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Ocean-dumping for Fukushima wastewater: Japan’s complex decision remains contentious

Envirotec Magazine

Japan has ended years of speculation over the fate of radioactive wastewater stored in tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 disaster. The main source of radioactive contamination is the residual nuclear fuel from the three nuclear reactors which overheated during the 2011 disaster.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. This phenomenon — groundwater rise — could also have dire effects on people’s health, exposing them to new or unearthed pollutants. Pavement is degrading faster.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Boma Brown-West, Director of Consumer Health, EDF+Business. You’ve got until March 24 to suggest them. And now, I invite you to meet the 2021 class of Badass Women.