#WorldWarII #EnvironmentalProtection #Shipwrecks
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The Remains of U.S. Shipwrecks Are Lurking on the Ocean Floor -- and They're Ticking Time Bombs
On June 28, 1942 -- more than seven months after the U. S. Congress declared war on Japan and Germany, formally initiating the country's involvement in World War II -- a German U-701 submarine attacked the 554-foot-long SS William Rockefeller as part of Operation Drumbeat, an Axis effort to attack U.
#EnvironmentalProtection #AirPollution #PublicHealth
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EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes.
#EnvironmentalProtection #AirPollution #PublicHealth
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EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes.
#EnvironmentalProtection #PublicHealth #AirPollution
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EPA moves to weaken pollution limits on chemical used to sterilize medical equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices like catheters and syringes.
#Conservation #EnvironmentalProtection #WildlifeRangers
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Prince William Writes Rare Personal Message as He Reacts to Tragic Attack at Upemba National Park: "Truly Saddened
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Prince William posted a rare personal message on social media today to pay tribute to those who died in the attack on Upemba National Park.
#InvasiveSpecies #AquaticConservation #EnvironmentalProtection
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US government has a massive problem, offers $200k to anyone who can fix it
The U. S. government is offering cash prizes of up to $200,000 to anyone who can help stop the spread of destructive aquatic invasive species that cost the country more than $1 billion a year.
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#CoralReefs #EnvironmentalProtection #PortEverglades
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An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida's last thriving coral reefs
The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades.
#SalmonConservation #Hydropower #EnvironmentalProtection
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Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A federal judge in Oregon late Wednesday ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying that the Trump administration's plans for the massive structures would harm salmon runs that are "disappearing from the landscape.
#ClimateChange #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalProtection
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Why the endangerment finding mattered so much for health and the climate | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
On Feb. 12, the Trump administration scrapped the endangerment finding, the scientific principle that underpins the U.
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#PFAS #EnvironmentalProtection #DrinkingWater
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Are forever chemicals in your drinking water? Check new EPA data here
The Trump administration has officially revoked the Environmental Protection Agency's landmark endangerment finding.
Recent tests have detected toxic "forever chemicals" in public drinking water systems serving at least 151 million people, roughly half of all Americans who rely on these utilities to deliver clean water.
#EmergencyResponse #EnvironmentalProtection #DonaldTrump
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Trump approves disaster assistance to DC to help with sewage spill into Potomac River
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.
#LeadPipes #CleanWater #EnvironmentalProtection
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Trump administration to stand by tough Biden-era mandates to replace lead pipes
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration said Friday it backs a 10-year deadline for most cities and towns to replace their harmful lead pipes, giving notice that it will support a tough rule approved under the Biden administration to reduce lead in drinking water.
#LeadPipes #WaterSafety #EnvironmentalProtection
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Trump administration to stand by tough Biden-era mandates to replace lead pipes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration said Friday it backs a 10-year deadline for most cities and towns to replace their harmful lead pipes, giving notice that it will support a tough rule approved under the Biden administration to reduce lead in drinking water.
#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalProtection #GreenhouseGases
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Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging its determination last week that revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.
#EnvironmentalProtection #OilAndGas #AlaskaWildlife
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Lawsuits challenge renewed push for oil drilling in Alaska petroleum reserve and upcoming lease sale
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Conservation organizations and an Iñupiat group filed legal challenges Tuesday to the Trump administration's renewed push for oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and an upcoming lease sale that they say improperly makes available ecologically sensitive lands that have been long protected.
#PotomacRiver #SewageCrisis #EnvironmentalProtection
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Trump Orders Feds To Help Clean Up Poop-Filled River After Massive Sewage Spill
President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 16 that the federal government would help clean up and protect the Potomac River after millions of gallons of sewage was dumped into the river in mid-January.
#ChesapeakeBay #EnvironmentalProtection #WatershedManagement
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UMBC claims compliance in $27 million project that removed 1000-plus trees at Spring Grove
The Whole Watershed Act of 2024, passed to prevent ill-informed streambed work like that at Spring Grove, requires public notice, community engagement, a more thorough project analysis, and five years of post-construction monitoring and reporting to protect critical Chesapeake Bay ecosystems from further damage.
