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Soybeans Rallying on Tuesday Following EPA News, Ratings Drop

Soybeans are trading with contracts 25 to 29 ¼ cents higher at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 10 ¾ cents at $12.61 1/4. Soymeal futures ate up $6 to $6.70 on the day, with Soy Oil up 107 to 115 points. There were no delivery...

Barchart · Sep 1

New York's plan to charge fossil-fuel producers $75B for climate change damages is struck down

A federal judge has struck down New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel-producing industries pay into a $75 billion fund to repair damage wrought by climate change

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Trump Moves To Limit Public Input on Data Centres as Critics Warn Communities Could Lose Their Voice

President Trump supports easing data centre construction by reducing public input on air pollution permits, sparking backlash over potential environmental impacts and community awareness.

International Business Times UK · Sep 1

Dengue Cases Across the Americas Fell 60 Percent This Year and Travelers Still Need to Watch Symptoms

Dengue cases in the Americas dropped 60 percent this year, but travel-linked infections and a Virginia case show risk has not vanished.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds

The Guardian - US · Aug 30

In a 2011 Oak Ridge case study, ethanol-fed microbes cut uranium in groundwater from 40-60 mg/L to below the US drinking-water limit

By utilizing ethanol injections, researchers effectively stimulated indigenous bacteria to aid in the cleanup of uranium contamination. This innovative method was able to convert ethanol into acetate, which energized the reduction of uranium within the sediment. Over two years, levels of uranium in groundwater fell below the EPA's safe drinking…

The Economic Times · Aug 30

In 1998, HHPC launched a pollution-control plan for New York's Hempstead Harbor. 13 years later, its northern segment reopened to shellfishing after being closed for more than 40 years

The restoration of northern Hempstead Harbor in Nassau County, New York, demonstrates how long-term cooperation and pollution-control measures can improve water quality. After shellfish harvesting was restricted in 1966 because of water quality concerns, elevated fecal coliform levels contributed to the harbor being placed on the state’s 1998 impaired waters…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

In 2006, Delaware listed the Broadkill watershed for nitrogen and phosphorus impairment. 18 years later, BMPs restored 7.6 miles of Ingrams Branch, ending the phosphorus

The restoration of Ingrams Branch is a powerful example of how best management practices can produce measurable improvements in water quality when they are applied consistently over time. What began with nutrient impairment concerns evolved into a coordinated watershed effort involving farmers, conservation districts, state officials, federal agencies and local…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

In 1994, Idaho listed Rapid Creek for sediment impairment. 18 years later, restoration improved habitat scores and Lower Rapid Creek was removed from the 2012 impaired waters list

Rapid Creek in southeastern Idaho offers a compelling example of how long-term watershed restoration can transform water quality and aquatic habitat. Rapid Creek ultimately became a useful model of how persistent conservation can restore a degraded stream. The improvement was built over approximately 18 years through agricultural conservation, erosion reduction,…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

Wallabies ‘raise competitive dial’ to future-proof team for 2027 Rugby World Cup

Les Kiss admits selections for the Argentina Test may seem haphazard but the coach wants to form two separate XVs good enough to take on the world

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28