5,200-Year-Old Lead Pollution Reveals Secrets of Early Civilizations
Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...
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Unexpected Flint River discoveries drive $2.7M cost overrun on new state park
The cost of work in the Flint River that’s tied to the development of Genesee County’s first state park has increased by $2.7 ...
Finally we know where toxic ash from the L.A. wildfires could end up
Here are the landfills that could take toxic waste from the L.A. wildfires in the coming weeks — many have not accepted ...
China-aided landmine clearing benefits 2.5 million people
AN ongoing China-aided landmine elimination project has cleared over 150sq km of land contaminated with mines and explosive remnants of war (ERWs) in Cambodia, benefiting about 2.5 million people, a ...
Updated approach to clean up contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab site open for comment
The public has more time to weigh in on those proposed changes. Citing the impact of recent wildfires on the area, the U.S.
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Ypsilanti funds hotels, more for homeless people pushed off toxic land during clean-up
City leaders will help people camping on the contaminated Water Street site to get hotels or other resources as the site is ...
Nonprofit calls on EPA to lead cleanup of toxic Cotter Mill
The Colorado Legacy Land/Lincoln Park Superfund site, formerly known as the Cotter Uranium Mill, closed in 2011, but more ...
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Oldest Known Evidence of Lead Pollution Found in Ancient Greece
New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...
Farmers Ruined by PFAS Face Key Moment in Fight Against Pentagon
A critical hearing is set for Feb. 7 before the US District Court of South Carolina, which is managing thousands of lawsuits ...
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Six-story apartment complex coming to Davol Street, Route 79 neighborhood: What we know
Boston-based developer Vitaly Fedosik has bought more land along Route 79, where he has plans for a mixed-use apartment ...
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Gov. Evers Announces New Plans to Combat PFAS, Protect Kids and Families from Harmful Contaminants, and Expand Access to Clean, Safe Drinking Water
You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events ...
Report reveals deep fractures under radioactive Ohio landfill
Mammoth trucks and front-end loaders are busy digging and filling a $650 million Ohio landfill with radioactive and hazardous ...