"Scientists are studying effects of the Tonawanda Coke site on the surrounding environment, including the nearby ground, water and air."
'Throughout our history as a country, we’ve quickly turned on popular products we once liked because of unintended effects from that product, usually health-related. (You know, like Chipotle.) But perhaps the product we’ve most famously done this with is asbestos, the naturally occurring fibery crystals which gained infamy after we realized that those fibers were dangerous carcinogens. It’s an issue that still gets frequently litigated today—due in part to the 27.5 million workers exposed to the substance between 1940 and 1979, according to a 1986 report by the American Thoracic Society. "
"Recently, there have been a rush of studies revealing how tiny pieces of plastic are making it into the environment, including in the fish and even the sal"
"#tdih On Sept. 27, 1962, Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was published. It describes and documents the devastating impact of widespread and uncontrolled pesticide use on the environment.
In response, Carson was vilified by the chemical industry and their allies. She was accused of being a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical."
"The Berkeley Pit is a gorgeous, toxic former mining site in Montana that’s beloved by tourists. But unless it’s cleaned up soon, it could become the worst environmental disaster in American history."
Apparently that’s not newsworthy.