A new analysis of U.S. service members has revealed that veterans who served at Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune face an elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease, potentially affecting millions of individuals. A large-scale study published in JAMA Neurology involving nearly 350,000 Camp Lejeune veterans found that the risk of Parkinson’s disease was increased by 70 percent among…
Parkinson’s Risk 70 Percent Higher for Camp Lejeune Marines; The Cause Could Affect Millions: Study
Angry Australian Outback Town Feels Abandoned After Mass Fish Kill
Menindee locals say they feel abandoned and have no idea how they will recover from a record mass fish kill on the Darling-Baaka River. Police and water authorities held a second community meeting in the outback New South Wales (NSW) town on Mar. 24 after millions of fish washed up dead. Local Graeme McCrabb went…
Government Approves 55 Gas Wells Near Contaminated Site in Australian State
Arrow Energy has been granted environmental approval to drill 55 coal seam gas wells near a site contaminated with benzene, naphthalene and cyanide in western Queensland. The project is an expansion of the Shell and PetroChina joint venture’s existing six-well facility at Hopeland near Chinchilla on the western Downs. The Department of Environment and Science (DES) says…
LA Health Department Cautions Against Contaminated Beaches
July 26, 2022
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The Los Angeles County Public Health Department cautioned residents on July 25 to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in the ocean at Avalon Beach on Catalina Island, the Santa Monica Pier, and Mother’s Beach in Marina Del Rey—though these beaches remain open. The warnings are due to a high level of bacteria exceeding state health…
Hydroponic Australian Native Plants Found to Pull ‘Indestructible’ Chemical Contaminants From Water
May 3, 2022
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Research led by the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found that the “indestructible” per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may actually be removed from water by native hydroponic plants and may serve as a strategy to remediate PFAS water. “PFASs are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down, instead of accumulating in…
Japan Maps out Action Plan for Disposal of Fukushima Water
TOKYO—Japan’s government on Tuesday mapped out a plan for releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, including compensation standards for local industry and the compilation of a safety assessment report. Japan said in April it would discharge more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water in stages after treatment and…
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