| 单词 | toxic waste site |
| 例句 | The Duwamish is one of the most toxic waste sites in the nation. Macklemore on the Duwamish: My river is filthy 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Then environmental activists from the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice showed him the Stringfellow Acid Pit toxic waste site. How Rep. Adam Schiff celebrated the fourth indictment of former President Trump 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z It was one of the nation’s worst toxic waste sites, was added to the federal Superfund cleanup list, and still has a vast plume of chemically contaminated groundwater beneath it. Where child cancer rose, some want polluted land left empty 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The oft-used approach of “capping” a toxic waste site rather than actually removing the contamination from the soil, for example, may no longer be sufficient. New Bay Area maps show hidden flood risk from sea level rise and groundwater 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z For example, it is typically very difficult to prove that a cluster of cancer cases in a community was caused by exposure to pollution or a toxic waste site nearby. How to Tell Whether a Cancer Is Caused by Plain Bad Luck 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday added Bradford Island and surrounding waters of the Columbia River to its Superfund list of toxic waste sites, beginning the process for the eventual cleanup of the area. EPA adds Bradford Island area of Columbia River to Superfund 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Some money from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill will be spent on projects like cleaning up toxic waste sites. Environmental justice in spotlight as WH official departs 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z This plot in Newark is among more than four dozen toxic waste sites to get cleanup funding from the newly-enacted infrastructure law, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday, totaling $1 billion. After decades, some of America’s most toxic sites will finally get cleaned up 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z What worries him most are the three power plants looming over the Oxnard coast, and the toxic waste site that has languished there for decades. More than 400 toxic sites in California are at risk of flooding from sea level rise 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z State authorities are trying to clean up another industry remnant, the 38-acre toxic waste site at Magnolia Street and Hamilton Avenue known as the Ascon site. Huntington Beach and oil were synonymous for decades. Those days are long gone 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z “That would cause the biggest disaster of all. Now I’ve got a multimillion-dollar home across the street from a toxic waste site.” L.A. County takes first steps to end urban oil drilling 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z For all that is known about America's aging dam infrastructure, however, little information exists about the particular hazards dams pose to toxic waste sites downstream. Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z “When the highest point on our horizon is a toxic waste site, it’s terrifying,” said Hannah Connor, a senior attorney for the environmental health program at the Center for Biological Diversity. Florida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z On a recent afternoon, Burwell stood near the aging toxic waste site. Environmental-justice activists keep fighting to stop pollution in U.S. communities of color 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Maher envisions a CCC that builds green stormwater management systems, installs solar panels on homes, helps clean up toxic waste sites, and develops urban gardens. Biden’s Civilian Climate Corps comes straight out of the New Deal 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Can we treat the web as a toxic waste site? How Amazon is growing its power during the pandemic 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z But things could have gone differently — if not in Midland, then somewhere else with a toxic waste site downstream of an aging dam less prepared for a flood. Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z The case involves the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program responsible for cleaning up certain toxic waste sites. U.S. Supreme Court sides with BP unit to curtail Superfund site cleanup lawsuits 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The principles demand “respect and justice without discrimination,” an end to the placement of polluting industries and toxic waste sites in communities of color, and accountability for polluters. Environmental-justice activists keep fighting to stop pollution in U.S. communities of color 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z The Environmental Protection Agency, for instance, has established a cost of about $9.5 million per life saved as a benchmark for determining whether to clean up a toxic waste site. Can We Put a Price Tag on a Life? The Shutdown Forces a New Look 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Environmentalists who fought to clean up toxic waste sites said they are familiar with that tactic and the frustrations it causes. Memo from 1990s pollution case shows Elizabeth Warren in action as corporate consultant 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Carter also pointed out that communities living nearest to toxic waste sites and so most vulnerable to these events tend to be low income and communities of color. Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z It owns toxic waste sites, vacant lots and rental homes. California bullet train's mishandling of land deals adds to mounting costs and delays 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The remaining four toxic waste sites were not affected by floodwaters, but road closures limited access, the agency said. EPA: No toxic releases at Superfund sites in flooded Midwest 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z “By weakening cleanup standards and pushing back ash pond closure deadlines, Trump’s EPA is endangering communities and ecosystems near these toxic waste sites,” the report said. Coal ash contaminates groundwater near most U.S. coal plants: study 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z He said dozens of EPA staff were scattered throughout the region impacted by Florence, checking on toxic waste sites and oil storage facilities. NC river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Undark's investigation found that state and local governments often have not prepared for the flooding that could occur at toxic waste sites in the event of a dam failure. Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Don't miss the NYT article with pictures illustrating the concentration of toxic waste sites in the area. Hurricane Florence Updates: 12 Dead, Power Failures and Catastrophic Flooding 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The Environmental Protection Agency reported no releases of hazardous contaminants at any of eight toxic waste sites in flooded parts of Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa. EPA: No toxic releases at Superfund sites in flooded Midwest 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z As Tropical Storm Florence spins inland, environmental regulators are monitoring more than three dozen toxic waste sites in the storm’s path, as well as scores of low-lying water- and sewage-treatment plants at risk of flooding. Toxic waste sites in Florence’s path under close watch 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Environmental regulators are monitoring more than three dozen toxic waste sites in the path of Hurricane Florence, as well as scores of low-lying water- and sewage-treatment plants at risk of flooding. Regulators keep watch on toxic waste sites during hurricane 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z With those maps, we then looked to see if any EPA-listed toxic waste sites fell within the delineated inundation areas. Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Aside from being located next to Newtown Creek, a federal Superfund toxic waste site, the plant's claim to fame is eight stainless-steel-clad, egg-shaped sludge digesters, which only a few other cities, including Los Angeles, have. Love stinks (in a good way), and other lessons of the Valentine's Day sewage tour 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The EPA this month heralded cleanups at seven toxic waste sites and credited Pruitt’s leadership for their removal from the Superfund list. At Superfund sites, Scott Pruitt could flip his industry-friendly script 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Cleanup work at most Superfund toxic waste sites would stop. Much as White House might try to soften blow, government shutdowns are costly and cumbersome 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z But for many Superfund sites, the health risks are more chronic in nature—meaning that cleanup crews at many toxic waste sites would be furloughed during a shutdown. How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Impact Science 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z To narrow our search, we selected dams that sit 6 or fewer miles away from and appear in satellite images to be upstream of an EPA-listed toxic waste site. Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z The agency’s statement sought to clarify an earlier media release saying the containers were recovered from highly contaminated toxic waste sites. EPA clarifies earlier FEMA statement on Texas toxic sites 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z U.S. officials are working to secure some of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites as Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida. The Latest: Irma spins up funnel clouds, tornado in Florida 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z East Coast by securing vulnerable toxic waste sites and easing gasoline standards to ensure steady fuel supplies, its chief told Reuters on Thursday. EPA chief says ready to further relax fuel standards due to hurricanes 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z That same day the Associated Press published a story about the flooding of toxic waste sites in Houston, noting that Scott Pruitt’s EPA was still not on the ground. AP vs. EPA: Trump’s war on “fake news” has infiltrated the government 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Harris County, home to Houston, hosts more than two dozen current and former toxic waste sites designated under the federal Superfund program. A Sea of Health and Environmental Hazards in Houston’s Floodwaters 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Its transformation includes the complicated cleanup of many toxic waste sites — most notoriously, a military radiation lab on the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Cleaning up toxic sites isn’t always as good for the community as you might think 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z New EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt plans to address that in an underreported effort to clean up toxic waste sites under the so-called Superfund program. Cleaning Up the Superfund Mess 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He said the agency is also evaluating 80 Superfund toxic waste sites from Florida to North Carolina to identify those at risk of flooding. EPA chief says ready to further relax fuel standards due to hurricanes 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Biesecker’s AP colleague Jason Dearen, however, visited seven toxic sites known as “Superfund sites,” the most contaminated toxic waste sites in the country, in and around Houston — by boat, vehicle and on foot. AP vs. EPA: Trump’s war on “fake news” has infiltrated the government 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z He has studied irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa, former toxic waste sites in the Czech Republic and deforestation in Guatemala. Can old computers bring Palestinians and Israelis together? 