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April 24th, 2020 by Steve Hanley


US Aquifers. Credit: USGS

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This is a huge deal. Until now, polluters have insulated their nefarious conduct from judicial review by claiming the law does not apply if pollution travels through groundwater. That fiction has now been dismissed by the Supreme Court. ... ...

Fun & Games In High Places

Who says lawyers don’t have a sense of humor? The arguments presented to the court included such amusing hypotheticals as whether whiskey added to punch from a flask could be said to be “from” the original bottle or, indeed, from a barrel in Scotland.

The judges themselves joined in the fun by debating among themselves whether a traveler could be said to have simultaneously come from the train station, Baltimore, and Europe, and whether a recipe calling for adding drippings from meat to gravy made sense when the drippings were collected from a pan. Such frivolity is seldom seen in the exalted halls of justice.

Justice Breyer, writing for the majority, chided both sides for taking extreme positions, apparently unaware that extreme positions are the norm these days outside the august halls of the Supreme Court. In his decision, he said the standard should be whether “the addition of the pollutants through groundwater is the functional equivalent of a direct discharge from the point source into navigable waters.” The decision will now create a whole new class of attorneys who spend their entire careers arguing over the meaning of the phrase “functional equivalent.”

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Are Hansen • 8 hours ago
Amazing that the rat hole of reactionaries currently constituting the US Supreme Court made a rational decision, Kavanaugh and all

Steve Hanley > Are Hansen • 5 hours ago
Yeah, that really is the big news about this decision.

agelbertSteve Hanley • 13 minutes ago • edited
I predict the rational actions of these reactionaries will turn to a complete reversal back to "profitable" irrationallity on the issue of Fracking wells presently polluting the aquifers all over the USA. As you are correctly predicting, the definition of "Functional Equivalent" will be subject to Orwellian Legalese mendacity.









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U.S. Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Are 15 Percent Higher Than We Thought

KRISTINA MARUSIC, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS

An unprecedented analysis from Pennsylvania uncovers flaws in the national data.
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May 5th, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Originally published on blog of Union of Concerned Scientists.
by Taryn MacKinney, Investigative Researcher





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Under President Trump’s EPA, these proposed bans were buried, but scientists persevered. In December 2019, EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) conducted a draft risk evaluation of TCE, which used fetal heart defects as a baseline for determining unsafe exposure levels. Given that heart malformation “is the effect that is most sensitive,” it reads, “it is expected that addressing risks for this effect would address other identified risks.”

But this draft evaluation never went public.

The White House rewrote the risk evaluation for a toxic chemical

An investigation by Reveal outlines what happened to it, and how things went wrong — namely, when the document reached the White House’s Executive Office of the President (EOP). The EPA routinely sends its evaluations to other agencies for review, but the EOP’s “review” was far from routine: in unsigned emails and anonymous redline edits, EOP officials directed EPA scientists to discard the science on TCE’s role in fetal heart defects.

The EOP-edited version pays lip service to TCE’s connection to heart defects but notes “uncertainties which decrease EPA’s confidence in this endpoint.” The better bet, the new version continues, is to rely on immunosuppression, or the weakening of the immune system, as the baseline for “unreasonable risk.”

However, the exposure levels at which TCE triggers immunosuppression is almost 500 times higher than the levels found to trigger congenital heart defects. In other words, the EOP changes echo a common industry argument: TCE might be linked to poor health outcomes, but only at very high or chronic exposures. To cement this reversal, the White House deleted every one of the scientists’ 322 uses of the phrase “cardiac toxicity,” and bumped up mentions of “immunosuppression” more than 30-fold.

We don’t know for sure who orchestrated these changes, but we have our suspicions. 😈 Nancy Beck, a former lobbyist for one of the chemical industry’s largest trade associations, began working at EPA under the Trump administration.

