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"The Cobalt Pipeline": Extraction by Hand from Artisanal Mines to Lithium Ion Batteries (Kolwezi, Congo)

The Cobalt Pipeline:  Tracing the path from deadly hand-dug mines in Congo to consumers' phones and laptops  (Todd C. FRANKEL, Michael Robinson CHAVEZ, Jorge RIBAS; Washington Post , September 30, 2016) https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/batteries/congo-cobalt-mining-for-lithium-ion-battery/ Video:  The long descent into an artisanal mine | Mobile Power, Human Toll   ( Washington Post; September 27, 2016)
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Contaminated Acidic Wastewater Dumped into Floridan Aquifer via Huge Sinkhole - Mulberry, Florida

Mosaic plant sinkhole dumps 215 million gallons of reprocessed water into Floridan Aquifer (w/video) [Christopher O'DONNELL, Tampa Bay Times ; September 16, 2016] http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/mosaic-plant-sinkhole-dumps-215-million-gallons-of-reprocessed-water-into/2293845 Sinkhole at Phosphate plant dumps 215 million gallons of acidic water into Floridan aquifer (Monivette CORDIERO, Orlando Weekly/WFLA News ; September 16, 2016) http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2016/09/16/sinkhole-at-phosphate-plant-dumps-215-million-gallons-of-acidic-water-into-floridian-aquifer Selected Publications : Nuclide migration and the environmental radiochemistry of Florida phosphogypsum (BURNETT and ELZERMAN, 2001) http://www.iaea.org/inis/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/33/016/33016282.pdf Potential Uses of Phosphogypsum and Associated Risks ( U. S. EPA 402-R92-002 ; May 1992) https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-07/documents/0000055v.pdf...
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US Great Basin Drought Impacts on Tribal Farm and Ranch Lands

These are the forgotten victims of the West's drought (Justin NOBEL, National Geographic ; August/September 2016) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/nevada-drought/ $4.5 Million program to explore agriculture and water management on tribal lands (Jane TORS, Nevada Today - University of Nevada, Reno ; March 24, 2015) http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2015/native-waters Drought Prompts Disaster Declaration for Most of Nevada ( AgWeb/Associated Press ; February 5, 2015) http://www.agweb.com/article/drought-prompts-disaster-declaration-for-most-of-nevada-naa-associated-press/ Selected Research Publications: Environmental Characteristics of the Great Basin and Mojave Desert Spring Systems (SADA and LUTZ, 2016) https://lccnetwork.org/sites/default/files/Resources/EnvironmentalCharacteristics_of_GreatBasin%26MojaveDesert_SpringSystems_Final.pdf Trends and climatic sensitivities of vegetation phenology in semi-arid and arid ecosystems in the US Great Basin du...
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Continued: WRDA 2016 and Coal Ash Pollution Rules Reversal

Live Links from posted DESMOG article regarding the WRDA 2016 and the Reversal of Coal Ash Pollution Rules  Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2016 https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2848/BILLS-114s2848rs.pdf With Nod to Flint Crisis, Senate Weighs a $9 Billion Water Infrastructure Bill (Coral DAVENPORT, New York Times ; September 7, 2016) http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/us/politics/senate-water-bill.html Proposed Bill Could Weaken Federal Coal Ash Rules, Threaten Public Health ( Environmental Integrity Project ; September 9, 2016) http://environmentalintegrity.org/archives/8575 EPA Releases Long-Anticipated Rules For Disposal Of Coal Ash (Kate SHEPPARD, Huffington Post ; December 19, 2014) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/19/epa-coal-ash_n_6356072.html Anti-coal activists get a boost from Tennessee ash spill and other mishaps (Kate SHEPPARD, Grist ; February 20, 2009) http://grist.org/article/coal-lotta-shakin-goin-on/ Coa...
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Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2016 and Coal Ash Pollution Rules Reversal

Senate Poised to Pass Water Bill Reversing Coal Ash Pollution Rules Every two years the Senate passes a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which contains the funding necessary to protect America's water infrastructure. This year's legislation includes $9 billion worth of spending on water delivery infrastructure and runoff containment and abatement, among other projects. As currently written, this bill also would allocate $280 million to address…
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Just In: Southern California Gas to pay $4 Million for Porter Ranch Gas Leak

