The Bay has experienced harmful algae blooms 2 years in a row ☹️

📢 We need your help to prevent future outbreaks!

Tell the Water Board to follow the science & reduce the pollution that leads to algae growth: https://baykeeper.org/action-alert/algae-blooms-new-normal

#algae #harmfulalgaeblooms #harmfulalgae #waterpollution #sanfranciscobay

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust slams plan to boost housing | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23759809.hampshire-isle-wight-wildlife-trust-slams-plan-boost-housing/

#WaterPollution
#WaterPollutionRules
#Wildlife
#WildlifeSites

Gizmodo: Paper Cups Are Bad for the Environment Too, Study Finds https://gizmodo.com/paper-cups-are-bad-for-the-environment-too-study-finds-1850798054?utm_source=regular #environmentaltoxicology #marineplasticpollution #bethaniecarneyalmroth #disposableproducts #plasticpollution #biodegradation #waterpollution #polylacticacid #microplastics #environment #bioplastic #pollution #papercup #sediment #plastic #water

"Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Pollution #WaterPollution #Environment

https://theconversation.com/why-the-uk-government-is-relaxing-rules-for-river-pollution-212505

Gizmodo: Microplastics Can Travel Into the Brain and Cause Behavioral Changes, Study Finds https://gizmodo.com/microplastics-behavioral-changes-in-mice-alzheimers-stu-1850785217?utm_source=regular #draftmicroplasticsandtheirimpactonthehumanendocrinesystem #marineplasticpollution #healthmedicalpharma #plasticpollution #waterpollution #microplastics #jamieross #pollution #plastic

our team interviewed Elvida Crutcher, an #elder and citizen of the Fort McDermitt #Paiute and #Shoshone Tribe. She recounts how decades of open-pit mercury #mining has poisoned the air, water, lands, and health of her relatives.

#airpollution #waterpollution

3/10

https://lakotalaw.org/resources/poisonous-mining-without-tribal-consent/?ms=ea&utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nvli&utm_content=piclink&sourceid=1059582&contactdata=+setg2Bv9GkgKK+DLBua9osRfQWpyCbsr8aaOY8ZWzna9dtQBQVsF6FH6rlGE+mkMgd0w8fEacICcB0OvEpcGpoyHoLoxvr4H%2f8p9Mc0MSSsxvGLuFhnIXWt+fCmUJHOG0kQcLBsi1bdDOvaE2bBlxHLiS71DJfxB6ZYI+FuUJZIjjeihbC4T4NEmvuKup2fZbog8hUNIX5ux4zeVnV+d7m%2foI41RO%2fa70yuvso+tgA%3d&rac=%2cdvcc%2cmmbr%2clpnl&emci=c090ac6a-7947-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=58ef01d3-9447-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=9521138

"RSPB apologises for calling ministers 'liars' over environment pledges"

It would have been better for the RSPB to call Rishi Sunak a tit.

#RSPB #WaterPollution #NutrientNeutrality

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66666435

I hope I'm wrong, but that UK Govt announcement about cancelling #NutrientNeutrality requirements is actually about polluting a selected set of the most important natural sites, like 4 specific parts of the Lake District National Park. Here's a link to our local map.
#WaterPollution #LakeDistrict #Cumbria
https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/planning/planning-for-nature-recovery/nutrient-neutrality

"Scrapping housebuilder water pollution rules in England to cost taxpayer £140m"

Further subsidising a hugely profitable private industry, are we? It must be because they're worth it. Silly me for thinking that scrapping nutrient neutrality rules is wrong.

#NutrientNeutrality #WaterPollution #Housebuilding

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/29/scrapping-of-housebuilder-water-pollution-rules-to-cost-taxpayer-140m

"England’s rivers at risk as Michael Gove rips up rules on new housing"

This will have my local (Tory) MP Oliver Heald squirming with embarrassment. He likes chalk streams, does our Oliver. His colleague Michael Gove prefers a different kind of chalk. Oh yes.

#WaterPollution #ChalkStreams #OliverHeald #HouseBuilding #HousingCrisis #MichaelGove #ThereseCoffey

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/uk-rivers-at-risk-as-michael-gove-rips-up-rules-on-new-housing

Hacker group attacks #Japan #nuclear websites over #Fukushima water release plan

August 18, 2023

"International hacker group #Anonymous has launched cyberattacks against nuclear power-linked groups in Japan in protest at the planned release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, a Japanese IT security firm said.

