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Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
Last week I highlighted really terrible SARS-CoV2 concentration numbers from the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average for 8/25, but said, maybe this is a crazy outlier, let's see next week's numbers. Well, they're in, and the updated numbers are quite, quite bad. These calculations of the 7DRA were done on 8/30 and 9/1, and they are by far the worst numbers we've seen in a year (which is as far back as the dataset goes). :( :( :(
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
Last week I highlighted really terrible SARS-CoV2 concentration numbers from the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average for 8/25, but said, maybe this is a crazy outlier, let's see next week's numbers. Well, they're in, and the updated numbers are quite, quite bad. These calculations of the 7DRA were done on 8/30 and 9/1, and they are by far the worst numbers we've seen in a year (which is as far back as the dataset goes). :( :( :(
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
Last week I highlighted really terrible SARS-CoV2 concentration numbers from the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average for 8/25, but said, maybe this is a crazy outlier, let's see next week's numbers. Well, they're in, and the updated numbers are quite, quite bad. These calculations of the 7DRA were done on 8/30 and 9/1, and they are by far the worst numbers we've seen in a year (which is as far back as the dataset goes). :( :( :(
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
Last week I highlighted really terrible SARS-CoV2 concentration numbers from the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average for 8/25, but said, maybe this is a crazy outlier, let's see next week's numbers. Well, they're in, and the updated numbers are quite, quite bad. These calculations of the 7DRA were done on 8/30 and 9/1, and they are by far the worst numbers we've seen in a year (which is as far back as the dataset goes). :( :( :(
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
Last week I highlighted really terrible SARS-CoV2 concentration numbers from the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average for 8/25, but said, maybe this is a crazy outlier, let's see next week's numbers. Well, they're in, and the updated numbers are quite, quite bad. These calculations of the 7DRA were done on 8/30 and 9/1, and they are by far the worst numbers we've seen in a year (which is as far back as the dataset goes). :( :( :(
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with August 30 data
- Kingston, Peel, Toronto updated: https://wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, MB, NB, NL, PEI, QC, SK, YT -
Divergent avian #strains drive an off-season #influenza A peak in municipal #wastewater, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/divergent-avian-strains-drive-off.html
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Divergent avian #strains drive an off-season #influenza A peak in municipal #wastewater, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/divergent-avian-strains-drive-off.html
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Divergent avian #strains drive an off-season #influenza A peak in municipal #wastewater, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/divergent-avian-strains-drive-off.html
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Divergent avian #strains drive an off-season #influenza A peak in municipal #wastewater, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/divergent-avian-strains-drive-off.html
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Divergent avian #strains drive an off-season #influenza A peak in municipal #wastewater, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/divergent-avian-strains-drive-off.html
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Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average is, well, sucky. The last 7DRA calculation was on 8/25. The only thing I can say about this is that this running average was just bouncing around, but then completely busted out in the two days from 8/23 to 8/25. It will be good to get some more data points next week to tell us if this is some super crazy outlier or not.
