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Connecticut s General Assembly is considering legislation which would end the use of certain types of pesticides in the state. Senate Bill 962 and Senate Bill 963 aim to restrict the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides and neonicotinoids to protect wildlife populations. According to the U.S. .
Environmental advocates in Montana are using an older form of technology in new ways to improve the quality of the land near river beds, and also slow erosion. It s called biotechnical stabilization and it involves using environment-friendly materials adjacent to riverbeds to slow floodwaters, for example. At the same time, it creates an ecologically supportive environment for vegetation to grow. .
A new analysis from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group said the Department of Defense is not doing enough to clean up contaminated military installations, and as new sites are identified a large backlog is developing. Many of the sites are contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, sometimes called forever chemicals because they don t break down in the environment and accumulate over time. PFAS have been in use since the 1940s and are found in many nonstick and waterproof consumer products. .
What goes up, must come down. This is true of all things, but when it is a helium-filled balloon, tragedy can result.
When a balloon comes down in water, sea creatures may eat it and die. When it come.