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- EWG warns forever chemicals are contaminating US drinking water at levels far worse than expected Sat, 25 Jan 20, 5:30amToxic ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, persist in the environment, grossly tainting the drinking water of many United States cities, like Miami, New Orleans and Philadelphia...
- INFOGRAPHIC: The True Environmental Cost of Eating Meat Thu, 13 Nov 14, 7:00amDo you know the real cost of a steak? We're not talking about the dollars that people shell out to buy one, but rather the environmental cost of creating it? From the water and grain needed to feed livestock to the emissions...
- 10% of U.S. Beaches Are Too Polluted for Swimming: How Does Your Favorite Rate? Fri, 27 Jun 14, 2:04amThe Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has just released its 24th annual Beach Report, "Testing the Waters 2014," which identifies the most polluted beaches in the U.S. Shockingly, 10 percent of the nation's beaches...
- Yet Another Fukushima Spill Sends Radioactive Water into Pacific Ocean Fri, 4 Oct 13, 11:30pmThe utility responsible for Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has confirmed yet another leak of carcinogenic, strontium-containing wastewater from storage tanks at the site...
- Japanese Prime Minister Orders TEPCO to Fix Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Leaks, Wants Plant Scrapped Fri, 20 Sep 13, 11:00pmOn a tour of the crippled nuclear power plant, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the operators of Fukushima Daiichi to present a timeline for fixing persistent leaks of contaminated water, and suggested that all...
- Scientists Develop Plasma-Treated Nano Filter to Clean Water in the Developing World Fri, 16 Aug 13, 1:30amA team of international researchers have found a new way to purify water in the developing world. It’s a filter made of plasma-charged carbon nano-tubes that can easily filter out harmful contaminants and even remove salt...
- New Study Suggests Pacific Ocean is Polluted With… Coffee? Tue, 7 Aug 12, 12:19amPeople aren’t the only ones getting a jolt from caffeine these days; in a new study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, scientists found elevated concentrations of caffeine in the Pacific Ocean in areas off the coast...
- Cadmium Spill in China’s Liu River Threatens to Contaminate Water Supply for 3 Million People Tue, 31 Jan 12, 8:40amA cadmium spill in the Liu River of southern China has police and emergency personnel scrambling to clean and protect the water supply of a major city in its path...