Also, you might notice the banner above the graph that says: "The CDC updated how it measures wastewater viral activity level (WVAL) in August 2026. Our dashboard currently uses the previous method while we work to incorporate these new updates." WVALs are the CDC categories used to describe very high/high/moderate/low/very low virus detection levels, and they get a fair amount of criticism because the category recalculations result in changing baselines that obscure year-over-year trends. I believe these WVAL categories get used in the state's "Statewide view" tab, so the CDC changes will affect that. By contrast, the facility-level graphs that I post each week are linearly-scaled graphs of seven day running averages of detected concentration levels. Whatever happens with the WVAL category definitions, it won't affect this facility-level reporting.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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Greetings, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average climbed up some more from last week's numbers. The last 7DRA calculation was on 8/18. PS, it looks like the data for the ~ six week outage early this summer got backfilled for all three sites.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistica. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/58516/ Denmark Keen to Expand Green Investments in India, Say IDCC Co-Heads – Outlook Business #CleanWater #CopenhagenInfrastructure #Danfoss #Danmark #Denmark #GreenInvestments #GreenStrategic #GreenTechnologies #IDCC #IndiaDenmark #IndiaEUFTA #IndianDanishChamber #OffshoreWind #OnshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #wastewater #WaterSector
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Department of Environmental Protection to investigate PFAS in Woodville area
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection will investigate possible “forever chemical” contamination in the…
#Environment #cityoftallahassee #Commissioners #DEP #DOH #foreverchemicals #LeonCounty #PFAS #Tallahassee #wastewatersprayfield #wastewater #woodville
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#Michigan - Oakland County #RainSmart program expected to keep millions of gallons of #water out of #sewer - here's how
By Amber Eikenberry
Published January 27, 2026 12:51pmOAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - "Two years of helping Oakland County residents install green infrastructure is expected to keep 1.4 million gallons of stormwater out of the sewer system annually.
"During the two-year RainSmart Rebates pilot program, residents located in the George W. Kuhn Drain Drainage District were able to receive money to install rain gardens, rain barrels, and native trees to their yards.
Participants were able to install one garden, up to two trees, and two rain barrels after an evaluation of their property to determine which infrastructure would work best.
By the numbers:
According to Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash, the second year of the program, which started in 2024 and just wrapped up, saw a 22% increase in participation from 2024.
This past year, 379 rain barrels, 199 native trees, and 105 rain gardens were installed.
In 2024, there were 159 rain barrels, 98 trees, and 49 rain gardens installed.
Since the pilot began, nearly 300 residents have participated. A total of more than $176,000 rebates were distributed, with the average participant receiving $500 for their projects.
Why it matters:
Flooding is a major issue in many parts of #MetroDetroit, especially in cities that are part of the #GeorgeWKuhnDrain Drainage District, including all or part of Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Madison Heights, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Royal Oak Township, Southfield, and Troy,
This is because it is a combined sewer system. In a combined system, #wastewater and #stormwater both flow through the same pipes, known as gray infrastructure, and go to a wastewater treatment plant.
This means that during periods of intense rain like Metro Detroit has been seeing more frequently, the system can get overwhelmed. The result? Flooded streets and backups into homes.
Also, there is a greater likelihood of contaminants making it into the system. This is a concern even for homes not on a combined sewer system.
Rain barrels, trees, and native plant gardens all help reduce the amount of rainwater that makes it to the sewer system."
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterCollection #Rainbarrels #NativePlants #NativeTrees #RainGardens #TreePlanting
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Detection And Spatial Modelling Of Trends In UK Rainfall Frequency
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2622458 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #extremeweather #rainfall #pluvial #frequency #trends #nonstationarity #extremevalue #model #modeling #monitoring #UnitedKingdom #UK #Britian #England #Scotland #Wales #precipitation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #drainage #monitoring #planning #resilience #naturalhazards #flooding #flood #water #hydrology # #sewerage #sewage #wastewater #waterways #pollution #spills #releases #stormwater #erosion #massmovement #landslides #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #climatic #covariates #raingauges #maximums #duration #winter #NorthernEngland #NorthAtlanticOscillation #NAO #index #metrics #annualmaximum #AMAX #seasonalmaximum #SMAX #peaksoverthreshold #POT #statistics #geostatistics #MetOffice #weather #climate -
This #solar canopy cools #wastewater and powers a city utility
City officials and #Ameresco, a Framingham, #Massachusetts-based energy solutions provider, launched a 240-kilowatt (kW) solar PV canopy at the Pendleton Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility that’s expected to generate around 325,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. That’ll offset around 30% of the facility’s energy use.
