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East Palestine wastewater won’t be processed at Baltimore facility following mayor’s rejection

The wastewater that was scheduled to arrive in Baltimore from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment will be processed elsewhere, treatment company Clean Harbors said Tuesday morning.

Tribune News Service

US, UK Sanction 6 Syria-Linked Amphetamine Traffickers

The US and UK on Tuesday slapped sanctions on four Syrians and two Lebanese involved in manufacturing and trafficking the amphetamine drug Captagon, the two governments said. The six include cousins of Syrian President Bashar Assad and notorious Lebanese drug lynchpins. Experts say Captagon is primarily produced in Syria and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Philly water is safe to drink through Tuesday afternoon, officials say, but monitoring of chemical spill continues

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia officials say tap water from the Baxter treatment plant is safe to drink at least through 3:30 p.m. Tuesday as they continue to monitor the impact of a chemical spill from a plant upstream on the Delaware River.

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House GOP’s energy bill hitting the floor amid market volatility

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pitching legislation queued up for a floor vote this week as a salve to high gasoline and electric costs, though it remains hazy how quickly and aggressively the measure would lower prices.

Tribune News Service

The EPA waited weeks to test for dioxins after East Palestine derailment. Residents and advocates now demand more transparency

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Linda and Russell Murphy left an open house at East Palestine High School on Thursday evening with more questions than answers.

Tribune News Service

House GOP’s energy bill hitting the floor amid market volatility - Roll Call

House Republicans are pitching a bill this this week as a way to reduce energy costs, but it’s unclear how quickly it might lower prices.

Roll Call

Take the climate fight to your kitchen. Cut food waste, save money and maybe the planet

Most climate change solutions are out of reach for the average person: You, yourself, cannot install an offshore wind turbine on a weekend to cut the carbon emissions of your local power grid. Even the solutions you might have control over — like buying an electric car or installing a…

Miami Herald

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Feed the hungry, fight climate change: The campaign to curb food waste in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Ellen Bowen is on a mission to combat food waste in South Florida — a campaign that not only feeds the hungry but, perhaps surprisingly, can also help curb climate change.

Miami Herald

NSW Greens call on Labor to close Peabody-owned Metropolitan Mine at Helensburgh

The NSW Greens will push the new Labor government to close a major coal mine that has been operating in the northern Illawarra since 1887.

ABC News

GEO Group sickened ICE detainees with hazardous chemicals for months, a lawsuit says

The Social Justice Legal Foundation says one of the country's largest private prison operators knowingly exposed ICE detainees to the disinfectant HDQ Neutral.

WEKU

Dam emissions earns applause

Better accounting can go a long way in establishing sound policy to tackle the climate crisis

Salon

Pictures of the week: Gwyneth Paltrow in court, cherry blossoms and riots in France

The Independent’s picture editors bring you the best photography from all corners of the planet

The Independent UK

This factory fire clean-up prevented 20 tonnes of microplastics from washing into the sea

As fire crews battled a major blaze at a factory in Melbourne's south-east, authorities had to act quickly to prevent resulting plastic contamination from wreaking havoc on the city's waterways.

ABC News

At Least 34 Migrants Missing after Fifth Boat Sinks off Tunisia in Two Days

At least 34 African migrants were missing on Friday after their boat sank off Tunisia, the fifth shipwreck in two days, raising the total number of missing to 67 amid a sharp increase in boats heading towards Italy, Tunisian officials said. The Italian coast guard said on Thursday it had…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Guardian - US

Plan to test for dioxins near Ohio train derailment site is flawed, experts say

Test relies on visual inspection of ash to then check soil for toxins, which is ‘unlikely to give a complete picture’ of contamination

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Toxic pesticide drift hurts all of us

When I started farming corn and soybeans on our 320-acre family farm in Greene County, Iowa, in 1976, herbicides like dicamba were a go-to to control weeds. Dicamba is quite toxic, but it helped control broadleaf weeds in my corn crop — until it didn’t.

Los Angeles Times

Scientists uncover startling concentrations of pure DDT along seafloor off LA coast

LOS ANGELES — First it was the eerie images of barrels leaking on the seafloor not far from Catalina Island. Then the shocking realization that the nation’s largest manufacturer of DDT had once used the ocean as a huge dumping ground — and that as many as half a million…

Newsroom.co.nz

One small step towards banning ‘forever chemicals’

PFAS in cosmetics enter the environment through the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe

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The Independent UK

Why are interest rates going up – and how does raising them help inflation?

The Bank of England has hiked the interest rate to 4.25%

The Guardian - US

Trump appointees interfered to weaken EPA assessment of toxic chemical

Watchdog finds PFBS toxicity value was altered in 2021 report, as scientists say episode part of ‘larger rot at the agency’

Salon

What to do if there's lead in your soil

It’s not just a problem of the past. With these tips, you can help protect everyone’s future

Tribune News Service

Utilities see new costs in proposed PFAS water rule

WASHINGTON – The EPA’s long-anticipated proposal to regulate a new category of toxic substances in drinking water may shift the financial burden onto utilities and ratepayers, industry groups warned.

Dynamite News

Nitrate can release uranium into groundwater: Study

Scientists have found that nitrate, a compound common in fertilizers and animal waste, can help transport naturally occurring uranium from the underground to groundwater. Read further on Dynamite News:

Roll Call

Utilities see new costs in proposed PFAS water rule - Roll Call

An EPA proposal to regulate "forever chemicals" in drinking water may shift the financial burden to utilities and ratepayers, industry says.

Ballotpedia

Biden vetoes CRA resolution seeking to nullify ESG rule

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

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