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z According to news reports, the school was built on a toxic waste site. China Vows to Replace ‘Poisonous’ Running Tracks at Schools 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z For 44 years, villagers there smelted lead acid batteries in their yards and homes, turning their historic metalworking village into a toxic waste site. The Toxic Toll of Indonesia's Battery Recyclers 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z East Coast by securing vulnerable toxic waste sites and easing gasoline standards to ensure steady fuel supplies, its chief told Reuters on Thursday. EPA chief says ready to further relax fuel standards due to hurricanes 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z “Having a school on a toxic waste site is literally treating young children like garbage.” 500 Chinese Kids Sick From Toxic Waste Dumped by High School 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z One part will be used to clean up 100 toxic waste sites. Can old computers bring Palestinians and Israelis together? 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z It revealed a pattern of “the widespread presence of uncontrolled toxic waste sites in racial and ethnic communities throughout the United States.” Flint is part of a pattern: 7 toxic assaults on communities of color 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Hundreds of park acres are simply empty, and some areas are toxic waste sites. Time stands still on the eastern Anacostia waterfront 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z He said the agency is also evaluating 80 Superfund toxic waste sites from Florida to North Carolina to identify those at risk of flooding. EPA chief says ready to further relax fuel standards due to hurricanes 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z On December 11, 1980, Superfund was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter to provide funding to clean up the nation’s worst toxic waste sites. Anti-pollution activists mark 35th anniversary of law 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service at Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, a former toxic waste site now home to wildlife. Chernobyl and Other Places Where Animals Thrive Without People 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The EPA, which not only writes pollution regulations but also does such critical work as cleaning up toxic waste sites, will be similarly underfunded, down $60 million from the last fiscal year. What Did Congress Sneak Into the Last-Minute Spending Deal? Kelly added that low-income communities are often close to toxic waste sites. Extreme Weather Hits Poorest Hardest 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Other material will be disposed of at toxic waste sites in various countries. AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EDT 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Living near a toxic waste site can be a recipe for poor health. Toxic Waste Sites Take Toll on Millions in Poor Nations 2013-05-08T10:15:00.217Z As if grinding poverty isn’t enough to overcome, these kids are handicapped by the fact that they live next to a toxic waste site that hasn’t been cleaned up. The Best Way to Improve Health in Poor Countries Is to Clean Up Industrial Pollution 2013-05-08T11:05:25Z “The environmental part is important, but quite frankly, I would want to do the swim if it was a toxic waste site,” he said driving home from the beach. Seven Days and 120 Miles to Go 2011-07-03T03:00:52Z During the shutdowns of 1995 and 1996, cleanup work on toxic waste sites was halted because contractors could not be paid and Environmental Protection Agency officials could not monitor cleanup work. As Shutdown Looms, Agencies Brace for Its Impact 2011-04-06T01:20:20Z His city was never built, and Love Canal went on to become a notorious toxic waste site. The Fall of Niagara Falls 2010-12-02T22:00:00Z James Elser, an expert on phosphorus at Arizona State University, said such bacteria may be useful for generating new biofuels that do not requite phosphate fertilizers, treating wastewater or cleaning up toxic waste sites. Arsenic-munching germ redefines "life as we know it" 2010-12-03T00:32:00Z As a pair of new studies show, lead contamination from toxic waste sites is still a major public health problem in developing countries—and a criminally undercovered one. The Best Way to Improve Health in Poor Countries Is to Clean Up Industrial Pollution 2013-05-08T11:05:25Z In the last four years, we cleaned up 250 toxic waste sites, as many as in the previous 12. State of the Union Address Sinai, said: On a global level, this analysis highlights the importance of assigning more public health resources to identify, evaluate and remediate lead-contaminated toxic waste sites in these countries. The Best Way to Improve Health in Poor Countries Is to Clean Up Industrial Pollution 2013-05-08T11:05:25Z |
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