The eastern part of North Carolina has a large number of hog operations which leads to unpleasant odors and air and water pollution. The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is representing residents who are pushing for protection from the hog …
Tire dust contains toxic chemicals (6PPD-quinone) that pose a threat to salmon populations in Washington. When it rains, the tire dust is washed into nearby waterways, contaminating the water and the salmon’s habitat. Salmon play an important role in the …
Residents are frustrated with Oregon’s inaction to addressing groundwater issues, which include elevated levels of nitrates well above the federal limit of 10 parts per million. Fertilizer runoff and wastewater from farms and industrial operations are to blame for nitrate …
Existing laboratory that converts waste food scraps into PHA-based bioplastic will be upscaled with a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Goal is to make the process closer to real-world uses instead of just laboratory setting. Researchers …
By: KQED | January 12, 2023 The new year is a make-or-break moment for a Richmond housing development atop a contaminated former waterfront site once owned by the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Plans for developing as many as 4,000 units on the …
The Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park – located in northern Harlem – is the most heavily trafficked state park in New York City, with 3 million visitors each year. Park sits atop a closed sewage treatment plant that was originally …
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EPA’s EJSCREEN mapping tool used by largest landfill operators in preparing sustainability and environmental justice reports. Environmental justice advocates indicate application of EJSCREEN by landfill operators may skew magnitude of air pollution issues near facilities. Posted By: Waste Dive | …
The federal government is seeking grant applications for recycling projects that address environmental justice issues affecting Tribal and Indigenous populations. The $40 million in grants will fund 60 projects to create new recycling and composting capacity for Tribes. Applications for …
By: North Carolina Health News | January 7, 2023 One gray cloud hanging over many Sampson County residents’ holidays was the prospect that in the coming year, soil contaminated with creosote and a toxic brew of other chemicals would be dumped …
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners has to decide what to do with about the future of the landfill. The community near the landfill is an underserved, so there are environmental justice concerns if the landfill were to close or …
