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Brazil victims of mining disaster take BHP to court in London

Brazil's worst environmental disaster victims seek $47 billion in compensation from BHP, emphasizing corporate accountability nine years post-incident.
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Intensive Farming Turns One Solution Into Two Problems

Modern industrial farming is leading to severe soil degradation, disrupting ecological balance and causing pollution.

Industry acts to head off regulation on PFAS pollution from semiconductors

The PFAS Consortium aims to mitigate regulation of toxic waste from the semiconductor industry amid soaring production levels.

Intensive Farming Turns One Solution Into Two Problems

Modern industrial farming is leading to severe soil degradation, disrupting ecological balance and causing pollution.

Industry acts to head off regulation on PFAS pollution from semiconductors

The PFAS Consortium aims to mitigate regulation of toxic waste from the semiconductor industry amid soaring production levels.
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'Ticking time bombs': Fears mount for radioactive waste located in Milton's path

Hurricane Milton poses a significant risk of spreading toxic waste from Florida's phosphate industry across vulnerable waterways.

Toxic blob left at Brooklyn construction site for days, enraging Gowanus residents: 'Stinking sh-tberg'

Residents are concerned about a toxic sludge mound near a school in Brooklyn.
Coal tar, suspected in the mound, poses serious health risks.
Environmental authorities issued a stop-work order due to safety violations.

Beauty spot deemed 'hazard' due to leaking 'pure acid' into river

The Afterthought Mine in California has been designated as a Superfund site due to extreme levels of toxic waste contaminating local water sources.

Control the narrative': how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news

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.
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