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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
U.S. court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
The issue is whether a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies that placed polluting industries in majority-Black communities.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2024
The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year, study finds
India leads the world in generating plastic waste, followed by Nigeria, Indonesia and China.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
Maine hospitals launch green initiatives to offset high energy use
The changes at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth include discontinuing certain anesthetic gases and pivoting to renewable heating sources.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2024
‘Our worst nightmare’: Brunswick officials grapple with hazardous chemical spill
Brunswick Fire Chief Ken Brillant says that the cleanup of a firefighting foam spill is in motion, while council members, civilian groups and residents alike express concerns about contamination.
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PublishedApril 29, 2024
Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
Negotiators aim to conclude a treaty by the end of 2024.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
SEC scales back new pollution-disclosure rules for companies
Companies will have to disclose climate risks that could harm their operations or financial conditions, such as those caused by rising sea levels, hurricanes, droughts, or wildfires.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
$1.6 million on the line for Wiscasset in dispute over nuclear waste facility
A state statute rewards companies for limiting pollution at the cost of the towns where they’re located. For Wiscasset, the price tag could be in the millions.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2022
Potholes, road salt and climate change: Warmer Maine winters raise new concerns
Rising average temperatures are expected to create more safety hazards for motorists and more pollution for Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Turtles dying from eating trash show plastics scourge in UAE
Marine experts are finding plastic bags, bottle caps, rope and fishing nets in the animals' stomachs.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife
Researchers in New Hampshire are investigating the potential link between PCBs and population declines of loons.
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