by faster | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Narwhal DATE: December 14, 2020 SNIP: There are more than a trillion litres of toxic oilsands waste stored in tailings ponds near Alberta’s Athabasca River — and they’re leaking. Yes, we now have “scientifically valid evidence” that the ponds meant to...
by faster | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Science DATE: December 3, 2020 SNIP: For decades, something in urban streams has been killing coho salmon in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Even after Seattle began to restore salmon habitat in the 1990s, up to 90% of the adults migrating up certain streams to...
by faster | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: EcoWatch DATE: December 2, 2020 SNIP: A national nonprofit revealed Tuesday that testing commissioned by the group as well as separate analysis conducted by Massachusetts officials show samples of an aerially sprayed pesticide used by the commonwealth and at...
by faster | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: MongaBay DATE: November 24, 2020 SNIP: Marine mammals stranded on beaches in the southeastern United States died with high levels of pollutants stored in their organs and blubber, researchers reported recently in Frontiers in Marine Science. “Marine mammals...
by faster | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: November 17, 2020 SNIP: Highly toxic insecticides used on cats and dogs to kill fleas are poisoning rivers across England, a study has revealed. The discovery is “extremely concerning” for water insects, and the fish and birds that depend on...