Mastodawn

Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads. #Criticalminerals #Environment #FARC #Forests #Gold #Goldmining #Mining #NicolaMaduro #Oil #TrumpAdministration #Venezuela #Waterpollution #Wilderness
https://iwpost.com/venezuelas-fragile-environment-faces-rising-risks-as-us-pushes-for-oil-and-critical-minerals-and-illegal-gold-mining-spreads/?fsp_sid=6502

Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads

The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals crucial to modern technology.

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Gail Waldby ❌👑3d ago

#FossilFuels #OilLeak #Alberta #AlbertaCanada #Canada #WaterPollution

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Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏4d ago

"Bay Area construction company illegally polluted river, lawsuit alleges.” Rpt by Paul Rogers, #MontereyHerald.

Graniterock, "based in Watsonville, has more than 20 offices and locations, incl in San Jose, Concord, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Salinas….Lawsuit...stated that the company has been fined four times since 2018 by state #WaterPollution regulators at #CentralCoast Regional Water Quality Control Board. In those cases, settlements required #Graniterock to pay a total of $138K in penalties for water quality violations at the quarry.

"For each of the 46 incidents involved, the board imposed the minimum penalty of $3K, the lawsuit noted, calling it 'tantamount to a #PayToPollute system' for a company with millions of $ in annual revenue.
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“#Pajaro #River, which drains a watershed that extends across parts of #SantaClara, #Monterey, #SanBenito & #SantaCruz counties, meanders through strawberry and other farm fields before emptying into #MontereyBay.”

https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/04/17/prominent-bay-area-construction-company-illegally-polluted-river-lawsuit-alleges/

The-14 6d ago

South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why
#Africa #SouthAfrica #Environment
#Agriculture #Farming #SoilHealth #Agroecology #Fertilizer #Legumes #FoodSecurity #WaterPollution #EcoSolutions
https://the-14.com/south-africas-farmers-arent-yet-replacing-chemical-fertilisers-with-sustainable-alternatives-this-is-why/

South Africa’s farmers aren’t yet replacing chemical fertilisers with sustainable alternatives – this is why | The-14

South African farmers resist switching to sustainable fertilisers due to poor access, low awareness and convenience, despite benefits for soil health and yields

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The-14 6d ago

Five warning signs that rivers are polluted – even when they look clean
#WaterPollution #Environment #Sewage #ClimateCrisis #Nature #PublicHealth #Rivers #EcoJustice #PollutionAwareness #Sustainability #EnvironmentalProtection #WaterUse
https://the-14.com/five-warning-signs-that-rivers-are-polluted-even-when-they-look-clean/

Five warning signs that rivers are polluted – even when they look clean | The-14

Learn five warning signs of polluted rivers even when water looks clean, from algal blooms to sewage fungus, and how to stay safe outdoors. Protect your health.

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Gail Waldby ❌👑Apr 14

Tell Congress and the EPA to reject polluters’ bidding: no backsliding on toxic coal ash #MTPol #Montana #Colstrip #BillingsMT #WaterPollution #CoalAsh act.selc.org/page/96680/a...

Keep toxic coal ash out of our...

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**Tell Congress and the EPA to reject polluters’ bidding: no backsliding on toxic coal ash **
**#MTPol #Montana #Colstrip #BillingsMT #WaterPollution #CoalAsh **
https://act.selc.org/page/96680/action/1

San Francisco Baykeeper Apr 10

In a major win for South Bay creeks, a federal judge has ruled that Mountain View and Sunnyvale violated the Clean Water Act by allowing raw sewage to flow into Stevens and Calabazas creeks--and that they must take steps to fix the problem.

"There were persistent high levels of bacteria and human fecal matter in their stormwater discharges throughout the system," as Baykeeper managing attorney Eric Buescher told NBC Bay Area News.

Now, Baykeeper and the cities will present the judge with suggestions about how to address the problem. The judge is expected to issue a decision on that some time this summer.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay-cities-fined-sewage-creeks/4065134/

#sfbay #sanfranciscobay #bayarea #southbay #stevenscreek #calabazascreek #waterpollution #sewagepollution #mountainview #sunnyvale

ClareBear 💚

Apr 8

Canterbury University professor of freshwater ecology Angus McIntosh said the report painted a bleak and sad picture of freshwater health.

"The dire state of freshwater health won't be a surprise to those with connections to a lowland river or lake, and the report illustrates those close health, cultural, economic and recreational ties.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/591849/sobering-reading-waterways-worsening-around-the-country-report-reveals

#nzpol #waterpollution #ecoli #environment