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Protecting Clean Water Together - Disposing Of The Hard Stuff

PA Environment Daily

By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association , Monroe County You’ve probably figured out how to recycle, reuse, or dispose of a lot of what used to be called “waste.” Maybe you even compost your kitchen waste, grass clippings and leaves. These particles pollute the air, water, fish — and ourselves.

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Climate Change Threatens Already Poor Air Quality in California’s Central Valley

Union of Concerned Scientists

For years, state and local air quality districts have implemented polices and regulations aimed at curbing these different sources of pollution, like working to phase out burning as a method of disposing of agricultural waste, incentivizing transitions to gas-powered heat, and creating regulations to limit vehicle pollution.