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"Long-Banned Toxics Are Still Accumulating In Great Lakes Birds"

"Decades ago several bird species in the Great Lakes—including the iconic bald eagle—faced an uncertain future because toxic chemicals were threatening their populations. While several bans and policies have offered some protection, the same chemicals threatening these birds 60 years ago continue to accumulate in their bodies—and new chemical threats are adding to their toxic burdens, according to two new studies."

Source: EHN, 10/15/2020

No Inspection: "States Ignore Lead-Contaminated Meat In Food Banks"

"Hunter-donated meat provides crucial protein to US food banks. But an EHN investigation found a lack of oversight that could result in potentially hundreds of thousands of lead-contaminated meals this year."

Source: EHN, 10/15/2020

"Mining Covers More Than 20% Of Indigenous Territory In The Amazon"

"Mining, both legal and illegal, impinges on more than one-fifth of Indigenous territory in the Amazon, according to a new study from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network (RAISG)."

Source: Mongabay, 10/13/2020

"EPA Hired Consultants To Counter Staff Experts On Fluoride"

"At a trial over fluoride regulations this summer, EPA eschewed its own experts, hiring an outside company often deployed by corporations to deny and downplay chemicals' health impacts."

Source: E&E News, 10/13/2020

CA Exide Battery Recycling Plant Left Big Toxic Mess. Could It Walk Away?

"For decades, families across a swath of southeast Los Angeles County have lived in an environmental disaster zone, their kids playing in yards polluted with brain-damaging lead while they wait on a state agency to remove contaminated soil from thousands of homes. Now, the cleanup faces even greater uncertainty."

Source: LA Times, 10/12/2020

"Forests: Concerns Grow About Herbicide Use In Wildfires' Wake"

"First, the wildfires came to California and Oregon, scorching hundreds of thousands of acres of national forests. Next, weeds will sprout on those blackened lands. They'll be followed quickly by chemical weedkillers like glyphosate, as the Forest Service tries to make trees grow again."

Source: E&E News, 10/09/2020

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"Long-Banned Toxics Are Still Accumulating In Great Lakes Birds"

No Inspection: "States Ignore Lead-Contaminated Meat In Food Banks"

"Mining Covers More Than 20% Of Indigenous Territory In The Amazon"

"EPA Hired Consultants To Counter Staff Experts On Fluoride"

CA Exide Battery Recycling Plant Left Big Toxic Mess. Could It Walk Away?

"Forests: Concerns Grow About Herbicide Use In Wildfires' Wake"

"California Water Probe Finds PFAS in Majority of Tested Wells"

Bees Face ‘Perfect Storm’ — Parasites, Air Pollution and Other Threats

"EPA Faces Decision On Chemical Linked To Brain Damage In Children"

"Asbestos Ban Stalls In Congress Amid Partisan Fight"

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