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30 Volunteers At 2nd Century Alliance, Litter Lifters Of West Vincent Litter Cleanup Collect 168 Bags Of Litter, TVs, Lawnmower, 300 Political Yard Signs In Chester County

PA Environment Daily

On November 9, 30 volunteers organized by 2nd Century Alliance and Litter Lifters of West Vincent collected 168 bags of litter, 5 dumped TVs, 6 bikes, a baby stroller, a lawnmower, and over 300 political campaign and business yard signs in Coatesville, Chester County.

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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Also like a sine graph, Union of Concerned Scientists will keep moving forward no matter what (and backward technically, but I am political science major and way out of my depth here, so let’s pretend they only move forward, give me kudos for an awesome simile, and get to the recap!). Much like a sine graph , this year had highs and lows.

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Field Notes from India: Climate Adaptation from the Ground Up

Legal Planet

Indeed, 93% of the Indian labor force are so-called informal workers, comprising everything from small farmers and vegetable sellers to piece-work stitching and waste recyclers. They have neither employers to provide benefits nor political parties to represent their interests.

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New State Bill Targets Pollution from Aggregate Facilities

Legal Planet

Among the most troubling sources of pollution in Sun Valley are aggregate facilities, such as large aggregate recyclers. While recycling is important for myriad reasons, this process generates enormous open-air stockpiles of crushed material and releases significant amounts of particulate matter pollution into the air.

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Where There’s Plastic, There’s Fire. Indiana Blaze Highlights Concerns Over Expanding Plastic Recycling

Inside Climate News

By James Bruggers The dense black smoke from a fire at a plastics recycler in Richmond, Indiana, that began Tuesday afternoon and continued burning on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of 2,000 nearby residents, was dramatic, but far from an isolated incident in the world of facilities that store or recycle vast quantities of plastic waste.

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California Adopts Nation-Leading Legislation to Cut Plastic Pollution

Legal Planet

Less than 10 percent of the world’s plastic waste is recycled. The law will affect just about every type of plastic packaging you see walking down the supermarket aisle in California, and it’s a major step in the fight to reduce plastic waste, over 90 percent of which does not get, and much of which cannot currently be, recycled.

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At Phoenix’s Far Edge, a Housing Boom Grasps for Water

Circle of Blue

Many options are on the table even a farfetched pipeline carrying desalinated water from Mexico but they require delicate political negotiation, wads of money, or both. Behind all the political maneuvering is one overriding question: How should Arizonas limited water be used?

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