Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 2 September 2024
Elaine Hanford
Retired Professional Geologist & Environmental Scientist; Consultant & Freelance Technical Editor; Consultant Family History e-Search
Technological hazards:? Modern World is Rapidly Changing – technology has progressed but humans have the same mental system as they did ages ago
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Beaches closed on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin due to toxic blue-green algae bloom due to fertilizer runoff – not a new problem just one that public officials fail to recognize
·?????? https://wtmj.com/news/2024/08/24/toxic-algae-bloom-shuts-down-beaches-impacts-late-summer-swim/
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Fentanyl coming from the drug cartels across Biden-Harris open Southern Border is now leading cause of death for young people in Wisconsin & increase in drug in Sierra County, New Mexico & enough illegal fentanyl on the streets to kill everyone in the US
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Illegal aliens in State of Mississippi costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars each year - $1B in Massachusetts – roughly $150B to all US Taxpayers
·?????? https://www.osa.ms.gov/news/auditors-office-releases-report-cost-illegal-immigration-taxpayers’
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Biden-Harris announce more than $380M to provide additional shelter, care & other services to illegal immigrants
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India & Bangladesh play the ‘blame game’ for flooding
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Call for more money to “transform” the global food system – what about addressing the underlying overpopulation problem as part of COP29?
·?????? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26082024/global-hunger-levels-remain-advocates-call-for-change/
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At least thinking about cleaning up polluted rivers & harbors caused by industrialization & urbanization – they were not successful in cleaning up the Seine for the Olympics as athletes got sick
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More than 50 Rivian EVs damaged in Factory Parking Lot fire in Normal, Illinois – waiting to be shipped out
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EPA issued emergency order suspending use of DCPA (Dacthal) weed killer
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Fauci received vaxx 6 times tells us to mask up as he contracts covid & then West Nile – proof that vaxx does not work – flip-flop policies did not work either – vaxxed cause harm to many – long-term impacts unknown
·?????? https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/26/after-6-times-jabbed-fauci-still-contracts-covid-west-nile/
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OMG!? Giant bubble filled with CO2 stores ‘renewable” energy for 10 whole hours!!! ?And costs $Millions
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OMG!!!? UN Secretary-General says decries “worldwide catastrophe” as “ocean is overflowing” - Sounds like chicken little!!!
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DOJ finally prosecuting people including Biotech CEO for covid fraud that took $Millions – just a drop in the bucket
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Cleaning up voter rolls – States removed non-citizens, deceased, moved out of state, convicted felons, etc. in Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, etc.
·?????? https://agenda.americafirstpolicy.com/election-integrity/clean-up-voter-rolls-before-every-election
·?????? Texas:? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/greg-abbott-removes-1-million-people-from-texas-voter-rolls/ar-AA1pwck8
·?????? Nevada:? https://mynews4.com/news/local/how-nevada-election-cleaning-voter-rolls-secretary-state-cisco-aguilar-ballot-battleground-nevada-podcast
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Low-head dams (aka run-of-river dams, roll-dames or weirs) pose risks to water sport enthusiasts
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Connecticut & Massachusetts ban use of PFAS forever chemicals in protective gear for firefighters
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Biden-Harris subsidies have “doubled” number of EV charging stations – but they do not all work and now they are adding additional $521M as part of $2.5B subsidies
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SoCalGas cut off supply line to Portuguese Bend landslide area
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Invasive quagga mussels proliferating in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin – But Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources does not list their presence in any water body in Walworth County
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US Army COE to re-evaluate site permit for Hyundai EV Metaplant in Georgia regarding impacts on groundwater – response to threatened lawsuit
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Paris ranked noisiest city in the world – New York City is second – noise pollution has adverse health effect
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Visitor spending in communities near US National Parks reported as $55.6B added to US Economy in 2023
·?????? https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2024/08/economic-output-national-parks-pegged-556-billion
·?????? Report & interactive website:? https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/vse.htm
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US District Court blocks Biden-Harris attempt at giving 1M+ illegal aliens amnesty
·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/within-days-court-halts-biden-s-proposed-amnesty-plan/ar-AA1pwy6N
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EPA relied on studies by Dow AgroSciences (now Corteva) & industry consultants to conclude that 1,3-D has low cancer risk – EPA still has not authorized independent review & disregarding epidemiological data – “industries funding science …to maximize profits” – unresolved recommendations
