Startling new figures show one in five Queensland stonemasons have contracted the deadly lung disease, silicosis, jumping up from one in 10 which was recorded in 2019.
Climate change and a growing demand for Colorado River water are expected to dramatically increase the pace at which the lake shrinks, exposing more lake bed and the agricultural toxins trapped in the mud.
The study found an estimated 26,000 lives were saved by replacing coal with natural gas, but health impacts from fracking weren't considered in the study.
The decision is a win for some of Trump's conservative allies, who warned a more sweeping ban on flavored vaping products would alienate the president's base.
From lead poisoning to industrial waste to toxins that don't come through corroding pipes or dirty plants, like menthol – kids of color suffer the brunt of it.
The brain-harming metal is discharged directly into the river and carried to it on air currents. Some argue authorities are doing too little to stop both routes of pollution.