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This #solar canopy cools #wastewater and powers a city utility
City officials and #Ameresco, a Framingham, #Massachusetts-based energy solutions provider, launched a 240-kilowatt (kW) solar PV canopy at the Pendleton Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility that’s expected to generate around 325,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. That’ll offset around 30% of the facility’s energy use.
https://electrek.co/2025/06/12/solar-canopy-cools-wastewater-powers-city-utility/ -
This #solar canopy cools #wastewater and powers a city utility
City officials and #Ameresco, a Framingham, #Massachusetts-based energy solutions provider, launched a 240-kilowatt (kW) solar PV canopy at the Pendleton Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility that’s expected to generate around 325,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. That’ll offset around 30% of the facility’s energy use.
https://electrek.co/2025/06/12/solar-canopy-cools-wastewater-powers-city-utility/ -
This #solar canopy cools #wastewater and powers a city utility
City officials and #Ameresco, a Framingham, #Massachusetts-based energy solutions provider, launched a 240-kilowatt (kW) solar PV canopy at the Pendleton Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility that’s expected to generate around 325,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. That’ll offset around 30% of the facility’s energy use.
https://electrek.co/2025/06/12/solar-canopy-cools-wastewater-powers-city-utility/ -
This #solar canopy cools #wastewater and powers a city utility
City officials and #Ameresco, a Framingham, #Massachusetts-based energy solutions provider, launched a 240-kilowatt (kW) solar PV canopy at the Pendleton Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility that’s expected to generate around 325,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. That’ll offset around 30% of the facility’s energy use.
https://electrek.co/2025/06/12/solar-canopy-cools-wastewater-powers-city-utility/ -
From #NEI, the PRO #Nuclear lobby! TEPCO has a long history of "Dishonest Acts"?!! And why are we trusting them to test #FukushimaDaiichi #wastewater?!!
Tepco admits leaktightness test falsification
Staff Writer November 3, 2002
"Tokyo Electric Power (#Tepco) staff manipulated main steam valves to reduce leak rates during containment testing in 1991 and 1992, the company has admitted.
"Tepco admitted the '#DishonestActs' in a press release on 25 October. The company said that during the two annual inspections at #Fukushima Daiichi 1 (Fukushima I-1), plant staff knew that the containment leak rate was too high. When government inspectors carried out the leak tightness test the staff injected air via the main steam isolation valves to reduce the leak rate. It is reporteed elsewhere that the real rate was 2% per day compared to the allowed maximum of 0.45% per day. By manipulating the valve, the rate was reduced to 0.12% per day.
"Tepco said the plant had been shut down for additional leak rate inspections, and an external commission comprising five specialist lawyers had been assigned to oversee the investigation. The company could not say whether 'dishonest acts were conducted in the leakage inspections at all Tepco’s nuclear power stations other than the above-mentioned two inspections'; nor could it say whether other tests at that plant had been #falsified. All the company’s leak tests are now being examined.
"Once again, the power company found itself saying: 'Tepco sincerely regrets and apologises that such dishonest acts were conducted.' Tsunehisa Katsumata has taken over as head of Tepco following the resignation of Nobuya Minami. At a press conference Katsumata said the data falsification was 'the gravest crisis since the company was established', and that the company had lost so much 'it should start again from zero'. Shigemi Tamura is to be promoted to chairman, replacing Hiroshi Araki.
"Meanwhile, additional cases of covered up crack findings were also reported by Tepco. According to data Tepco provided to #METI, these cases involve flaws found in recirculation pumps and piping connecting the pumps to the primary circuit at Fukushima I-1 to I-5, at Fukushima II-3, and at #KashiwazakiKariwa 1 and 2. Unlike previously disclosed cases of concealed inspection results, the inspections at these reactors were carried out by Hitachi and Toshiba, rather than by GE.
"In one case, Hitachi has acknowledged that, while under contract for BWR inspection work for Tepco in 1992, it found cracks in neutron-measuring equipment at a BWR at Fukushima. Tepco officials then asked Hitachi personnel to delete the crack finds from reports that they wrote.
"According to a Hitachi spokesman, a senior official in Hitachi’s nuclear plant design division agreed to Tepco’s request because Tepco was a Hitachi client.
