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[Link] Here’s the real reason the EPA doesn’t want to test for toxins in East Palestine
Read: 4/3/2023 www.theguardian.com
The decision to release and burn five tanker cars of vinyl chloride and other chemicals at the site of a 38-car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, just over three weeks ago unleashed a gigantic cloud full of particulates that enveloped surrounding neighborhoods and farms in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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[Link] Tents, alcohol, food: towns complain of trash left by Burning Man attendees
Read: 8/9/2022 www.theguardian.com
Burning Man has become known for wild outfits, utopian philosophy, rich techies and celebrity attendees and, increasingly, frustrated locals in nearby towns.
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[Link] Climate Change Is Violent. Should the Fight Against It Be, Too?
Read: 26/10/2021 www.vice.com
Peaceful protest isn't curbing the rapidly worsening crisis. Some activists say it’s time to attack the actual tools used to destroy the planet. Violence can be a flimsy word—so broad as to be devoid of meaning.
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[Link] The U.S. Wants to Turn Both Coasts Into Massive OffshorWindfarms
Read: 17/10/2021 www.vice.com
The Biden administration is planning a rapid buildout of offshore wind turbines along the U.S. coastline.
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[Link] Monsoon Rains Just Washed Away Trump's 'Impenetrable' Border Wall
Read: 23/8/2021 www.vice.com
The damage caused by the recent rains is the latest in a series of incidents that have exposed flaws in the construction of the wall, which cost U.S. taxpayers–not Mexico, as Trump had repeatedly promised–an estimated $15 billion.
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[Link] Biggest US reservoir declares historic shortage, forcing water cuts across west
Read: 17/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Officials have declared a dire water shortage at Lake Mead, the US’s largest reservoir, triggering major water cuts in Arizona and other western states.
[Link] Biden's Infrastructure Bill Will Try and Rebuild America's Forests
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
Wildfires have destroyed an average of 7 -million acres of American forest every year since 2000. This fragments ecosystems, kills off wildlife, and shrinks our best natural weapon against greenhouse gas emissions: trees. The latest version of the $1.
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