While pollutants like sediment, phosphorus, and bacteria have been decreasing in the Mississippi River, nitrogen and chloride have risen over the past forty years, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Sydney Dorsey has the story.
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency got a first-hand look Thursday at a creek contaminated by a freight train derailment in Ohio that spilled toxic chemicals and burned in a huge plume over homes and businesses.
Across the globe, climate scientists have observed a rapid change in urban environments. Columnist Zaid Khan argues even though pollution has stagnated, climate change will continue if we don’t use this time to proactively change our way of life.
Donald Trump’s impeachment hearing begins today, more than half of Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and streams do not meet state pollution standards, and Dr. Dish, a basketball machine, has arrived at St. Thomas. Rachel Torralba has today’s News in :90.
Maine becomes the first state to ban single use styrofoam containers, Minnesota governor Tim Waltz signs a bill repealing the marital rape exemption, actor Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca in Star Wars died at 74, and the UST student government general counsel and executive board were announced. Reporter Tina O’Malley has today’s News in :90.
Microplastics are polluting the Mississippi River. Learn more about it here .
The American Lung Association recently released its State of the Air 2015 report, which examines air pollution levels in the U.S.
