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Amnesty International: Dow’s failure to offer remedy for Bhopal disaster has created a “sacrifice zone”

Envirotec Magazine

Aerial view of the abandoned industrial gas leakage site at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, in February 2022 (image credit: Paulose NK / Shutterstock.com). In 1994, UCC abandoned the facility without an environmental clean-up or dealing with a large chemical stockpile, resulting in severe contamination of local water sources and soil.

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A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil

Grist

Later, when the Aroostook Band of Micmacs took over the site’s ownership, they found its soil was rife with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, cancer-causing compounds that are so difficult to break down they’re commonly known as “forever chemicals.”.

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6K secures $102 million in Series D funding to accelerate battery material production and recycling

Charged

The round was led by Koch Strategic Platforms, an investment arm of fossil fuel giant Koch Industries, with participation by investors Energy Impact Partners, Albemarle, HG Ventures and others. Disruptive approaches such as this are the only viable way to repatriate this industry.”. “We

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. A pilot plant should come online in 2022, according to Rau. Pull Quote. Carbon Removal.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. A pilot plant should come online in 2022, according to Rau. Pull Quote. Carbon Removal.

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Flash Drought Hotspots: Southwestern United States

Planet Pulse

Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change. Land Surface Temperature (LST) from 2023 over an area of the Southwest United States and parts of Northern Mexico where Planet’s Soil Water Content data showed notable dryness earlier in the year (see map of area below).

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Norwegian utility claims to calculate true cost of sewer ingress

Envirotec Magazine

In Norway, InfoTiles’ digital water and wastewater management system is being used by one municipality for I&I water detection and real-time monitoring of extraneous water in sewer networks and is already reducing service failures. Therefore, reducing energy consumption also represents a potential saving on operational expenditure.