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Alex Bardsley :orangewine:FDA announced it will give food companies an additional two and a half years to comply with new food safety rules that were set to go into effect in 2026. – Civil Eats <a href="https://civileats.com/food-policy-tracker/#fda-rolls-back-food-safety-rules-debuts-contaminant-database" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://civileats.com/food-policy-tracker/#fda-rolls-back-food-safety-rules-debuts-contaminant-database</a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/contaminants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contaminants</a> <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a>

Dining & CookingExtra virgin olive oil and contaminants, the new test of 60 Millions de Consommateurs <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1971428/extra-virgin-olive-oil-and-contaminants-the-new-test-of-60-millions-de-consommateurs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.diningandcooking.com/1971428/extra-virgin-olive-oil-and-contaminants-the-new-test-of-60-millions-de-consommateurs/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/contaminants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contaminants</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ExtraVirginOliveOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExtraVirginOliveOil</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/francais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#francais</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#French</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrenchOliveOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrenchOliveOil</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MOAH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MOAH</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MOSH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MOSH</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/OliveOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OliveOil</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/phthalates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phthalates</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastics</a>

DoomsdaysCWSinking in Saltwater: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Maine</a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#coastal</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/marshes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#marshes</a> at risk as sea levels riseBetween 28 and 57 percent of the state’s coastal marshes could disappear by the end of the century, victims of a rising sea, coastal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#development</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutedRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PollutedRunoff</a>. By Kate Cough July 28, 2024PORTLAND — "It takes hundreds of years for a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaltMarsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaltMarsh</a> to form, for fine sediment brought in on the tides to settle in sections of shoreline sheltered from the worst of the wind and waves. As salt-tolerant plants — smooth <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cordgrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cordgrass</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaltmarshHay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaltmarshHay</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/saltgrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#saltgrass</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackRush" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BlackRush</a> — begin to grow, their dense stems and roots trap more sediment, and the marsh builds more rapidly, up and out. "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Crabs</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/shrimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#shrimp</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/worms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#worms</a> arrive, drawn to the rich food of dying marsh grasses, followed by a variety of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fish</a> — <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/alewives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#alewives</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StripedBass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#StripedBass</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/smelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#smelt</a> and Sea-run <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BrookTrout</a> among them — many of which eventually migrate between the marsh and the sea. logo for the sinking in saltwater series"Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FoodWeb</a> 'more productive than most midwestern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#farmland</a>,' according to a 2003 paper published by the University of Maine."The same dense grasses that are so good at trapping silt also excel at ensnaring pollutants, pulling out nitrogen and nutrients that cause <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlgalBlooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AlgalBlooms</a>, and burying <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#toxic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#contaminants</a> in the peat. "Once established, plants in salt marshes grow quickly, fed by the rich soil, and pull <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#carbon</a> from the atmosphere. Salt marshes are ten times more effective at storing carbon than tropical forests, and, left undisturbed, can trap the gas in the ground for centuries, a phenomenon scientists refer to as 'blue carbon.'"Maine has some of the most extensive blue carbon reservoirs in the northeast — second only to Massachusetts, according to a study published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023. "But as sea levels rise and development presses in, these reservoirs, and the habitats they create, are at risk of disappearing."An analysis by the University of Maine suggests that a significant portion of the Maine’s salt marshes — between 28 and 57 percent, depending on the sea level rise scenario — could be gone by the end of the century. They are also threatened by polluted runoff from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#pesticides</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/septic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#septic</a> systems and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgriculturalWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AgriculturalWaste</a>."'The decisions Mainers make over the next 10 years are going to determine whether these important ecosystems persist,' said Bates professor Beverly Johnson, who has been studying blue carbon for years, speaking to The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineClimateCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MaineClimateCouncil</a> in December."Over the past 25 years, nearly 300 acres of Maine’s wetlands — both fresh and saltwater — have been impacted by or lost to development, according to a Press Herald/Maine Monitor analysis of data from the state’s In Lieu Fee Compensation Program. The program allows developers to fill or convert certain <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#wetlands</a> if they pay a fee, money that is used for conservation projects elsewhere."Read more: <a href="https://themainemonitor.org/sinking-in-saltwater/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://themainemonitor.org/sinking-in-saltwater/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlueCarbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BlueCarbon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeaLevelRise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SeaLevelRise</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheMarshes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaveTheMarshes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaveTheWetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaveSearsIsland</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScarboroughMarsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ScarboroughMarsh</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSmilingHillFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SaveSmilingHillFarm</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamConnector" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GorhamConnector</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RedBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RedBrook</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PesticideRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PesticideRunoff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SewageRunOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SewageRunOff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WebOfLife</a>

