired Power Plants in Texas Found Leaking Toxins Into Groundwater

    Power plants across Texas are leaching toxins into groundwater, according to new research. A report released this week from the Environmental Integrity Project found that all of the state’s 16 coal-fired power plants are leaching contaminants from coal ash into the ground, and almost none of the plants are properly lining their pits to prevent […]

    Warning: A ‘Shrinking Window’ of Usable Groundwater

    Warning: A ‘Shrinking Window’ of Usable Groundwater

    By Tara Lohan We’re living beyond our means when it comes to groundwater. That’s probably not news to everyone, but new research suggests that, deep underground in a number of key aquifers in some parts of the U.S., we may have much less water than previously thought. “We found that the average depth of water […]

    New Report Reveals Severe Groundwater Contamination at Illinois Coal Ash Dumps

    New Report Reveals Severe Groundwater Contamination at Illinois Coal Ash Dumps

    A new report written by Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club, revealed widespread pollution of the groundwater surrounding 90 percent of reporting Illinois coal ash dumpsites. The report is based on industry data made publicly available for the first time this year because of a requirement in federal coal ash regulations. […]

    An Aquifer From the Ice Age Becomes a Battleground in New Mexico

    An Aquifer From the Ice Age Becomes a Battleground in New Mexico

    By Eleanor Bravo Imagine: a deep, pristine aquifer persists without incident for more than 11,700 years in the Valley of San Augustin. It is revered and left unmarred by the community members who know of its existence, utilizing it respectfully and sustainably, leaving it intact—from the Ice Age until 2008. That is when a New […]