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Letters to the editor for Saturday, June 22, 2024
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"Sacredness of Human Life" is what I hear touted by powerful people who are forcing others to give birth. Can we believe that this is their true motive?...
Scientists make breakthrough in recycling old concrete — and it could have major implications
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoIt's widely reported that the cement and steelmaking industries make up about 8% and 7% of annual...
EPA: New standards will reduce PFAS toxin in drinking water, save thousands of lives
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBut achieving major reductions in pollution could take years and is expected to cost billions of dollars. Water utilities will likely lean on customers to foot the bill, although ...
Levels of contamination in the Seine remain unsafe for Paris Olympians, report says
NBC NEWS· 2 days agoLevels of contamination in Paris’ River Seine remain unsafe for Olympians to compete with just over...
Pilsen ‘serial polluter’ Sims Metal should not get city permit, groups say
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoCommunity groups are urging the city to hold off on giving an operating permit to a Pilsen scrap...
‘Our rivers are full of human excrement’: Britain’s sewage crisis is seeping into the election
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 days agoShe and other members of the Henley Mermaids, a group of wild swimmers, now consult the Thames Water...
How traffic noise hurts children's brains
BBC News· 1 day agoAs awareness grows of the toll noise has on children's health and learning, some cities show the way to quieter roads and classrooms. In a New York...
‘We should have a sense of urgency’ as farm drainage tile drives nutrient pollution
The Biloxi Sun Herald· 2 days agoEditor’s note: This is the fifth in a five-story series that will examine the slow progress being made on reducing harmful agricultural runoff from the Mississippi River basin, which causes ...
Seine remains too polluted to host swimming events at Paris Olympics
Axios· 3 days agoThe River Seine is still falling short of the requirements needed to qualify for participation in...
Old Lyme beach sewer plan remains backed up as costs climb
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 22—OLD LYME — Years after the state forced a response to pollution emanating from the shores of Old Lyme, a plan to install sewers in four beach communities remains backed ...
