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Extent of pollution from Oklahoma's largest toxic waste site worse than originally thought - OKCFox.com

Extent of pollution from Oklahoma's largest toxic waste site worse than originally thought - OKCFox.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

In the farthest reaches of northeastern Oklahoma lies one of the worst toxic waste areas in the country. The Tar Creek Superfund site is the EPA's largest...

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‘They treat us like a toilet bowl’: Cruise ships dump billions of litres of toxic waste in Canada, report finds | The Star

‘They treat us like a toilet bowl’: Cruise ships dump billions of litres of toxic waste in Canada, report finds | The Star | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Canada’s West Coast has become a “toilet bowl” for cruise ship sewage and toxic waste, according to a recent report from environmental groups. The report, produced by Stand.Earth and B.C.-based West Coast Environmental Law, found cruise ships en route to Alaska from the U.S. discharge roughly 31 billion litres of waste into Canadian waters every year before COVID-19, including in protected areas. 

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Millions of Americans Live Near Toxic Waste Sites. How Does This Affect Their Health? - Housing Matters

Millions of Americans Live Near Toxic Waste Sites. How Does This Affect Their Health? - Housing Matters | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

One in six Americans lives within three miles of a toxic waste site—often unknowingly.

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EPA stops White Mesa mill from storing toxic waste from uranium sites – The Durango Herald

EPA stops White Mesa mill from storing toxic waste from uranium sites – The Durango Herald | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

After years of protesting the White Mesa uranium mill, Ute Mountain Utes and environmental groups cheered the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision last week to stop the mill...

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California sues Walmart over toxic waste dumping - RawStory.com

California sues Walmart over toxic waste dumping - RawStory.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

The US state of California announced Monday it is suing Walmart, alleging the retail giant unlawfully disposes of millions of toxic waste items. 

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Acid mine drainage to be removed from Belt Creek in $26 million project - GreatFallsTribune.com

Acid mine drainage to be removed from Belt Creek in $26 million project - GreatFallsTribune.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it
A long awaited project to capture and treat the polluted mine runoff before it reaches Belt Creek got underway this past week.
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New Expedition Provides More Information On Massive Ocean Toxic Waste Dumping Discovered By South Coast Researcher - KCLU.org

New Expedition Provides More Information On Massive Ocean Toxic Waste Dumping Discovered By South Coast Researcher - KCLU.org | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

It's the first new undersea study of the DDT dumping problem in a decade.

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Nuclear power isn't going away, but where will we keep its toxic waste? | CTV News

Nuclear power isn't going away, but where will we keep its toxic waste? | CTV News | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Two communities in Ontario have been shortlisted as potential homes for Canada's most radioactive nuclear waste.

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Toxic waste: The most polluted waters in the world - The Independent

Toxic waste: The most polluted waters in the world - The Independent | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

From raw sewage to microplastics, our oceans and waterways are becoming more toxic by the day...

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Duke Energy Asks Regulators To Let it Charge Customers For Coal Ash Costs | WFAE

Duke Energy Asks Regulators To Let it Charge Customers For Coal Ash Costs | WFAE | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Duke Energy is urging state regulators to approve rate increases at its two North Carolina electric utilities, including money to pay for cleanups of...

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Big Pharma Is Flooding Puerto Rico With Toxic Waste – MotherJones.com

Big Pharma Is Flooding Puerto Rico With Toxic Waste – MotherJones.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Dead livestock, cancer, arsenic in your water—that’ll be $100 billion in tax breaks, please.

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Report Toxic Waste from BC Mines Presents Urgent Threat to NW / Public News Service

Report Toxic Waste from BC Mines Presents Urgent Threat to NW / Public News Service | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

A new report released today details the potentially disastrous threats mines in British Columbia pose to Washington and other states in the Northwest. Toxic liquid waste from mines, known as tailings, is stored behind dozens of dams in British Columbia.

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Deadly chemicals found in UK plastic dumpsites with toxic waste at five sites in Turkey - Mirror Online

Deadly chemicals found in UK plastic dumpsites with toxic waste at five sites in Turkey - Mirror Online | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

An investigation by Greenpeace found that five sites in southern Turkey are contaminated with hazardous chemical pollutants following the illegal dumping and open burning of imported plastic waste...

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EPA Releases $1 Billion to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States - InsuranceJournal.com

EPA Releases $1 Billion to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites in 24 States - InsuranceJournal.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Nearly 50 toxic waste sites around the U.S. will be cleaned up, and ongoing work at dozens of others will get a funding boost, as federal environmental...

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Burning rubbish creates toxic waste and fuels climate change - Greenpeace.org

Burning rubbish creates toxic waste and fuels climate change - Greenpeace.org | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Burning rubbish to make electricity sounds too good to be true because there’s a big catch.

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Urge your U.S. House representative: Make polluters pay to clean up toxic waste - USPIRG.WebAction.org

Urge your U.S. House representative: Make polluters pay to clean up toxic waste - USPIRG.WebAction.org | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

Congress has a chance to protect public health by making polluters pay to clean up their mess.

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Bhopal gas tragedy survivors oppose attempts of toxic waste disposal without proper assessment

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors oppose attempts of toxic waste disposal without proper assessment | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it
Minister says job-oriented memorial to come up on abandoned Union Carbide premises...
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Woah: Toxic Waste Dump Site Twice The Size Of Manhattan Discovered In Pacific Ocean! | WorldStar.com

Woah: Toxic Waste Dump Site Twice The Size Of Manhattan Discovered In Pacific Ocean! | WorldStar.com | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

A massive underwater toxic waste site has long been suspected off the Southern California shore, since industrial companies used the ocean as a dumping ground until 1972. Now marine scientists have identified over 25,000 barrels they believe contain the toxic chemical DDT in the Pacific Ocean.

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Toxic waste from Tiwai Point smelter: Government halted talks over lack of plan | RNZ News

Toxic waste from Tiwai Point smelter: Government halted talks over lack of plan | RNZ News | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it
The government has suspended talks over the Bluff aluminium smelter until it gets environmental commitments over cleaning up its landfill and spent cell-liner waste.
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‘Absurd and reckless’: Trump administration uses coronavirus pandemic as cover as it loosens crop poison regulation – Raw Story

‘Absurd and reckless’: Trump administration uses coronavirus pandemic as cover as it loosens crop poison regulation – Raw Story | Agents of Behemoth | Scoop.it

The Trump EPA wants to reapprove a dangerous herbicide and is hiding behind the COVID-19 pandemic to excuse its manufacturer from monitoring levels of the poison in Midwest lakes and streams.The Trump EPA plans to raise the concentration of atrazine, the nation’s second-most used herbicide, allowed...

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