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DeSmogBlog, January 14, 2021
DeSmogBlog articles include: Major Petrochemical Plant With ‘Pattern of Influence Peddling’; Louisiana Science Denial and trump; Lawsuit Challenges Permits for Texas Polluters; Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Resistance; Climate Disinformation Database: William Briggs
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A German Initiative Seeks to Curb Global Emissions of a Climate Super-Pollutant
Inside Climate News discusses A German Initiative Seeks to Curb Global Emissions of a Climate Super-Pollutant. The nitrous oxide emissions from hundreds of chemical plants globally, 300 times more warming than carbon dioxide, are the greenhouse equivalent of 45 million cars.
The Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and the Navoiyazot chemical […]
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PFAS CHEMICALS ARE TURNING UP IN TAP WATER ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Ensia discusses PFAS CHEMICALS ARE TURNING UP IN TAP WATER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HOW DO WE GET THEM OUT? Removing “forever” chemicals from drinking water is not an easy task.
This piece was expanded and updated from an original report in the Dayton [Ohio] Daily News published in June 2020. This story […]
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Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies
The Guardian discusses Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies. Health impact is unknown but scientists say particles may cause long-term damage to foetuses.
Microplastic particles have been revealed in the placentas of unborn babies for the first time, which the researchers said was “a matter of great […]
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Wildfires fueled by climate change threaten toxic Superfund sites
NBC News discusses Wildfires fueled by climate change threaten toxic Superfund sites. Blazes at the imperiled hazardous waste sites could release toxins ranging from acid mine drainage to radioactive smoke.
For Jake Jeresek, a leader of the U.S. Forest Service’s firefighting operation in the Kootenai National Forest of northwest […]
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Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal
The New York Times discusses Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal. The legislation calls for cutting the use of powerful planet-warming chemicals common in air-conditioners and refrigerators.
In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar and […]
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Most of Michigan’s 24,000 contaminated sites await cleanup that might never come
Detroit Free Press discusses Most of Michigan’s 24,000 contaminated sites await cleanup that might never come.
Toxic contamination usually gets this dramatic only in Hollywood.
In the week before Christmas 2019, commuters on I-696 in Madison Heights were startled by a fluorescent green chemical ooze weeping from a concrete retaining wall along […]
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Chemical poisons – 4 articles
The Guardian discusses The poison found in everyone, even unborn babies – and who is responsible for it. Chemicals called PFAS and PFOS – known as forever chemicals – are in the blood of virtually every person on the planet. And they will only accumulate.
Ensia discusses how PFAS pollutes […]
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Study: Will Rising Temperatures Make Rice Too Toxic?
Eos.org discusses Will Rising Temperatures Make Rice Too Toxic? Greenhouse experiments reveal how higher temperatures act to elevate arsenic levels in rice and may help focus efforts to solve a crisis threatening food systems around the world.
Rice feeds about half the world, but it is vulnerable to rising temperatures. Increased […]
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‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force dicamba on farmers
Investigate Midwest discusses ‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force dicamba on farmers. Internal company records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway.
Get poisoned or get on board.
That’s the choice soybean farmers such as Will Glazik face. […]
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