"Maine Becomes 1st State To Ban Single-Use Foam Containers"
"Maine has banned single-use food and drink containers made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, becoming the first state to do so."
Source: AP, 05/02/2019
Pollution
"Louisiana House To Debate Keeping Industrial Pollution Reports Secret"
"Louisiana legislators are considering whether chemical plants and other industrial facilities should be allowed to conduct voluntary pollution audits that would remain secret and to grant legal immunity for certain violations discovered by the audits."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 05/02/2019
High Levels of Toxic PFAS Chemicals Pollute Breast Milk Around World
"Decades after DuPont and 3M first discovered that the perfluorinated chemicals making them fortunes could be transmitted from mothers to babies, millions of women around the world are passing dangerous amounts of these toxic compounds to their children, according to a report published on Monday."
Source: The Intercept, 05/01/2019
Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Steel Over Monongahela Valley Pollution
"Two environmental organizations filed a federal lawsuit in Pittsburgh Monday alleging that U.S. Steel Corp.’s illegal operation of its three Mon Valley facilities following a Dec. 24, 2018 fire, that knocked out pollution controls at its Clairton Coke Works, damaged the health of nearby residents."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 05/01/2019
Between the Lines: Forging a Future for a ‘Forgotten River’
Washington, D.C.’s long-neglected Anacostia River bears both tragedy and beauty. And author Krista Schlyer plumbs its depths in her most recent book, “River of Redemption.” In this Between the Lines, she speaks of her connection to the urban waterway, as well as her latest reporting on the environmental impact of the border wall.
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Track Wetlands Stories with National Inventory Tool
As a battle brews over which U.S. waters are protected, environmental journalists can use an invaluable national database to pinpoint vulnerable wetlands. This week’s TipSheet has more on the National Wetlands Inventory, the backstory on wetlands protection, why it matters, and reporting resources and story ideas.
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How Corruption Waged War On An Alabama Superfund Cleanup
"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In autumn of 2013, a senior executive from a powerful coal company and a lawyer from one of the state’s most influential firms hashed out a strategy for avoiding a serious — and expensive — problem."
Source: Washington Post, 04/29/2019
"U.S. Opens Criminal Probe Into Ford Emissions Certification"
"The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Ford Motor Co’s emissions certification process in the United States, the automaker disclosed on Friday, saying it was cooperating fully with the probe and still conducting its own internal review."
Source: Reuters, 04/29/2019
EPA Proposes Weaker Standards on Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water
"After pressure from the Defense Department, the Environmental Protection Agency significantly weakened a proposed standard for cleaning up groundwater pollution caused by toxic chemicals that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans and that have been commonly used at military bases."
Source: NY Times, 04/26/2019
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