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‘Forever chemical’ hotspots revealed to include RAF bases and airports

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy RAF bases, airports and fire stations are amongst the biggest …

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1 week ago

Storm surge: How hurricanes turn oceans into deadly walls of water

India Today

Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone. A powerful storm surge can cause long-term damage by sweeping away roads, eroding beaches and contaminating land with salt water, harming wildlife and agriculture. The maximum high water mark observation of storm surge was 27.8 feet at Pass Christian in Mississippi, according to …

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1 week, 6 days ago

India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster

Al Jazeera

Indian authorities say they have moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world’s deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal. In the early hours of December 3, 1984, methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory owned by American Union Carbide Corporation, poisoning more than half a million people in Bhopal, the …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says

LA Times

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of contamination, but its authors are standing by their conclusions and warn against using such products. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere, experts from the nonprofit Toxic-Free Future said they detected flame retardants and other toxic …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

How to practice proper food safety this Thanksgiving, according to the USDA

Salon

In anticipation of Thanksgiving, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging consumers to practice proper food safety — especially when thawing, prepping and cooking the star of the holiday: turkey. “On the most popular food holiday of the year, we’re reminding consumers to follow safe food handling practices starting at the grocery store and going all the way through enjoying …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is your beauty bag contaminated with bacteria? Cosmetic experts detail how to keep your makeup products clean

Daily Mail

You might know to check the expiration dates on your makeup, but have you ever considered that your cosmetics bag might be teeming with bacteria? FEMAIL spoke to celebrity makeup artists and beauty experts to find out what you're doing wrong - and what you can do right - to guarantee your makeup bag and brushes stay clean. You probably …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Honeywell will fund cleanup of contaminated groundwater in San Fernando Valley, EPA says

LA Times

A worker assembles parts of an ultraviolet water treatment system at the LADWP Tujunga Spreading Grounds facility, where the agency is cleaning up contaminated groundwater in the San Fernando Valley. The EPA said the facilities will treat groundwater in a portion of the San Fernando Valley Superfund site, enabling the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to use the …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies

Wired

If you stood on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River in Colorado after the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire, the rumbling water may have appeared black. Although the water looked clear again several weeks later, Charles Rhoades, a research biogeochemist at the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, says he is still seeing contaminants from the fire in …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘This is not acceptable’: Delhi minister Atishi directs chief secretary to address sewer overflow problem in Delhi

Hindustan Times

Delhi water minister Atishi has asked the chief secretary to address the sewer overflow issues across Delhi, directing him to oversee and resolve the situation and take strict action against negligent officers responsible for the crisis. I have taken multiple review meetings of Delhi Jal Board along with concerned local are representatives and DJB officers,” Atishi writes. Atishi mentioned that …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We’ve had enough’: The quaint Surrey village ‘blighted’ by petrol leak contaminating drinking water

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery An emergency bottle bank has been set up outside Bramley …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

From The Hindu Archives, May 20, 1974: Safe technology developed by India for nuclear explosions

The Hindu

New Delhi, May 20: The Meteorological Department here to-day announced it had recorded India’s first underground nuclear explosion set off on Saturday. They say it suggests that the AEC has developed the technology of peaceful nuclear explosives to such an extent that they can be exploded even at a fairly shallow depth without venting and contaminating the atmosphere. According to …

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10 months ago

US, Canada and indigenous groups announce proposal to address cross-border mining pollution

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S., Canada and several …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Trash talk: The big problem with tiny packs

Hindustan Times

It may have an expiry date of February 2025, but the tiny packs in your purse, your travel pack and elsewhere in your home will likely be around, in some form or another, for at least 500 years. “One of the first barriers is the glass,” says Alexis Hocken, a chemical engineering doctoral candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, …

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1 year ago

Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Independent has found that: The lethal new drugs …

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1 year ago

Navy awards $6-million contract for cleanup of World War II hangar in Tustin that burned

LA Times

A cleanup crew picks up potentially toxic debris Nov. 13 around the still-burning World War II-era blimp hangar at the former air base in Tustin. Navy officials announced this week that a $6-million contract has been awarded to an environmental cleanup firm to remove the debris that was released when a historic 17-story hangar in the city of Tustin caught …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Israeli former Premier League star says FA is 'on the dark side of history'

