Love Canal was one of the nation’s worst toxic waste catastrophes and now — 45 years later — the site for a new, and sometimes unknowing, generation of homesteaders.
Tag: Waste Materials and Disposal
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New York City Residents Will Soon Have to Compost Their Food Scraps
The City Council is set to pass a bill on Thursday requiring New Yorkers to separate their food waste from regular trash, with mandatory composting coming to all five boroughs by next year.
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Justice Dept. Reaches Cleanup Deal With Houston After Civil Rights Inquiry
The agreement is part of the Biden administration’s larger environmental justice agenda, which seeks to redress the disproportional impact of pollution on communities of color around the country.
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To Keep Plastic Out of Oceans, Start With Rivers
The first step is to prevent more plastic from reaching the sea in the first place.
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To Fight Rats, NYC Restaurants Will Have to Put Trash in Containers
The move, which would affect 40,000 food-related businesses in New York City, would mean the end of piles of black plastic bags at curbside.