UN Bans Mercury Satellite Propellants Under New Minamata Treaty Provisions
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Susan Sargent | March 28, 2022
Just one communications network using the technology could result in hundreds of metric tons of mercury releases into the upper atmosphere ...
Were Boeing’s fines after Woolsey Fire reduced because of a conflict of interest?
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Susan Sargent | March 27, 2022
The fines stemmed from toxic and radioactive contaminants in stormwater runoff from Boeing’s portion of the Santa Susana Field Lab following the devastating fire, which broke out on the 2,850-acre site, according to the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ...
National Park Service Silent On Dropping Public Input On Cell Tower Installations
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Susan Sargent | March 25, 2022
National Park Service officials in Washington have been silent on retaining a Trump administration policy not to seek public involvement on proposals to locate cell towers in the National Park System or to provide other pertinent information surrounding the towers. According to Public ...
PFAS News Roundup: Indiana PFAS property transfers, Lake Superior rainbow smelt advisory, new Ohio PFAS regulation bill
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Susan Sargent | March 24, 2022
New York ranks 8th among the 50 states that altogether have 120,000 possible sites releasing potentially carcinogenic PFA class chemicals used in everything from cooking pans to firefighter foam, advocates said Tuesday. Suffolk has 286 sites on an interactive map created by the Public ...
Park Remarks: Who really owns the land? Land ownership, decisions in flux near Utah parks
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Susan Sargent |
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a motorized travel management plan for the greater Paunsaugunt area just outside of Kanab, including off-road vehicle travel, through March 25. Data released last week show that 54 million acres of land managed by BLM fail to ...