DoomsdaysCWHistoric <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hanford</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Contamination</a> is Worse Than Expected: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> Experts Weigh InJuly 7, 2023"In late June, the U.S. Department of Energy reported that radioactive contamination beneath a building at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HanfordNuclearSite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HanfordNuclearSite</a> is worse than originally thought. "The Hanford 324 Building is located on the south end of Hanford – in what’s known as the 300 Area – just 1,000 feet from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ColumbiaRiver</a>. The US DOE has known about one spill under the building for over a decade, and has been working on a plan for cleanup of the area while also making progress in other areas of Hanford since production turned to cleanup at the site in the 1980s. "The agency knew the contamination in the soil was serious, but sampling this spring found unexpected contamination deeper in the soil and outside the previously known spill area. So what does that mean? Oregon Department of Energy Assistant Director for Nuclear Safety and Emergency Preparedness Maxwell Woods and Hanford Hydrogeologist Tom Sicilia weigh in."Q: Is the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#groundwater</a> or the Columbia River at risk of exposure to the contaminated soil?"A: Based on data from monitoring wells, the US DOE reports that the spill has not migrated to groundwater, so at this time the groundwater that flows to the river poses a minimal risk. But it will be important moving forward that the area remain covered and protected and for monitoring to continue while a cleanup plan is identified."We hear US DOE may also be considering adding additional groundwater monitoring in the area to capture more data, which we support. [...]"Q: What are the risks with the new plan?"A: If US DOE decides to construct the big metal shell, a next question will be whether work should continue with robots or remotely operated equipment to resume the digging, or if the agency should wait a few more decades to allow the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#radioactive</a> materials in the soil to decay further. "Depending on how “hot” the soil really is – it could be hundreds of years before it would be safe enough for humans to manually excavate it. Remotely operated equipment is used across the Hanford site for safe cleanup activities."While the risk to groundwater and the river are low, there is a balance between the inevitable migration of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#contaminants</a> over time and the ability to safely complete the cleanup. In the near-term, US DOE seems to be doing the right thing, and is 'measuring twice' to avoid having to go back out and re-dig this complicated and dangerous soil. This pause will allow a more efficient and protective remedy to be developed for review by stakeholders, Tribal nations, the public, and site regulators."<a href="https://energyinfo.oregon.gov/blog/2023/7/7/historic-hanford-contamination-is-worse-than-expected-oregon-experts-weigh-in" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://energyinfo.oregon.gov/blog/2023/7/7/historic-hanford-contamination-is-worse-than-expected-oregon-experts-weigh-in</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WashingtonState</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HanfordNuclearFacility" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HanfordNuclearFacility</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FutureGenerations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FutureGenerations</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoWar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNuclearWeapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NoNuclearWeapons</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NuclearWaste</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWeaponsDump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NuclearWeaponsDump</a>

DoomsdaysCWAs <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BaltimoreBridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BaltimoreBridge</a> cleanup begins, fear of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#environmental</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#contamination</a> loomsResponders have currently found ‘no immediate threat’, but 14 of at least 56 containers carrying <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#contaminants</a> were destroyedby Dharna Noor in Baltimore Sat 30 Mar 2024"In the meantime, more containers could fall into the water, including ones the NTSB says contain corrosive chemicals and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Lithium</a>-ion batteries – materials that could leak <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#toxic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeavyMetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HeavyMetals</a> into the water. And as long as the ship remains in the water, the possibility of the ship’s fuel container rupturing remains."Read more: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/30/baltimore-bridge-collapse-environment-hazard" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/30/baltimore-bridge-collapse-environment-hazard</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Baltimore</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WaterIsLife</a>

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