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Ford Bronco Sport first to feature parts made of 100% recycled ocean plastic

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Up to 13 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean each year, threatening marine life and polluting shorelines, according to Pew Charitable Trusts, a global nongovernmental organization. Ghost gear comprises nearly 10% of all sea-based plastic waste, entangling fish, sharks, dolphins, seals, sea turtles and birds.

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New study suggests reported PAH emissions in oil sands region greatly underestimated

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Parajulee and Wania used the non-steady-state multimedia fate model CoZMo-POP (Coastal Zone Model for Persistent Organic Pollutants—developed by Frank Wania and Donald Mackay at Trent University) in all model simulations. Tailing ponds are not the end of the journey for the pollutants they contain. —Parajulee and Wania.

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Tesla makes quick work of water-polluting leak at Giga Berlin, authorities give all-clear

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Just a few weeks since it was formally opened, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin was faced with its first potential crisis: a water-polluting liquid leak. While filling a container in the paint shop, the substance escaped on Monday evening because a valve was not completely closed, according to spokesman Thomas Frey.

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Tesla’s ‘preferential treatment’ justified by Brandenburg Environmental Minister

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In fact, groups who have been identified as NABU and Gruene Liga recently stated that they are not interested in Tesla producing batteries at the plant because of potentially hazardous waste. Environmental groups are concerned with the production of the vehicles, which will result in some pollutants.

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Tesla pushes Made-in-Germany Model Y test drives in Switzerland

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As per local reports, a water-polluting liquid had leaked in Giga Berlin’s paint shop earlier this week. The substance escaped on Monday evening because a valve had not been completely closed. These substances flow, but the information does not flow. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

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Currently that means burning coal, coke, fuel oil, or natural gas, often along with waste plastics and tires. CONCRETE TOMORROW At each stage of cement and concrete production, advances in ingredients, energy supplies, and uses of concrete promise to reduce waste and pollution.

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UC Davis Begins $2.8M Studies on Impacts of Escaped Nitrogen

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million in new grants to study the use and impacts of escaped nitrogen from agricultural production. Wastes from cattle, chickens and other livestock include nitrogen. Data on agricultural nitrogen pollution are limited, and some nitrogen pollution forms are difficult to monitor. Tom Tomich.

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