"As a consequence of these revelations, plans to build six new reactors totalling 9000MWe at three sites have been indefinitely frozen. This will halt over half the new nuclear capacity that Japan had intended to have in place soon after 2010, including Japan’s first two APWRs."
Read more:
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/tepco-admits-leaktightness-test-falsification/#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #IAEAHides #TEPCOLies
#FukushimaIsntOver #NoDumping
#NuclearPowerPlant
#RadioactiveWater
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#Fukushima power plant: as Japan discharges treated #WasteWater, nuclear #radiation readings don’t add up
Story by Victoria Bela
9/20/2023- Discharge data logs indicate a reoccurring difference in incoming seawater and outgoing diluted waste water
- An environmental science professor says they would be expected to be about the same
"[...]On a rainy September 4, live data from Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) indicated that the seawater being pumped in had a reading of 11 counts per second (cps) - a measure of radioactive disintegration by a detector - while the treated water and the diluted mixture heading for discharge both had a radiation level of 5.3 cps.
"Jim Smith, a professor of environmental science at the University of Portsmouth, said the background gamma radiation level in natural seawater was expected to be at about 10 cps.
"For the seawater pumped in and diluted water discharged, 'you would expect the two readings to be about the same - the gamma radiation added from gamma emitting radionuclides discharged with the waste water is unlikely to change the seawater radiation levels', he said.
"This discrepancy persisted throughout the first round of release that ended last week. The radiation level of the diluted mixture was always lower than the radiation level of the seawater being pumped in, according to Tepco data logs and their tracker on the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) website.
"Tepco's radiation detectors monitor the seawater intake pump, the transfer line the treated water passes through, and a vertical shaft the diluted water passes through called point VI on the tracker.
"'Looks to me like the detector at point VI is reading a bit low,' Smith said.
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"The Post asked more than a dozen professors and researchers, some of whom had publicly spoken both for and against the release, to comment on the readings. Of the three who responded, two said that a lack of data surrounding the radiation numbers meant they would not comment.
"The Post also called the IAEA regional office in Japan about the data, but were directed to the headquarters instead.
"The Post was not able to connect to any of the technical experts stationed in the office that IAEA director general Rafael Grossi said was set up in Japan to specifically monitor the Fukushima water release.
"Calls and emails to the IAEA headquarters and its media office went unanswered."
#IAEAHides #TEPCOLies
#WaterIsLife #FukushimaIsntOver
#FukushimaDaiichi
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#MaineTribes and Leading #Environmental Organizations Join Forces To Oppose Proposed #Mine in Shadow of #Katahdin
Proposed #ZincMine at #PickettMountain being pursued by virtually unknown Canadian company
June 28, 2023
"Two Tribes in Maine today joined forces with leading environmental groups and a national public interest environmental law organization to oppose a proposed mine that would be located in the shadow of #BaxterStatePark and the #KatahdinWoods & Waters National Monument.
"The proposed zinc mine at Pickett Mountain is being pursued by a virtually unknown Canadian company, #WolfdenResources, that has never operated a mine before. A previous version of Wolfden’s request was widely opposed because the region holds enormous cultural and natural significance to #Wabanaki Tribes, outdoor recreation businesses, and Maine people.
"The #HoultonBandOfMaliseets, the #PenobscotNation, and the #NaturalResourcesCouncilOfMaine [#NRCM], represented by #Earthjustice and #Brann&Isaacson, joined the #ConservationLawFoundation in petitioning to intervene in the review of Wolfden’s permit application to the Land Use Planning Commission (#LUPC) to rezone the area for #industrial uses.
