Tag Archives: Pollution

Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant Diseases, Study Finds 

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The toxic trouble with tires, for salmon and fish kills

For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe. Now, researchers and regulators say, we need to pay more attention to toxic emissions from tires as vehicles roll down the road. At the top of the list of worries is a chemical called 6PPD, which is added to rubber […]
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Microplastics are everywhere. Why don’t we know what they do to our health? 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. Microplastics are in our blood, lungs, the air we breathe. But their effects are still largely a […]
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A New Film at SXSW Warns of the Potential Harm of Microplastics 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.

US, Canada and indigenous groups announce proposal to address cross-border mining pollution

The U.S., Canada and several indigenous groups announced a proposal on Monday to address pollution from coal mining in British Columbia that officials say has been contaminating waterways and harming fisheries on both sides of the border for years. The proposal would be executed through a century-old U.S.-Canada boundary waters treaty, establishing independent boards to […]
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Oregon DEQ giving $1 million to 11 private companies to cut their pollution

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced 11 recipients that will receive nearly $1 million combined in taxpayer dollars to reduce diesel emissions, removing over 33 tons of pollution, including nitrogen oxide and fine particulate matter, from the state’s air. That’s $30,000 a ton. The Environmental Protection Agency provides this taxpayer funding for the state […]
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Pollution causing problems for nighttime pollinators

You might not know it, but some moths can smell just as well as dogs. The nighttime insects use their antennae to sniff out flowers heavy with pollen up to a mile away. New research from the University of Washington shows pollution in car exhaust can blunt the flowers’ scent — making it hard for […]
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Supreme Court to weigh in on states polluting neighbors

Emergency stays of this kind are rarely enacted by the court, one legal expert said. An Environmental Protection Agency regulation intended to protect millions of Americans from hazardous ozone pollution now faces legal jeopardy before the Supreme Court. During oral arguments on Feb. 21, attorneys representing Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana asked the justices to […]
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Opinion: Does tech windfall benefit workers, or just the executives? | Opinion |

The technology is futuristic, but protections for workers are Dickensian. In early January, the U.S. Commerce Department announced a $72 million windfall for an Oregon semiconductor factory – Microchip Technology in Gresham. The State of Oregon has committed another $11 million of taxpayer money to the company to help create manufacturing jobs and promote innovation. […]
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Oregon AG Rosenblum testifies in Salem for 3 bills to protect consumers, clean up pollution from PCBs

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum made special appearances before the Oregon Legislature this week to support three important pieces of legislation. One would create an impactful 100-year environmental clean-up fund using the proceeds of a best-in-the-nation settlement she obtained from Monsanto at the end of 2022. Source: Oregon AG Rosenblum testifies in Salem for 3 […]
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