"Safety Board: Several Issues Contributed to Massive Fire at BioLab"
"Lake Charles, LA - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board found five safety issues that contributed to the massive fire at BioLab during Hurricane Laura in 2020."
Source: KPLC, 04/25/2023
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EPA Settlement Forces Chemical Plant To Cut Cancer-Causing Air Pollutants
"A German company has agreed to substantially reduce air pollutants from a chemical plant near LaPlace, according to a settlement reached this week with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 04/25/2023
2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Include Texas Gulf Coast Defender
"Grassroots activists who took on British mining giants and a serial plastics polluter – and won – are among this year’s recipients of the world’s most prestigious environmental prize."
Source: Guardian, 04/25/2023
EPA Accused Of Failing To Regulate Use Of Toxic Herbicide Despite Court Order
"The US Environmental Protection Agency has in effect ignored a 2020 federal court order prohibiting the use of Monsanto and other producers’ toxic dicamba-based herbicides that are destroying millions of acres of cropland, harming endangered species and increasing cancer risks for farmers, new fillings in the lawsuit charge."
Source: Guardian, 04/25/2023
"Environmental Advocates Warn Against Using PVC In Drinking Water Pipes"
"A coalition of environmental organizations warned in a report Wednesday of potential health risks in replacing lead pipes with polyvinyl chloride (PVC)."
Source: The Hill, 04/21/2023
"Cloud Seeding Catching On Amid Rocky Mountain Drought"
"Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don’t talk about their toughest moments on the job in the cloud seeding business, like the time when one of them got stuck in deep mountain snow and had to hike out alone in the dark."
Source: AP, 04/20/2023
"PFAS Disclosure Proposal in Maine Closely Watched as Model"
"Manufacturers would have to report PFAS in their products to the state of Maine under a proposed regulation that is being closely watched by industry, advocacy groups, and other states."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/20/2023
Bill Would Fine Texans for Multiple Unenforced Environmental Complaints
"Opponents say the bill would have a “chilling effect” on citizen reports of air and water pollution."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/19/2023
Env. Justice Advocates Urge Calif. to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits
"The first thing Nalleli Cobo wanted to do when she heard the oil well in her South Los Angeles neighborhood was shutting down was scream. ... Cobo grew up breathing foul-smelling, toxic emissions from an oil production site just 30 feet from her home."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/14/2023
"Analysis: Race To The Bottom For Deep-Sea Minerals Centers On Tiny Nauru"
"The Pacific island nation of Nauru and its roughly 11,000 residents are at the center of the increasingly contentious debate over whether the world's seabeds should be mined for nickel and other green energy transition minerals."
Source: Reuters, 04/14/2023
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