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Steve_S • 3 hours ago
1) The Depopulation process is underway and aided by "natural events" which could have been prevented.
2) For Profit Pharma & Medical care money stream is more guaranteed for the profiteers of illness.
3) Anyone earning less than $1,000,000 is a disposable peasant / serf and only serve to funnel cash into the profiteer agencies.
4) Anyone earning less than $100,000 per anum are of no concern and irrelevant if they require any support, they are only to service the income streams for The Corporate "New Order".

Environmental Events boosted by increasing toxicity of land / water & air all reduce the populations without incurring the costs of military actions. It is also passive as it is non-military and therefore as non-aggressive it warrants no international condemnation or action on the part of others.

What a perfect little situation for the few profiteers... known as The New Order...

agelbert > Steve_S • 2 minutes ago
You are right on all counts. You have presented a near perfect description of the Social Darwinist Ideology/Religion mens rea modus operandi.

Human Inequity is directly proportional to the amount of human iniquity.
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Re: Pollution
« Reply #843 on: May 27, 2021, 04:28:29 pm »
 
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June 12, 2021

By Guest Contributor 👉 Originally published on EPA.

EPA To Reexamine Health Standards For Harmful Soot That Trump Administration Left Unchanged

This week, EPA announced that it will reconsider the previous administration’s decision to retain the particulate matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), which were last strengthened in 2012. EPA is reconsidering the December 2020 decision because available scientific evidence and technical information indicate that the current standards may not be adequate to protect public health and welfare, as required by the Clean Air Act.

“The most vulnerable among us are most at risk from exposure to particulate matter, and that’s why it’s so important we take a hard look at these standards that haven’t been updated in nine years,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “EPA is committed to ensuring this review, and other upcoming NAAQS reviews, reflect the latest science and public health data.”

The strong body of scientific evidence shows that long- and short-term exposures to fine particles (PM2.5) can harm people’s health, leading to heart attacks, asthma attacks, and premature death. Large segments of the U.S. population, including children, people with heart or lung conditions, and people of color, are at risk of health effects from PM2.5. In addition, a number of recent studies have examined relationships between COVID and air pollutants, including PM, and potential health implications. While some PM is emitted directly from sources such as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires, most particles form in the atmosphere as a result of complex reactions of chemicals such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which are pollutants emitted from power plants, industrial facilities and vehicles.

EPA’s 2020 Policy Assessment concluded that the scientific evidence and information support revising the level of the annual standard for the PM NAAQS to below the current level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter while retaining the 24-hour standard. The agency also received numerous petitions for reconsideration as well as lawsuits challenging the December 2020 final action.

EPA will move expeditiously to reconsider the decision to retain the particulate matter NAAQS, in a manner that adheres to rigorous standards of scientific integrity and provides ample opportunities for public input and engagement. As part of this process, the agency will develop a supplement to the 2019 Final Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) that will take into account the most up-to-date science, including new studies in the emerging area of COVID-related research.

This supplement will be reviewed at a public meeting by the chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), supported by a particulate matter review panel of scientific experts on the health and welfare impacts of PM. The CASAC and the PM panel will also review a revised policy assessment and formulate advice to the Administrator. As with all reviews, the public will have opportunities to comment on these documents during the CASAC review process, as well as to provide input during the rulemaking through the public comment process and public hearings on any proposed decision.

EPA expects to issue a proposed rulemaking in Summer 2022 and a final rule in Spring 2023, following an open, transparent process with opportunities for public review and comment. In accordance with Executive Orders and guidance, the agency will be considering environmental justice during the rulemaking process.

For more information on the NAAQS review process and documents related to prior PM NAAQS reviews, visit https://www.epa.gov/naaqs/particulate-matter-pm-air-quality-standards

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/06/12/epa-to-reexamine-health-standards-for-harmful-soot-that-trump-administration-left-unchanged/

Agelbert NOTE: For those who think Trump "wasn't that bad" (SEE: greed based selective memory), here's a brief summary of just the first year (it got WORSE after that) of the despicably damaging to human health actions mayhem by bought and paid for Trump on behalf of his 🦖 Hydrocarbon 😈 Hellspawn Enablers:




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PFAS Great Lakes POLLUTION
« Reply #846 on: June 15, 2021, 12:06:40 pm »


By  Audrey Nakagawa Jun. 11, 2021 11:15AM

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It's Raining 'Forever Chemicals' Around the Great Lakes

It's raining toxins in the Great Lakes region. A team of American and Canadian scientists found high levels of PFAS chemicals, known as "forever chemicals," after studying the rainfall in six different sites across the region.

