#environmental-pollution

#environmental-pollution

Tesla is facing a lawsuit under the US Clean Air Act for pollution from its Fremont facility. [ more ]

DDT dumped off the Los Angeles coast in the 1940s still contaminates deep-sea fish, posing threats to marine ecosystems and potentially humans through seafood consumption. [ more ]

Gas stoves in homes can expose Americans to harmful levels of nitrogen dioxide, impacting respiratory health. [ more ]

Waterborne diseases cases have increased significantly since 2010

Sewage from water companies is causing pollution and health issues in UK rivers and seas. [ more ]

Residents of Uniontown, Alabama, a majority-Black community, have been complaining of the negative health impacts and environmental pollution caused by a landfill that takes in waste from coal-burning power plants.

The Birmingham Times, a historic African American newspaper, and the online-only Alabama News Center have failed to report on the issues related to coal ash in Uniontown, despite their financial ties to Alabama Power, the main subject of those stories. [ more ]

Around 200 bags filled with soiled medical supplies and coffee cups were cleared from a riverbank in Lewisham.

The spillage has contaminated the soil of the river bank, and there is a possibility that it has also contaminated the water. [ more ]