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Plutonium Levels Near Los Alamos Similar To Chernobyl, Study Finds

"Soil, plants and water along popular recreation spots near Los Alamos, New Mexico, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, are contaminated with “extreme concentrations” of plutonium, a new study has found, but calls for the federal government to act have been dismissed."

Source: Guardian, 08/29/2024

RFK Jr Faces Call For Probe Into Claim He Chainsawed Whale’s Head Off

"An environmental group is calling for a federal investigation into the former presidential candidate for an episode in which he allegedly severed the head of a washed-up whale with a chainsaw – and drove home with it strapped to his car’s roof."

Source: Guardian, 08/28/2024

"The Big Lie In The Montana Senate Race"

"Montana GOP Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy has spent the last several months defending himself against accusations that he poses a threat to America’s federal public lands — a mess that the multimillionaire businessman and former Navy SEAL created when, shortly after launching his campaign, he explicitly called for federal lands to be “turned over to state agencies, or even counties.”

Source: HuffPost, 08/28/2024

"As Seen on TV: Big Oil’s Dystopian View of California’s Climate Agenda"

"A $5 million prime-time ad campaign is aimed at climate policies the industry claims make life miserable for Californians."

Source: Capital & Main, 08/28/2024

Chemical Industry Scientists Plan To Derail PFAS Rule On Drinking Water

"Scientists with financial ties to industry and histories of producing controversial research to derail chemical regulations are mobilizing to attack strict new federal drinking water limits for toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals”, documents reviewed by the Guardian reveal."

Source: HuffPost, 08/28/2024
September 23, 2024

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