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You could literally describe the US this way but you wouldn& #39;t. Why not? https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1291232556390678528">https://twitter.com/nytimes/s...
From Flint to Newark a lot of people are living in places where you can& #39;t drink the water. I& #39;m moving soon and the first thing I checked was to see if I needed to treat the water (probably, there& #39;s a PFAS issue nearby)
As of an hour ago there are currently 176,000 people just on Long Island without power. I grew up in a ConEd sacrifice zone. Not having power in summer was a regular part of my life. https://www.newsday.com/news/weather/tropical-storm-isaias-long-island-1.47781266">https://www.newsday.com/news/weat...
Trash is piling up in NYC during a pandemic because they cut the department of sanitations budget. And that& #39;s separate from the fact that trash pick up occurs more frequently in affluent neighborhoods than poorer ones. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/07/29/trash-collection-nyc-sanitation-department-budget-cuts/">https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/07/2...
In 2015, the EPA trying to cleanup pollution caused by industry sent wastewater downstream to several states https://www.kunm.org/post/wed-epa-settles-utah-over-gold-king-mine-spill-state-offers-rescue-loans-more">https://www.kunm.org/post/wed-...
Anyway
Forgot to say the above is based on WHO data
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ALSO! The fucked up thing about cutting the Sanitation department& #39;s budget is WE HAVE MORE TRASH NOW.
When we worked in offices that went to private waste processors. But no we are generating waste at home.
And all that contactless delivery means more packaging!
When we worked in offices that went to private waste processors. But no we are generating waste at home.
And all that contactless delivery means more packaging!
In March right before the shut down I had the privilege of visiting Sims, NYC& #39;s recycler. They told me that the market value for cardboard was zero.
IDK what it is now.
IDK what it is now.