PFAS are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. First used in the U.S. in the 1940s, the chemicals don't break down and can accumulate as time goes on. The PFAS can continue to be ☠️ toxic to humans years later and have shown up in both snow and rain. Samples of rainwater from the area contained PFAS levels of 100 to 400 parts per trillion (ppt) :o — the EPA's safe limit for drinking water is 70 ppt.

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https://www.ecowatch.com/forever-chemicals-rain-great-lakes-2653326949.html

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July 2, 2021

Fire next to Pemex’s Ku Maloob Zaap offshore platform complex


Mexico’s 🦕 Pemex Battles Crazy Fire Near Offshore 🦕 Oil Platform in Gulf of Mexico
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An update from Pemex said the fire was extinguished at about 10:45 a.m.

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) —

A fire has broken out near Pemex’s Ku Maloob Zaap offshore platform complex after a submarine pipeline valve broke, leaking oil into the country’s Gulf Coast.

A video posted on social media showed three ships trying to suffocate a fire emerging from the sea, very close to an offshore platform. A Pemex representative didn’t respond to a request for comment or confirm the video footage.

Full article with eye opening graphics: 👀
https://gcaptain.com/mexicos-pemex-battles-crazy-fire-near-offshore-oil-platform-in-gulf/
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How Pesticide Companies ☠️ Poisoned America
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How Pesticide 😈 Companies ☠️ Poisoned America

In 1970 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was established to “fight a war on pollution,” in the words of President Richard Nixon. But in short order, powerful agrochemical companies weakened — and sometimes completely eviscerated — the agency’s ability to protect human health, wildlife and the environment from pesticides.

A new article at The Intercept documents how this happened and what it’s cost us. Citing a report by the Center’s Nathan Donley and sharing the perspective of our Environmental Health Program Director Lori Ann Burd, it’s the most comprehensive account we’ve seen yet of the tragic failures of the EPA’s pesticide office.  >:(
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Re: Pollution
« Reply #850 on: July 21, 2021, 01:45:16 pm »


July 21, 2021



The deadly red tide has returned to Florida's Tampa Bay killing up to 600 tons worth of fish since this past June. In response, more than 100 protestors marched along the St. Petersburg waterfront this past weekend calling for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency so that Florida can allocate the funds to address the mass death of marine life. However, DeSantis responded by saying that there is enough funding available from the state's Department of Environmental Protection without the declaration.

The reoccurring red tide is caused by an overabundance of the algae Karenia brevis naturally occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, but is made worse by nutrient pollution. The previous major outbreak was in 2018 and this year's bloom may be even worst.




With #PlasticFreeJuly upon us, there has been a necessary, global focus on curbing plastic pollution and other trash that comes from land and often ends up in the sea. Now, in partnership with Plastic Oceans International, EcoWatch is highlighting the dangers of another land-based source of ecological harm: runoff.

According to the United States Geological Survey, runoff naturally occurs after rain falls onto a landscape. The water doesn't just sit on top of the ground; some seeps into soils to refresh groundwater, but most flows across ecosystems as surface runoff. In this way, runoff is an important part of the natural water cycle.
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September 3, 2021

Federal Judge Vacates Major  🦖 Clean Water Act Regulation

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A Federal judge has vacated and remanded EPA's 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule, a regulation that narrowed the Agency's enforcement jurisdiction following legal challenges to a 2015 Clean Water Act rulemaking. ...  ...

