Midwest Soil Eroding Faster Than Ever. Modern Farming Could Be To Blame.
"Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research."
Source: Grist, 12/20/2022
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"EPA Overhauls Chemical Reviews To Boost Transparency"
"EPA is taking steps to heighten transparency around its review process for new chemicals, amid an outpouring of criticism from advocates and watchdog groups who have called on the Biden administration to prioritize targeting toxic substances."
Source: E&E News, 12/20/2022
Illinois Failed To Act on PFAS in Mississippi River For Over a Decade
"Alarmed by the threats to public health, Minnesota officials pressured 3M to dramatically reduce pollution released into the Mississippi River at its manufacturing plant southeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul, where the global conglomerate pioneered the highly toxic, almost indestructible chemicals after World War II."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 12/19/2022
"Cop15: Historic Deal Struck To Halt Biodiversity Loss By 2030"
"Governments appear to have signed a once-in-a-decade deal to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, but the agreement seems to have been forced through by the Chinese president, ignoring the objections of some African states."
Source: Guardian, 12/19/2022
"$698M Deal To End Monsanto PCB Pollution Lawsuit In Oregon"
"Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns, the state’s attorney general announced Thursday."
Source: AP, 12/16/2022
As Workers Battle Cancer, OSHA Admits Its Limit for Chemical Is Too High
"Before his shift at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Niagara Falls in May 2021, a worker peed in a cup. Before he clocked out, he did it again."
Source: ProPublica, 12/16/2022
"In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining"
"A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical."
Source: YaleE360, 12/15/2022
"Nevada Flower Listed As Endangered At Lithium Mine Site"
"A Nevada wildflower was declared endangered at the only place it’s known to exist — on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries, U.S. wildlife officials announced Wednesday."
Source: AP, 12/15/2022
"EPA Aims to Cancel Last Food Use Registrations for Chlorpyrifos"
"The last remaining registrations that allow chlorpyrifos to be used on food crops would be canceled under a pair of notices the EPA is proposing, a move that would end food uses of a pesticide the agency says harms children."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/14/2022
Bald Eagles Believed To Have Been Poisoned Near Minnesota Landfill
"More than a dozen dead or dying bald eagles were found near a landfill in Inver Grove Heights, suspected victims of poisoning by eating carcasses of animals that were chemically euthanized and dumped at the landfill, according to wildlife officials."
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune, 12/12/2022
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