·?????? Report:? https://www.epaoig.gov/sites/default/files/reports/2024-08/full_report_-_24-n-0053.pdf
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Perspective on Media Crisis – no built-in fact checking on social media which creates countless hyper-emotional echo chambers
·?????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/27/democracy-is-collapsing-on-itself-from-a-massive-media-crisis/
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California legislature to cancel $400M loan to extend life of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
·?????? https://www.ans.org/news/article-6309/diablo-canyon-gov-gavin-newsom-associated-press-loan-payment/
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Visualizing US obesity rates by State – 34% of US is obese – higher than Global rate of 16%
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Visualizing the tallest skyscrapers in 2024 – Burj Khalifa in Dubai still tops the list
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Human population expected to hit 10B in 2060s and then decline – not enough to save the environment
Anti-depressant drugs are getting into the environment and changing freshwater fish
·?????? https://www.sciencealert.com/antidepressants-are-seeping-into-fish-everywhere-and-its-changing-them
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US documents first cases of “sloth fever” among 21 travelers returned from Cuba – most now fully recovered
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Blind cavefish develop taste buds on their face as they age
·?????? https://www.sciencealert.com/blind-cavefish-grow-bizarre-taste-buds-on-their-face-as-they-age
·?????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-06635-2
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Anthropocene is not an accepted geological age but images at Nasher Museum of Art of human impacts are ugly – “Second Nature:? Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene”
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Power generation from fossil fuels met most of rapid rise (5% increase) in electricity demand in the US
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SCOTUS refuses Biden-Harris Regime pleas to lift nationwide injunction against unconstitutional student loan cancellation scheme – teaching the lesson of responsibility
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Ford Motor Company becomes latest high-profile company to reverse DEI policies – follows in Lowe’s footsteps
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Tattoo ink sold on Amazon has high levels of anaerobic & aerobic bacteria that could cause inflammatory reactions, allergic hypersensitivity, infections and/or toxic responses – FDA has issued some recalls
·?????? Abstract:? https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00276-24
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$400M solar cell facility in Colorado praised by Biden administration now scrapped by Intel as “not financially viable” – expansion of solar cell facility in Arizona also scrapped
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Romancing the River:? Headwaters Challenge
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Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats – 57 cases all required hospitalization with 8 fatalities
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State-of-the-art forensic chemical analysis for bullets & trace evidence
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Scorecard for flood risk disclosures laws in the US
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Survey of opinions in hazardous areas – 73% support stricter construction regulations –37% say ban new construction - 57% support rebuilding - only 13% support moving out of hazardous areas
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Flurry of greenwashing lawsuits over deceptive claims – naming micro-plastics
History of USDA biological control to manage plant pests began in 1888
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Ludicrous – Biden-Harris backs plastic as coal replacement to make steel – “lost their minds” with $182.6M federal loan guarantees – “No one has any idea what the emissions profile of burning plastic will be.”
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Last hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River has been breached – salmon can swim free
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North Anna Nuclear Power Plant renewal means operating two reactors beyond 2058 – originally licensed to operate for 40 years – originally went online in 1978 and 1980 – will add inspections and equipment testing
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Japan broadcasts special on real-life severe side effects of mRNA vaxxing
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Using municipal sewage for fertilizer means having spread toxic chemicals on agricultural fields for decades – contains heavy concentrations of toxic PFAS forever chemicals bioaccumulated in livestock
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Outbreak of suspected avian botulism at Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex
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Tainted feed from source in Kansas supplied to rodeos may have caused deaths of 70 horses
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Holistic assessment of how recreation adversely affects water quality in streams
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How “man-made global warming” became a political cause deliberately manipulated to encourage ill-informed doubt
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No evidence that partial driving automation systems make driving safer but may make it more dangerous
·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-luxury/new-car-feature-can-be-downright-dangerous/ar-AA1oszir
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