Water & Oceans

"Dolphins Make A Splash In The Bronx River For First Time In 5 Years"

"Dolphins are cavorting in the Bronx River of all places for the first time in at least five years, delighting New Yorkers. They’re a hopeful sign that efforts to clean up the river, long plagued by pollution, are seeing some success, said city officials."

Source: HuffPost, 01/26/2023

US Refuses Calls For Immediate Protection Of North Atlantic Right Whales

"The U.S. government has denied two petitions to immediately protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales during the species’ calving season, raising concerns that this population of whales will continue to decline without intervention. There are currently about 340 of these whales left, making them one of the most threatened cetaceans in the world."

Source: Mongabay, 01/26/2023

Some Landfills Will Begin Treating PFAS On-Site As Regulations Tighten

"After years of sending leachate from the Coventry landfill downstream to a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Vermont, Casella Waste Systems is building an on-site facility to treat its runoff. Amid rising public concern over PFAS and new or forthcoming regulations, an increasing number of landfill operators across the country are considering similar moves."

Source: Waste Dive, 01/24/2023

Brazil Police Say Gang Leader Likely Ordered Killing of Phillips, Pereira

"Brazil's federal police said on Monday they had a "strong conviction" a gang leader known as "Colombia" ordered the brutal murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, killed in the Amazon rainforest last June."

Source: Reuters, 01/24/2023

"Georgia Regulators Release Plans For Mine Near Okefenokee"

"Georgia regulators released detailed plans Thursday for a titanium mine near the fabled Okefenokee swamp, a project that’s drawn the ire of environmental groups and the head of the Interior Department."

Source: E&E News, 01/23/2023

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