"'The Penobscot Nation strongly opposes the rezoning of this #ecologically important area. We share significant concerns over impacts to the #water quality and f#isheries of the area, which our members rely upon,' said #ChiefKirkFrancis of the Penobscot Nation. 'The West Branch of the #MattawamkeagRiver contains abundant, high-quality, cold-water fish habitat and Designated #CriticalHabitat for #endangered #AtlanticSalmon, identified as necessary for the recovery of Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot River. This mine would impact our traditional territories and forever alter our ability to maintain our relationship to this place.'
"The area Wolfden wants to mine is next to three State Heritage Fish Waters and is a centerpiece of the region’s growing outdoor economy. It contains the headwaters of the West Branch of the Mattawamkeag River, which is sacred to the Penobscot Nation and provides key, federally designated critical habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon.
"'The Katahdin region’s wild beauty and clean water are extraordinary. One look at this landscape demonstrates that this is no place to put a mine,' said Nick Bennett, staff scientist at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. 'Wolfden’s claims that it will treat #wastewater more effectively than any mining company on earth are not credible. This is too big a risk for #Maine.'
"'The legacy of metallic mineral #mining in Maine is one of empty promises of economic development, acid mine drainage #polluting waters and killing fish, and multi-million dollar c#leanups funded by taxpayers and not the fly-by-night mining companies like Wolfden,' said #SeanMahoney, vice-president and senior counsel at the Conservation Law Foundation. 'Rezoning this area to allow mining would fail to recognize the cultural and spiritual importance of the land to the #WabanakiTribes and threaten the natural resources and experiences valued by generations of Maine citizens.'
"After withdrawing its initial request because it was riddled with errors, Wolfden submitted a second rezoning petition in January that sparked another review by the LUPC. Comments by Wolfden’s CEO disrespecting Maine tribes and #MininLlaws have prompted outrage from the Penobscot Nation, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, and #conservationists. The company has lost tens of millions of dollars over the past decade.
"'This is one of the absolute worst areas to rezone for a mine,' said Aaron Bloom, a senior attorney with Earthjustice. 'The region is known for its vast contiguous forest, pristine streams, high-quality lakes, and aquatic species like wild brook trout and landlocked salmon. Why would we risk that, along with the outdoor economy that depends on it, on a half-baked proposal from an unproven mining company? The Commission must put Maine’s unique natural resources, and the well-being of the people of Maine and Maine’s Wabanaki Tribes, before short-term industry profits.'
"More than 700 hundred Mainers and local businesses, including Bradford Camps, Chandler Lakes Camps and Lodge, and the #MaineWildernessGuidesOrganization, have spoken out against Wolfden’s plans. In May 2022, residents of #Pembroke voted overwhelmingly to ban industrial-scale metallic mineral mining in their town in response to Wolfden’s plans to develop a mine there."
#WaterIsLife #Maine #WabanakiNations #Environment #Mining #CorporateColonialism #NoMining
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Update for 12/11/2023!
Good morning SARS2PAians!
I hope you are staying dry with all this rain the past few days. 🌧🌧🌧
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VOCsNationally, HV.1 at over 26% of random sequencing, and now JN.1 starting to catch up, almost at 7%. ANY of the JN.1s are fast, fit, and can contribute to more post-holiday illness at this point.: https://ibb.co/JvqVQzS
In PA, HV.1 at 27% of sequencing. Right behind it is FL.1.5.1 (6%), JD.1.1 (5%). JN.1 almost at 3% and weirdly, BA.2.86.1 more successful right now at almost 5%.: https://ibb.co/VJxZ3jG
In NY/NJ, HV.1 in the lead at over 28% and JN.1 catching up FAST at over 12% now 👀 👀 👀: https://ibb.co/c3Zcjkh
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Test2Treat.orgThere's a new resource available for C19/Flu needs for the uninsured or underinsured, run by the NIH, in partnership with other resources.
