“House committee approves bills to weaken clean water protections… including one (H.R. 7013) that would allow facilities to release PFAS and other chemicals into waterways, even if those pollutants are not listed in their permits.”

Want to combine your passion for open space and photography? Enter Midpen’s 2024 Photo Contest, now running through July 31! Head over to the contest page for more information and to submit your photos: bit.ly/49kSc2H

Midpen is hiring 2 Planning Interns to start in July 2024. Interns will have opportunities to gain experience in data collection techniques and tools and training in planning research, analysis and written communication. Learn more: bit.ly/4aDumAe

📷: Karl Gohl

.U.S. EPA highlights environmental drivers of cancer in announcement of new drinking water standards for 6 #PFAS chemicals :

'This final rule advances President Biden’s commitment to ending cancer as we know it, as part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot.'

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Truth About Plastic Clive Carter Justin Hinchcliffe 🇪🇺🇺🇦🌈🌳 #VoteLibDem Shit Lawns Ban Plastic Turf Cllr Scott Emery Plastic Pollutes Alliance To End Plastic Waste You can object to the planning application if you click on the link under 'Far Field' here:
savehighgatevillage.com/plans
(Ignore the deadline. The discussion is still continuing.)

Teachers, 3rd grade & up,

Do you know why saving the SOIL is critical to our ecosystems?

In honor of Earth Month, watch the “Kiss the Ground” documentary w/your students.

Go here for FREE access to the film + lesson plans aligned w/common core standards:kissthegroundmovie.com/for-schools/

#PFAS levels as high as 7,900 parts per trillion
“We felt gaslighted when they told us the foam was a ‘natural’ type of foam, so we tested the foam ourselves,” Oscoda resident from group Need Our Water. “nothing natural about the PFAS foam in Lake Huron.'bridgemi.com/michigan-envir…

The #PlasticsTreaty talks are approaching and it's imperative that governments address that fact that plastic poisons people—from the moment fossil fuels are extracted & throughout its endless existence. 🏭

🛢️ Register now #ToxicPlastics #PlasticPollutes ow.ly/20g650R9Cmr

“Black Americans, specifically, are 75% more likely to live near facilities that produce hazardous waste.
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Communities of color deserve a right to breathe clean air. Children of color deserve a future free of toxic chemicals in the air, water, & soil, regardless of zip code.”

This is why #CALeg needs to protect California's health and the environment! #SB1053 Senator Catherine Blakespear Ben Allen #AB2236 Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan #SB1167 Senator Catherine Blakespear #AB2761 Assemblymember Gregg Hart Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal #SB1147 Anthony Portantino

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‼️MUST-READ article in the The New York Times by Hiroko Tabuchi on the grand promises and actual realities of so-called 'chemical recycling'.🗞️Gift link:
nytimes.com/2024/04/05/cli…

football stadium in East Liverpool, OH is underwater due to recent days of rain; estimate four inches of water covers #Toxic Turf at Patterson Field.

#Toxic #PFAS and other chemicals runoff! Ohio EPA Ohio Dept of Health U.S. EPA Water Region 5

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“Boston in 2022 banned artificial turf because it can contain PFAS, & New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection also raised concerns about PFAS in artificial turf.

The E.P.A. last year set strict — near-zero — limits on these forever chemicals in drinking water.”

WATCH: The plastic crisis has evolved from an environmental concern to a critical human health issue.

'At SXSW, a new documentary highlighted the harmful effects of plastics on human health and opened my eyes to this widespread crisis.'

ehn.org/op-ed-plastic-…

We all need to know more about #plastics and Our Health - here's your opportunity! Tune into this webinar on April 10, featuring health experts who know the score, and talk about how a #GlobalPlasticTreaty needs to help! Thanks ACAT for sharing this knowledge!

Even if climate change didn't exist, PFAS would cause rapid human extinction. If not PFAS then plastics. If not PFAS or plastics then pesticides. If nothing else then loss of ecological life support services.

Dalton/Calhoun/Chatsworth…home to #Plastic #ToxicTurf manufacturers. Corporate polluters looking to pollute your schools. towns, yards, businesses + daycares. PFAS wasn’t generated by city…Make polluters pay.
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Great looking #NaturalGrass field! EXCELLENT choice! Avoiding #ToxicTurf , #PFAS , other toxic and carcinogenic chemicals in fake #Plastic grass carpet. Avoid excessive temperatures with natural grass; lower injury rates, too! Safe Healthy Fields Ban Plastic Turf

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Are you a grad student, post doc, or prof considering careers beyond academia? Careers with CA are challenging, rewarding, & stable. Follow us on LinkedIn for 1st-hand accounts on why our colleagues made the switch! tinyurl.com/29r7pxpf
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HUGE…we’re all guinea pigs…no one ever gave informed consent! SUPPORT #SB903 NOW! Nancy Skinner Taft Mark Ruffalo CleanEarth4Kids.org Non Toxic Communities Safe Healthy Fields Ban Plastic Turf
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