The Telegraph

Yossi Benayoun, the Jewish former Premier League star, has condemned the FA for refusing to light up the Wembley arch in the colours of Israel, saying they have put themselves “on the dark side of history”. “Acts we can’t even comprehend which we should never stay silent against.” ‘History will judge them’ Benayoun, who is currently the sporting director of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Clouds now contain plastic, risking contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If the issue of ‘plastic air pollution’ is not addressed proactively, climate change and ecological risks may become a …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Paper cups as toxic as plastic ones when they end up in nature, finds study

India TV News

If you think paper cups are a perfect alternative to plastic cups to avoid toxic chemicals, as the latte coffee you take with you in a paper cup can also harm living organisms if it ends up in nature. However, paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups. A team of researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Fukushima nuclear plant to start releasing treated radioactive water into the sea

LA Times

Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to shut down the facility, which had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago. In Seoul, Park Ku-yeon, first vice minister of South Korea’s …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Gram Panchayat allegedly dumps trash into abandoned stone quarry at Manjalpade

The Hindu

Loads of trash, including plastic, dumped at an abandoned quarry at Manjalpade on Bondel-Manjalpade Road, off airport road and the subsequent outflow of rainwater contaminated with the trash towards Padushedde and Maravoor vented dam has triggered anxiety among the residents since Wednesday. Residents of Padushedde and Manjalpade, who gathered at the site on Wednesday and Thursday, blamed the Moodushedde Gram …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Ecuador confirms oil spill of 1,200 barrels on northwest coast

Al Jazeera

State-owned firm Petroecuador says it is investigating cause of spill that contaminated about 4km of beach. Authorities in the South American nation of Ecuador have confirmed that an oil spill released about 1,200 barrels into the Pacific, contaminating kilometres of oceanfront. Rafael Armendariz, transportation manager for the state-owned oil firm Petroecuador, confirmed on Thursday that the incident took place a …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Study says drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains “forever chemicals” that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday. The synthetic compounds known collectively as PFAS are contaminating drinking water to varying extents in large cities and small towns — and in private wells and public systems, the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The hidden cost of gasoline

Raw Story

This story was originally published by Grist and co-published with Crosscut. “The oil companies started to realize that they could be liable for a lot of environmental harm caused by these little gas stations,” said Peter Lehner, who investigated underground storage tank leaks for the Natural Resources Defense Council as well as the New York attorney general’s office in the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Tyranny expert compares today's Republicans to old-school Communists

Raw Story

Tyranny expert Timothy Snyder, a Yale University professor and author, explained that the contemporary Republican Party has a startling number of characteristics that they're adopting from fascists and authoritarians — and also from the communists they claim to oppose. Snyder explained that it's easy to see the decline in a democracy when it's something like Russia invading Ukraine, because there …

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‘Forever chemical’ hotspots revealed to include RAF bases and airports

Storm surge: How hurricanes turn oceans into deadly walls of water

India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster

Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says

How to practice proper food safety this Thanksgiving, according to the USDA

Is your beauty bag contaminated with bacteria? Cosmetic experts detail how to keep your makeup products clean

Honeywell will fund cleanup of contaminated groundwater in San Fernando Valley, EPA says

Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies

‘This is not acceptable’: Delhi minister Atishi directs chief secretary to address sewer overflow problem in Delhi

‘We’ve had enough’: The quaint Surrey village ‘blighted’ by petrol leak contaminating drinking water

From The Hindu Archives, May 20, 1974: Safe technology developed by India for nuclear explosions

US, Canada and indigenous groups announce proposal to address cross-border mining pollution

Trash talk: The big problem with tiny packs

Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?

Navy awards $6-million contract for cleanup of World War II hangar in Tustin that burned

Israeli former Premier League star says FA is 'on the dark side of history'

Clouds now contain plastic, risking contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’

Paper cups as toxic as plastic ones when they end up in nature, finds study

Fukushima nuclear plant to start releasing treated radioactive water into the sea

Gram Panchayat allegedly dumps trash into abandoned stone quarry at Manjalpade

Ecuador confirms oil spill of 1,200 barrels on northwest coast

Study says drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals

The hidden cost of gasoline

Tyranny expert compares today's Republicans to old-school Communists