Notorious US chemical plant polluting Ohio River water with toxic PFAS, new lawsuit claims.

Complaint says factory dramatized in Hollywood movie "Dark Waters" continues to pollute Ohio River in West Virginia. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/27/chemours-pfas-pollution-lawsuit

Trump continues to spread misinformation about the LA wildfires to distract people from his real goal: to divert water to wealthy corporate cattle ranchers & nut farms.

"Ultimately, environmental laws protect people and communities. Increasing water diversions beyond levels that are already unsustainable will harm communities that rely on San Francisco Bay’s water quality and fisheries. We call on Governor Newsom to help the people of Los Angeles recover, quickly, while defending California’s waters, wildlife, and vulnerable communities from the Trump's radical anti-environmental agenda," as our science director @jarosenfield told Courthouse News https://www.courthousenews.com/california-leaders-condemn-trump-executive-order-tying-water-policy-to-wildfire-relief/

#cawater #californiawater #sfbay #sanfranciscobay #water #lafires #losangeles

Trump packs EPA with chemical, oil industry alumni.

A huge number of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appointees used to work for or have lobbied on behalf of the chemical and fossil fuel industries. #ClimateChange

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5109157-trump-epa-appointments-chemical-oil-industry-ties/

Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring" published in 1962. The book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly.

The book was met with fierce opposition by chemical companies, but it swayed public opinion and led to a reversal in US pesticide policy, a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses, and an environmental movement that led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

#Nature #Science #Environment #EPA #Industry #Disinformation #Books #Author

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals.

Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, a new report shows. #ClimateChange

https://grist.org/science/a-third-of-the-arctics-vast-carbon-sink-now-a-source-of-emissions-study-reveals/

‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments.

Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a risk. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/14/mexico-canada-us-toxic-waste-shipments

Donald Trump’s Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm.

David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s first administration. #ClimateChange

https://www.propublica.org/article/david-fotouhi-donald-trump-epa-pollution

New research uncovers remarkable effect walking in nature has on the brain: 'A significantly greater boost'

This new study adds to mounting evidence from the scientific community that says nature is good for us. #ClimateChange

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/nature-walk-brain-rest-benefits-study/

Today is MLK Day…Today do not celebrate those who aim to take away your civil liberties, but instead let us choose to remember those who fought for them ❤️

#MLKDay #MLKDay2025 #Remember #BoycottInauguration