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Environmental Health study finds high levels of benzene at Aamjiwnaang First Nation, south Sarnia
An air exposure review of the Sarnia area, which looked at air quality dating back to 2015, has found that there are elevated airborne concentrations of benzene. The final results of the Sarnia Area Environmental Health Project were released Wednesday evening in Point Edward. Benzene is a chemical that is clear or light-yellow in colour that is primarily used in pharmaceutical…
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Environmental Health study finds high levels of benzene at Aamjiwnaang First Nation, south Sarnia
An air exposure review of the Sarnia area, which looked at air quality dating back to 2015, has found that there are elevated airborne concentrations of benzene. The final results of the Sarnia Area Environmental Health Project were released Wednesday evening in Point Edward. Benzene is a chemical that is clear or light-yellow in colour that is primarily used in pharmaceutical…
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Preservation of 1,200 acres aims to protect Savannah River
More than 1,200 acres are being added to permanently protected land in the Savannah River Basin of South Carolina, an area that supplies drinking water for more than 500,000 residents in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina recently announced a protective easement on the Hampton County property, known as the…
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Preservation of 1,200 acres aims to protect Savannah River
More than 1,200 acres are being added to permanently protected land in the Savannah River Basin of South Carolina, an area that supplies drinking water for more than 500,000 residents in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina recently announced a protective easement on the Hampton County property, known as the…
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Cemex presents 30th edition of conservation book series: ‘The Last Ice’
Cemex announced the release of the 30th edition of the Cemex Nature Book Series: ‘The Last Ice’. Through inspiring images of majestic frozen landscapes, this milestone edition of Cemex’s celebrated Nature Books emphasises the urgent need to protect our polar regions and mitigate climate change. ‘The Last Ice’ combines visuals captured by world-renowned photographers and…
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Understanding power and politics for better conservation outcomes
Despite a longstanding moratorium on logging in the Congo Basin, illegal forest concessions granted by governments in the region are rife. In the Amazon, companies involved in illegal gold mining and logging often use political connections to protect their interests, or hide millions of dollars in profits in US real estate. In Brazil, bribery in the…
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Ecologists help migratory birds adapt to climate change
Warmer and earlier spring seasons cause problems for migratory birds, who return to breeding sites after winter to find that most of their food is already gone. Researchers drove European pied flycatchers north from the Netherlands to Sweden, where spring arrives two weeks later and food supplies peak at the right time for newly hatched…
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Author Carl Hiassen talks environment and Florida book bans before Sarasota eco summit
Journalist and author Carl Hiassen recalls a time in the 1970s when he was working for the Miami Herald and preserving the Everglades was not a political issue. “None of the political power structure mentioned it,” he said. But time and activism have changed because of “pending water crises where cities might not have enough…
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Author Carl Hiassen talks environment and Florida book bans before Sarasota eco summit
Journalist and author Carl Hiassen recalls a time in the 1970s when he was working for the Miami Herald and preserving the Everglades was not a political issue. “None of the political power structure mentioned it,” he said. But time and activism have changed because of “pending water crises where cities might not have enough…
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Hamilton needs a home for about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek
Two weeks ago, Hamilton finished dredging about 16,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment from Chedoke Creek, but now the city needs to find a home for almost all of it. Nick Winters, director of Hamilton Water, told CBC Hamilton in an email the city offloaded eight loads to the GFL landfill in Stoney Creek, as it was the “most…