Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Nation's First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Biodiversity Hotspot [Wyatt MYSKOW, Inside Climate News ( ICN ) ; March 15, 2026] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15032026/arizona-south32-hermosa-critical-minerals-mine/ Public Notice : State 401 Water Quality Certification Waiver | South32 Hermosa Critical Minerals Project [ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) ; February 27, 2026] https://azdeq.gov/public-notice-preliminary-decision-waive-state-water-quality-certification-federal-action-south32 Public Comment closes on MARCH 20, 2026 ! Also... Patagonia mine faces scrutiny after heavy metal discharge (Henry BREAN, Tucson.com ; January 12, 2026) https://tucson.com/news/local/environment/article_ca597770-4dfb-4b48-915d-3ee72893438c.html ( South32 Hermosa Mine, Patagonia Mountains ; Tucson.com )

  Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA), Jynto ; Link CFC replacements behind hundreds of thousands of tonnes of global 'forever chemical' pollution (News Release, Lancaster University ; 4 February 2026) https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/cfc-replacements-behind-hundreds-of-thousands-of-tonnes-of-global-forever-chemical-pollution Featured Research Article: Growth in Production and Environmental Deposition of Trifluoroacetic Acid due to Long-Lived CFC Replacements and Aesthetics (HART et al. , 2026) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL119216

Joint geochemical and microbial controls on soil particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon decomposability across the contiguous US (YI et al. , 2026) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332225003422

LIU  et al. , 2025 Scientists reveal how microplastics release invisible chemical clouds into waterways (Press Release, EurekAlert ; 11 December 2025) https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1109616 Featured Research Article: Molecular-level insights into derivation dynamics of microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter (LIU et al. , 2025) https://www.maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/newcontam-0025-0016