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California Sues Walmart for Dumping Hazardous Waste in Landfills

California Sues Walmart for Dumping Hazardous Waste in Landfills

Corporate giant Walmart is being sued by the state of California for allegedly dumping 159,600 pounds of hazardous waste a year in the state’s landfills. The products, which include pesticides, toxic cleaning supplies, batteries, aerosol cans, latex paints and LED lightbulbs, are not materials the landfills are equipped to handle. Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, […]

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    California Sues Walmart for Dumping Hazardous Waste in Landfills

    California Sues Walmart for Dumping Hazardous Waste in Landfills

    Corporate giant Walmart is being sued by the state of California for allegedly dumping 159,600 pounds of hazardous waste a year in the state’s landfills. The products, which include pesticides, toxic cleaning supplies, batteries, aerosol cans, latex paints and LED lightbulbs, are not materials the landfills are equipped to handle. Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, […]

    Walmart Joins Ranks of Retailers Pulling Toxic Paint Strippers From Shelves – When Will EPA Follow Suit?

    Walmart Joins Ranks of Retailers Pulling Toxic Paint Strippers From Shelves – When Will EPA Follow Suit?

    By Sarah Vogel Monday, Walmart announced that it will stop selling paint strippers containing methylene chloride or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in stores by February 2019—making it the first general merchandise retailer to take such action. Walmart’s announcement follows the strong leadership demonstrated by Lowes, Home Depot and Sherwin Williams, all of which have committed not to […]

    Walmart Files Patent for Robot Bees

    Walmart Files Patent for Robot Bees

    With the mass die-off of bees spelling trouble for agriculture, the world’s largest retailer has filed patents for the use of “unmanned vehicles,” or drones, to aid with pollination and crop production. In U.S. Patent Office documents made public last week, Walmart has applied for six patents on drones designed to identify pest damage, spray […]

    3 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Our P​lanet in 2018

    3 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Our P​lanet in 2018

    By Elizabeth Sturcken Feeling down about our planet in 2018? Don’t! There are many reasons to be hopeful around environmental action in the new year—and if the following developments don’t make you feel better, I’ve prescribed some action steps at the end that are guaranteed to set you on a healthier, happier path. Don’t get […]

    Judge Stops Walmart Shopping Center From Being Built on Endangered Florida Forest

    Judge Stops Walmart Shopping Center From Being Built on Endangered Florida Forest

    Environmentalists cheered after a Miami district court judge issued an emergency injunction on Friday to stop bulldozers from razing a stretch of endangered pine rocklands—one of the world’s rarest forests, and home to species found nowhere else on Earth—to make way for a Walmart shopping center near Zoo Miami and Everglades National Park. Judge Ursula […]