America’s Toxic Disasters-in-Waiting – The New York Times
You may never have seen them, but vast open-air pools of toxic water, from hazardous mining byproducts to diluted pig waste, are a
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Florida’s Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds
They are ponds the size of city blocks: Wastewater pits that hold the hazardous byproducts of coal. Lagoons brimming with diluted pig excrement.
Fossil Fuels and Public Lands: How the US Interior Department Can Act on Climate Right Now
This post is a part of a series on Priorities for the Biden Administration Those of us who work on climate action, whether
Florida’s Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds
They are ponds the size of city blocks: Wastewater pits that hold the hazardous byproducts of coal. Lagoons brimming with diluted pig excrement.