Burning Tires: PA Residents ‘Shocked’ By Firm’s Bitcoin-Mining Plan
"A crypto-mining company in Pennsylvania is seeking to burn tires to produce bitcoin, prompting an outcry from residents and environmental groups."
Source: Guardian, 09/01/2023
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"3M's $10.3 Billion PFAS Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval"
"3M on Tuesday secured preliminary approval for a $10.3 billion deal resolving claims by U.S. public water providers that the company polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals, less than a day after a group of 22 U.S. states and territories dropped their objections to the deal."
Source: Reuters, 08/30/2023
How Industry Is Fighting Stricter Controls For Manganese In Drinking Water
"High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce the metal are downplaying the risks in a battle with the EPA."
Source: Grist, 08/30/2023
New Flame Retardants Found In Breast Milk Years After Others Were Banned
"In the early 2000s, researchers tested breast milk samples from U.S. mothers and found high levels of toxic compounds used as a common flame retardant in household items."
Source: NPR, 08/25/2023
"Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers"
"Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of produced water from the Permian Basin. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge the water into rivers and creeks."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/18/2023
Drinking Water Of Millions Of Americans Contaminated With PFAS Chemicals
"Drinking water consumed by millions of Americans from hundreds of communities spread across the United States is contaminated with dangerous levels of toxic chemicals, according to testing data released on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."
Source: Guardian, 08/18/2023
"The Toxic Aftermath Of The Maui Fires Could Last For Years"
"Lahaina is plagued by hazardous debris, chemicals and undrinkable water. A big storm could worsen and spread the wildfire contamination."
Source: Washington Post, 08/18/2023
"One Family’s Toxic Train Wreck Ordeal: Illness, Exile and Debt"
"The Albright family left town after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near their Ohio home. Now, they are back, facing personal, medical and financial crises in a newly divided community."
Source: NYTimes, 08/17/2023
Pa. Kids Near Fracking Wells Face Higher Risk For Childhood Cancer And Asthma
"Residents living near fracking wells were more likely to experience childhood cancer, severe asthma attacks and low birth weights, found three long-awaited studies on fracking and health released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday evening."
Source: EHN, 08/17/2023
Minnesota Tribal School Fights To Eliminate PFAS in Drinking Water
"As the United States begins to crack down on PFAS contamination, Indigenous communities are getting left behind."
Source: Grist, 08/16/2023
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