Golly, whatever could go wrong? 😖
New report from Dalhousie University shows flaws in the environmental review process for mining operations (projects since 1974) in Canada:
⚠️ data for 20% of projects reviewed was incomplete or missing entirely from public records
⚠️ incomplete environmental assessment data means 1️⃣ it's not possible to properly judge how a mine is impacting the surrounding community -- cumulative effects -- and 2️⃣regulators can't establish a baseline for measuring environmental damage
⚠️ more than 10,000 abandoned mines across Canada, continuing to pollute the environment with no oversight
Co-author of report:
"Governments should ensure they aren't watering down regulations when provincial and federal analyses are fast-tracked or streamlined"
Independent Tests Find Lead, Other Toxins After Louisiana Oil Plant Explosion
The EPA did not test soil on local properties in the predominantly Black town of Roseland after the August 22 blast.#Alberta Please vote in the Lethbridge Herald poll on #coalmines! #selenium #SaveOurWater #ToxicPollution
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#HazardousChemicals seem to be an intentional ingredient - So why are the large consumer products companies so unconcerned about slow acting poisons intentionally added to their products?
Could it be that they have "followed the law" that they actively helped draft?
How long will it be before we finally implement a precautionary principle for chemicals that end up in consumer products?
If a car manufacturer sells a car with a part that causes an accident, they are liable. If a cosmetics manufacturer added a carcinogen/mutagen that is not expressly banned, they have have no liability. Why? Is it cost effective for society to have cheaper products while paying the cost through increased healthcare costs and deaths?
#ChemicalPollution & #toxicpollution cost society dearly - especially when intentionally added to consumer products.
London’s Tube network ‘riddled with toxic metallic particles’ small enough to enter bloodstream | The Independent
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#LondonsTubeNetwork
#Pollution
#ToxicPollution
University of Cambridge researchers conducted a new type of pollution analysis using magnetism to inspect dust samples from the London Underground
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/london-tube-tfl-toxic-air-blood-b2246516.html
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