Test2Treat.org offers C19/Flu telelhealth sessions and also can ship free test kits to those who register when they are NOT positive when signing up.: https://www.test2treat.org/s/?language=en_US
Here's the FAQ for the site so you can read through.: https://www.test2treat.org/s/faqs?language=en_US
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WastewaterNationally, wastewater shooting upwards FAST.: https://ibb.co/YkD8kZG
It's already on the highish end of overall concentration excluding the original Omicron wave.: https://ibb.co/FXxXsX7
Regionally, All regions on a strong upswing. Midwest and Northeast going vertical.: https://ibb.co/vVf2MMM
In PA, 5/11 sheds have current info on Biobot. ALL of those sheds are showing increasing concentration, and 4/5 of them increasing exponentially. PLEASE use SOMETHING to control infection at the source so we don't have major fallout in January. Wear a quality respirator, keep windows craked open, clean the air, get those updated XBB vaccinations, and be aware of your social contacts throughout thie early winter.: https://ibb.co/TcQtrzw
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CDCLots of new hospital admits throughout the State, as most counties are showing substantial increases.: https://ibb.co/yXFzJYc
Philly, Central PA, and Crawford and Tioga counties showing decreasing numbers.
Most counties are stable with inpatient bed numbers but increases here and there. Mostly along I-80 and the southern area there surrounding Bedford Co.: https://ibb.co/jWhxVnG
ICU beds showing substantial increases in the counties surrounding Centre Co, and Franklin and Fulton Co. Moderate increases in Philly area and along the northwestrn border.: https://ibb.co/1bvZwT7
PA is showing a moderate increase in the number of diagnosed ED visits, along with bordering States Ohio and NJ.: https://ibb.co/McwCQjg
Unfortunately as of 12/7 there have been 833 COVID deaths in the past 3 months.: https://ibb.co/c2nSMwC
I notice this number has increased in PA the past few months. (~400->~600->~800.)
Most States are showing substantial COVID death increases over the past 3 months.
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If we take some simple precautions NOW, the post-holiday season will be more enjoyable and involve a lot less life, learning, and financial loss!Stay dry this week! 🌧🌧🌧
Have a safe winter and if we all contribute to source control, we can have a GREAT post-holiday season!! ❄️❄️❄️
#covid #Covid19 #SARS2PA #CDC #CovidIsNotOver #Pennsylvania #PA #BA286 #JN1 #HV1 #WearAMask #CleanTheAir #VaccinesSaveLives #Flu #Influenza #RSV #Wastewater #Test2Treat
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In the news lately -- revelations about how even low-level radiation can cause health problems. #JapanGov is pretending that #bioaccumulation doesn't exist (and apparently also believe in #RadiationHormesis -- which has been proven false). DRINK UP!
#Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated #radioactive #wastewater into the #sea
Japan’s wrecked #Fukushima #nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea after the first round of discharges ended smoothly
ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
October 4, 2023, 10:35 PM"Some scientists say, however, that the continuing release of low-level radioactive materials is unprecedented and needs to be monitored closely."
#Japan #NoNukes #PacificOcean #WaterIsLife #LowLevelRadiation #NuclearWaste #TEPCO #TEPCOLies #NuclearPlants #RethinkNotRestart #FukushimaWaterRelease
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I am thrilled and honoured to announce that I have been appointed as the next Director of the Water: Effective Technologies and Tools (WETT) Research Centre at #RMITUniversity (starting from the end of January, 2023).
I look forward to building on the excellent prior leadership of Prof. Jega Jegatheesan and previously, Prof. Felicity Roddick and to working with current and future members of the #WETTResearchCentre to expand and further strengthen our research, innovation and translation in water science, engineering and technologies at #RMIT.
I look forward also to working collaboratively with water industry partners and stakeholders (including Aboriginal Traditional Owners) to provide sustainable solutions for water management and usage and to protect our natural waterways, bays and seas.
You can find out more about the WETT Research Centre on:
https://www.rmit.edu.au/research/centres-collaborations/wett-research-centre#water #WaterResearch #WaterTechnologies #WaterTreatment #DrinkingWater #wastewater #stormwater #UrbanWater #biosolids #WaterSustainability
