'When they initially studied this process, [Patricia] Stathatou and [Christos] Athanasiou found that yeast can effectively and rapidly remove trace lead — at challenging initial concentrations below one part per million — from drinking water. Conventional water treatment methods either fail to eliminate lead at these low levels or result in high financial and environmental costs to do so.'
‘Somebody is going to die’ because of polluted rivers
I think that might be a little late. Directly, because people are already being infected and life ‘changing' infections have already occurred, indirectly because people are being scared away from the water.
The water entering the Nehru Zoological Park has been found to be contaminated with heavy metals such as nitrates and molybdenum. This contamination poses serious health risks to zoo animals, making them more vulnerable to kidney and other.
The Navy has finally acknowledged what scientists and residents have suspected for years: that toxic groundwater could surface at the Hunters Point Superfund site in SF.
'Flowers grown on inexpensive floating platforms can help clean polluted waterways, over 12 weeks extracting 52% more phosphorus and 36% more nitrogen than the natural nitrogen cycle removes from untreated water, according to our new research. In addition to filtering water, the cut flowers can generate income via the multibillion-dollar floral market.'
In celebration of our 35th year defending SF Bay, each month we’re sharing a significant victory that we've won together, highlighting how it’s still making waves today 🌊
EarthJustice sued EPA & won so new water pollution control regulations for slaughterhouses & animal rendering facilities will be enacted by August 2025
2023 has been a whirlwind for Baykeeper—we responded to (another) harmful algae bloom, negotiated a cleanup of heavy metals in the shore, took legal action against four industrial facilities, and much more.
TRIBES DO NOT CONSENT TO MEVADA'S 270K MINING CLAIMS
by Takota Iron Eyes, Lakota Law Project
Over the last year, we've been sharing with you insights and updates from the frontlines of the Paiute and Shoshone Peoples' resistance in #Nevada. As many of you know, the fight is on at the massive Thacker Pass lithium mine in the northwestern part of the state. Despite the legitimate need to transition to renewable energy, under the guise of "innovation" and, increasingly, "green technology,"
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.
THACKER PASS AND THE UGLY TRADITION OF EXTRACTION WITHOUT INDIGENOUS PERMISSION
By Tokata Iron Eyes
Peehee mu'huh (or #ThackerPass, as it’s known in English), a sensitive wilderness area located in what is now called #HumboldtCounty, #Nevada, sits on the ancestral homelands of the #Paiute and #Shoshone peoples. Right now, these lands are threatened by a #lithium mining project being developed by a company called #LithiumNevada, a subsidiary of #LithiumAmericasCorp .