Maine Tries To Get Homeowners To Test And Treat Private Wells For Arsenic
"Low-income homeowners are least likely to test and treat their well water for arsenic, and a state program to help them has treated fewer homes than expected."
"Low-income homeowners are least likely to test and treat their well water for arsenic, and a state program to help them has treated fewer homes than expected."
"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the country will build the largest clean energy investment in North America’s history—a package of hydropower, onshore wind and transmission projects aimed at meeting electricity needs while also exporting power to Massachusetts and New York."
"A coalition of environmentalists and community advocates sued the federal government Tuesday in an effort to halt the first-ever commercial sale of deep sea mining leases in American waters."
"This year, one in four cars sold worldwide will be electric. War in Iran is speeding the shift."
"The city is prioritizing historically disenfranchised neighborhoods, daycare and childcare facilities, and streets due for utility work."
"The Trump administration plans to remove restrictions on logging across more than 40 million acres of national forest, the Agriculture Department said."
"A new law gives companies a simple way to raise the bar for lawsuits. A phosphate mining company lobbied for it."
"Research shows heat amplifies the dangers of pesticides for farmworkers, and that the problem is poised to grow as the global climate warms."
"For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing."
"Indigenous Xinca villagers burn plastic to dispose of it and stoke cooking fires, unwittingly exposing themselves, their children and environment to deadly pollutants. An ambitious project aims to change that."