Tag: Cleanup
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The Ocean Cleanup removed a record 25 million kilos of plastic in 2025 (and they’re just getting started)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a world where the scale of plastic pollution…
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A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years.
Reporting for this story was supported by a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.…
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A Contaminated Riverside Lot in Chicago’s Bridgeport Neighborhood Is Poised for Cleanup by Peoples Gas
CHICAGO—A vacant lot along the south branch of the Chicago River where harmful chemicals from…
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Navigating the Troubled Waters of Newtown Creek Means an Environmental Cleanup in Brooklyn and Queens That Will Cost At Least $3.3 Billion
Hazardous: Last in a series about the ongoing struggle to clean up Brooklyn’s Superfund sites.…
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Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters
In Knoxville, Tennessee, there’s a minuscule warehouse tucked off the side of the road. Its…