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PA House Bill 1144 will move to the senate, but Chester County legislators opposed the bill, saying it rolls back protections for water resources. (Shutterstock)
PHOENIXVILLE, PA State Rep. Danielle Friel-Otten (D-155th) in Harrisburg on Tuesday opposed a bill that she said weakens protection of public resources including water supplies.
Friel-Otten decried a provision in House Bill 1144 that will allow the spreading of untreated oil and gas wastewater to de-ice and suppress dust on dirt and gravel roads in Pennsylvania.
The District 155 legislator voted No on the bill, but it passed the House May 25 by a vote of 113-88 and will now advance to the Senate. State Rep. Melissa Shusterman (D-157th) also voted No on HB 1144, as did Rep. Kristine Howard (D-167th).
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We are all connected by the environment we share. The Earth is our home. This is the space where we share the environmental stories that caught our attention this week, in Florida and beyond.
This week saw Earth Day celebrations around the world. Governor Ron DeSantis marked Earth Day with the announcement that the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board has unanimously approved an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intended to keep the Army Corps on track with federal construction of the long-stalled Everglades Agricultural Area reservoir in Palm Beach County.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/510558.html (Natural News) A study from the
MaryLynn Musgrove, a scientist at the USGS’s Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center and the author of the study, found that more than two percent of water samples from 32 aquifers around the country exceeded the safety limit for strontium. She noted that the public and private wells connected to these aquifers cater to around 2.3 million Americans.
Surveying American groundwater for strontium
Strontium is a soft metal that originates from minerals such as celestine. While low concentrations of naturally occurring strontium are safe and even beneficial for health, high amounts can stunt bone growth in children with low levels of calcium in their bodies. This is because strontium can replace calcium in the bones, which can weaken them and limit development, according to Sarah Yang, a groundwater toxicologist for the