In the decision to vacate and remand the 2020 NWPR, the Arizona judge expressed concern that the rule failed to adequately protect the nation’s waters. The Rule’s “fundamental, substantive flaws,” the judge wrote, “cannot be cured without revising or replacing the NWPR’s definition of ‘Waters of the United States.’”

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https://www.lion.com/Lion-News/September-2021/Federal-Judge-Vacates-Trump-era-Clean-Water-Rule
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LION TECHNOLOGY NEWS UPDATES & INSIGHTS FOR EHS PROS
September 7, 2021


Chemical Blending Facility Pays $30K for Haz Waste Violations

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An oilfield chemical blending facility in Sonora, TX faces a $31,404 penalty for alleged industrial and hazardous waste violations after inspectors discovered oily discharge on the ground near a chemical storage area.

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https://www.lion.com/Lion-News/September-2021/Chemical-Blending-Facility-Pays-$30K-for-Texas
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September 10, 2021

By Mike Schuler

A Coast Guard Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts an overflight of the Mississippi River for potential pollution threats and environmental impacts from Hurricane Ida Sept. 3, 2021 in Luling, Louisiana. U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Continues Effort to Re-Open Waterways Impacted by Hurricane Ida

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The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to respond to impacts to waterways and assess the environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana nearly two weeks post-Hurricane Ida.

The Coast Guard is working in partnership with with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) in continuing efforts to re-open waterways impacted by the storm in the areas of Bayou Lafourche, Houma Navigation Canal and portions of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Obstructions to the affected waterways are being identified and removed to restore the area to pre-storm conditions.

To date as of Thursday, the Coast Guard reported 25 obstructions comprised primarily of fishing vessels, crew vessels, and offshore supply vessels identified in the Bayou Lafourche channel. Additionally, 30 submerged targets have been identified in the Houma Navigation Canal. Fifteen of those targets in the Houma Navigation Canal have been cleared or removed. ... ...

As of Thursday, the Coast Guard had assessed 1,539 reports of pollution, including:

► 694 reports that have been closed or transferred to appropriate jurisdictions,

► 197 reports where the reports were unverified as there was no remaining evidence of pollution on-site,

► 564 reports where the Coast Guard is actively supervising the mitigation efforts that are being carried out by responsible parties,

► 84 reports that are under investigation by the Coast Guard.

📢 Anyone who sees pollution is encouraged to contact the NRC at 1-800-424-8802.

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Climate TRACE Lifts The Veil On Oil & Gas Emissions
« Reply #854 on: September 20, 2021, 06:19:29 pm »
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September 19, 2021

Courtesy of By Deborah Gordon & Frances Reuland



Climate TRACE Lifts The Veil On 🦖 Oil & 🦕 Gas Emissions

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When it comes to climate, oil and gas are the 800-pound gorilla in the room. The production and refining processes for oil and gas account for about one-tenth of human-made greenhouse gases (GHGs), making the sector one of the world’s largest emitters. But it is far less clear where in the world these emissions actually come from, which parts of the supply chain are responsible for them, and how much they shift over time. This climate-critical sector has historically been too opaque, making it difficult to create credible climate pledges and nearly impossible to take immediate and meaningful action to mitigate emissions.

However, with today’s launch of Climate TRACE, we are a step closer to having clearer answers about the origins and amounts of GHGs in the atmosphere. Climate TRACE is the world’s first comprehensive accounting of global GHGs based primarily on direct, independent observation. It was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best inventions of 2020 and now, we are excited to share why.

Driven by satellites, remote sensing, and advanced applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Climate TRACE identifies when and where greenhouse gases are emitted. This enables leaders to pinpoint and prioritize specific decarbonization efforts to yield the greatest reductions. This level of focus is critical, as we have just nine years to halve emissions and stay on track to hold global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

Informing Effective Climate Action

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https://cleantechnica.com/2021/09/19/climate-trace-lifts-the-veil-on-oil-gas-emissions/

And now a word from the Fossil Fuel "Industry":


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