"Anonymous has been intensifying its cyber offensives since last month, shortly after the #IAEA said in its final report that the planned discharge would comply with global safety standards, NTT Security Japan said.

"'Vigilance is needed, as the attacks could further escalate after the discharge,' a representative of the Tokyo-based firm said.

"The organizations targeted by the international hacktivist group are the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan Atomic Power Co and the Atomic Energy Society of Japan.

"Anonymous have carried out distributed denial-of-service, or #DDoS attacks, in which networks are overwhelmed by hackers who unleash a flood of data from multiple sources over a short period, with the assault being led by a group based in Italy.

"Activities by a group based in Vietnam have also been confirmed, NTT Security said.

"The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said its website saw about 100 times more than its usual traffic, but users could continue browsing the site as it took countermeasures.

"According to NTT Security, Anonymous released a 'target list' of its attacks after the Japanese government formally decided in 2021 to release treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s #FukushimaDaiichi nuclear power plant.

"In addition to the three nuclear power-related organizations, TEPCO, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Liberal Democratic Party were on the list, NTT Security said.

"A member of Anonymous told Kyodo News recently that the Japanese government's policy to release treated water lacks transparency as citizens were not able to participate in its decision-making process.

"'We must put an end to the senseless act of making the #sea a #dumping ground for economic benefit,' the member said.

"Massive amounts of #contaminated water have been generated in the process of cooling melted reactor fuel after the Fukushima plant was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

"The water has been kept in tanks after going through the advanced liquid processing system that removes most radionuclides except tritium [AND 62 OTHER RADIONUCLIDES], but the storage vessels are nearing capacity. Tritium is known to be less harmful than other radioactive materials, such as cesium and strontium.

"Local fishermen and some neighboring countries remain opposed to the plan, with China introducing blanket radiation testing on Japanese seafood."

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/hacker-group-attacks-japan-nuclear-websites-over-fukushima-water-plan

#OpTEPCO #TEPCOLies #OpFukushima #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #Japan #TEPCO #JGov #Hactivists #FukushimaWater #Fukushima #FukushimaDaiichi #Nucleare

many mines in the Black Hills faced declining production and eventually closed.

But #MiningOperations continue to this day, particularly in areas where modern exploration techniques have revealed new #reserves or where mining methods have become more efficient. Mining in the #BlackHills has had significant environmental impacts, including #deforestation, #SoilErosion, and #WaterPollution, resulting in #conflicts with #NativePeoples who consider the Black Hills to be a sacred site.

16/20

Make sure you've got a good #waterfilter

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-08-tap-water-southwest-contaminated-cancer-arsenic.html

#arsenic #waterpollution #cancercauses

Last summer's fish-killing #algae bloom is back in the Bay:
“Two years in a row is quite alarming,” our science director Jon Rosenfield told KQED, noting that it remained unclear how bad the bloom will get.
“There’s really nothing that people can do to stop a bloom like this once it’s started. It just has to burn itself out.”
https://www.kqed.org/science/1983631/last-summers-fish-killing-algae-bloom-is-back-in-the-bay #waterpollution #algaebloom #harmfulalgaeblooms #HABs #SFBay #sanfranciscobay #bayarea

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We need your help keeping an eye out for #petcoke pollution in #Benicia 👀

Report signs of pollution, like the black streaks pictured here, by submitting a tip to our hotline: baykeeper.org/hotline

#BeniciaCA #pollution #waterpollution #northbay

"Part of the River Trent has turned orange and bright blue after clothing dyes were accidentally released into the water."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Water #Pollution #WaterPollution

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-66238858

RT Violeta
We talk a lot about #airpollution solutions & policies but not enough about #Waterpollution!
➡️New policies, use of efficient technology & awareness is needed sooner rather than later! 🌍🇪🇺💦
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European Economic and Social Committee: 📢The EU needs a new #water 💦 policy!
For reusing &amp; recycling to prevent pollution &amp; equip water-intensive industries with efficient technologies.
Water management requires research &amp; innovation for transition to digital water solutions.
👉http://europa.eu/!pGTn9G
#EUBlueDeal https://t.co/MQzePajVGR
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Jelic_Violeta/status/1679499858435080192

44% of all wastewater on Earth returns to the environment untreated. Today's cartoon by Marzieh Khanizadeh Abyaneh. More cartoons: https://cartoonmovement.com/search?query=&sort=created&order=desc

#environment #waterpollution #wastewater

How the High Court could bring a quick end to sewage pollution - inews https://apple.news/AUzI3YogtSdOE3sffslWRqw #sewage #uk #water #waterpollution