SoCal Gas to pay $4-million settlement over massive Porter Ranch gas leak (Alice WALTON, Los Angeles Times ; September 13, 2016) http ://www.latimes.com/local/ lanow /la-me-porter-ranch-settlement-20160913-snap-story.html N. B.:  For more background information regarding the Porter Ranch Natural Methane Gas Leak Disaster , please refer to "Blog Archives" for these selected former blog posts under the following titles and dates: Natural Methane Gas Leak Disaster - Aliso Canyon, CA.                              December 24, 2015 Update:  Porter Ranch Natural Methane Gas Leak - Aliso Canyon, CA.           January 7, 2016
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Update: Norilsk Nickel and the Daldykan River Red Pollution "Leak"

Russian metals giant admits red river leak [Liza UDILOVA,  Agence France Presse (AFP) ; September 12, 2016] http://www.france24.com/en/20160912-russian-metals-giant-admits-red-river-leak N. B.:  For additional information on this subject, please refer to "Blog Archives" for my former blog post entitled, "Red Alert as river turns 'puce from pollution' in Arctic" dated September 7, 2016.
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Update: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe vs. Dakota Access Oil Pipeline

Moments After Judge Denies DAPL Injunction, Federal Agencies Intervene ( ICTMN Staff ; September 9, 2016) http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/09/dakota-access-construction-shut-down-near-standing-rock-army-corps-doj-doi-165743 Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Sioux Tribe v. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/joint-statement-department-justice-department-army-and-department-interior-regarding-standing Judge Temporarily Halts DAPL Construction on Select Land but Not on Desecrated Area ( ICTMN Staff ; September 6, 2016) http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/06/judge-temporarily-halts-dapl-construction-select-land-not-desecrate-area-165700 " On Saturday, September 3, Dakota Access Pipeline and Energy Transfer Partners brazenly used bulldozers to destroy our burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts,” said Cha...
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Update: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe vs. Dakota Access Oil Pipeline

Moments After Judge Denies DAPL Injunction, Federal Agencies Intervene ( ICTMN Staff ; September 9, 2016) http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/09/dakota-access-construction-shut-down-near-standing-rock-army-corps-doj-doi-165743 Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Sioux Tribe v. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/joint-statement-department-justice-department-army-and-department-interior-regarding-standing Judge Temporarily Halts DAPL Construction on Select Land but Not on Desecrated Area ( ICTMN Staff ; September 6, 2016) http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/09/06/judge-temporarily-halts-dapl-construction-select-land-not-desecrate-area-165700 " On Saturday, September 3, Dakota Access Pipeline and Energy Transfer Partners brazenly used bulldozers to destroy our burial sites, prayer sites and culturally significant artifacts,” said Cha...
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10 New U. S. EPA National Priorities List Superfund Sites - September 2016

US clears way for cleanup of Colorado Mine after huge spill (Dan ELLIOTT, Associated Press ; September 7, 2016) http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bc58b712152b4549b2bdbd5791b3b54e/us-clears-way-cleanup-colorado-mine-after-huge-spill Website : Current NPL Updates:  New Proposed NPL Sites and New NPL Sites ( U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ; September 7, 2016) https://www.epa.gov/superfund/current-npl-updates-new-proposed-npl-sites-and-new-npl-sites
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Red Alert as river turns 'puce from pollution' in Arctic

Red Alert as river turns 'puce from pollution' in Arctic (Olga GERTCYK, The Siberian Times ; September 7, 2016) Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant - Copper Nickel Smelter ( Mining Atlas Map ) https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Nadezhda-Copper-Nickel-Smelter.php BELLONA Report 2010: Environmental Challenges in the Arctic   Norilsk Nickel:  The Soviet Legacy of Industrial Pollution http://bellona.org/assets/sites/3/Norilsk-Nickel-The-Soviet-Legacy-of-Industrial-Pollution.pdf
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Legal Victory Overturns Federal Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of California Public Land to Drilling, Fracking

Legal Victory Overturns Federal Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of California Public Land to Drilling, Fracking (September 6, 2016) N. B.:  To gain more information and documentation concerning the The  Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rules , please refer to the following four (4) former blog posts found in "Blog Archives" under the following titles and dates: Pending Legal Challenges of the BLM Fracking Rule.                 June 12, 2015 BLM and Resuming Oil and Gas Lease Auctions.                        August 29, 2014 BLM and Uninspected Fracking Wells.                                         June 15, 2014 BLM's New Fracking Rules Give Industry a Free Pass...              May 27, 2013
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