Environmental Politics

"EPA Reviews Bayer Herbicide Blamed For Widespread U.S. Crop Damage"

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the weed killer dicamba can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to resist the chemical, without the procedure posing "unreasonable risks" to other crops, an agency official said on Tuesday."

Source: Reuters, 12/22/2021

"60 Minutes: Americans Fighting For Access To Sewage Disposal"

"Lowndes County, Alabama, which sits between Selma and Montgomery, was once called Bloody Lowndes for its central role in the struggle for civil rights. Today people in Lowndes are fighting for another basic right: access to sewage treatment."

Source: CBS News, 12/21/2021

Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” for Industrial Air Pollution

"One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”"

Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 12/21/2021

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