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Fabian Lienhard (28) erfüllt sich derzeit einen Traum: Er bestreitet mit der Vuelta seine erste Grand Tour. Dabei überraschte er alle – sehr zur Freude seiner Bosse.

Une entreprise sous-traitante a été exclue du chantier par la direction car soupçonnée d’infractions liées aux conditions de travail des ouvriers. L’Office cantonal de l’inspection du travail est saisi.

Le Contrôle fédéral des finances n’a pas réussi à obtenir un aperçu du dossier fiscal de Frederik Paulsen. Il vient de saisir l’ensemble du Conseil fédéral.

TASR: A Smer-SD a gazdasági minisztérium és a kormány minden olyan javaslatát támogatni fogja a parlamentben, amely a magas árakkal küzdő emberek és cégek megsegítését fogja szolgálni. Ezt Robert Fico pártelnök jelentette ki a Richard Sulík (SaS) gazdasági miniszterrel folytatott csütörtöki tárgyalás után.

Im Winter droht in der Schweiz ein Gasmangel. FDP-Nationalrat und Präsident des Verbands der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie Martin Schmid spricht mit dem Chefredaktor der Blick-Gruppe Christian Dorer über mögliche Lösungen.

Im Winter droht in der Schweiz ein Gasmangel. FDP-Nationalrat und Präsident des Verbands der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie Martin Schmid spricht mit dem Chefredaktor der Blick-Gruppe Christian Dorer über mögliche Lösungen.

Im Winter droht in der Schweiz ein Gasmangel. FDP-Nationalrat und Präsident des Verbands der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie Martin Schmid spricht mit dem Chefredaktor der Blick-Gruppe Christian Dorer über mögliche Lösungen.

Im Winter droht in der Schweiz ein Gasmangel. FDP-Nationalrat und Präsident des Verbands der Schweizerischen Gasindustrie Martin Schmid spricht mit dem Chefredaktor der Blick-Gruppe Christian Dorer über mögliche Lösungen.

Im Winter droht in der Schweiz ein Gasmangel. FDP-Nationalrat und Präsident des Schweizerischen Gasverbands Martin Schmid spricht mit dem Chefredaktor der Blick-Gruppe Christian Dorer über mögliche Lösungen.

In der Sendung Aktenzeichen XY wurde ein besonders krasser Fall behandelt. Ein Unbekannter tötete im Sommer 2011 einen Mann mit einem Gift-Regenschirm. Bislang tappen die Ermittler im Dunklen, wer hinter diesem furchbaren Verbrechen stecken könnte.

TASR: Kaszpi-tengeri por érte el Szlovákiát, elsősorban a keleti részeket – tájékoztatott a Szlovák Hidrometeorológiai Intézet (SHMÚ). A meteorológusok már szerdán (augusztus 24.) észlelték a kazahsztáni, üzbegisztáni és türkmenisztáni sztyeppékről származó port.

Après la fin des barrages, le tirage au sort de la phase de poules de la prochaine Ligue des Champions s’est tenu ce jeudi 25 août à 18 h tapante à Istanbul (Turquie), ville-hôte qui accueillera la finale de l’édition 2022/2023 de la plus prestigieuse compétition européenne. En effet, les 32 clubs qualifiés pour la […]

L’article Ligue des Champions 2023 : le tirage au sort livre son verdict est apparu en premier sur .

ETH-Experte Jürg Eberhard erklärt, warum Mobilfunkstrahlung ungefährlich ist. Dafür verantwortlich sind klare Regeln und immer besser werdende Technologien – wie 5G.

Euronews: Benyújtotta lemondását a japán rendőrség vezetője az Abe Sinzó-gyilkosság miatt. Nakamura Itaru azután döntött a távozás mellett, hogy egy rendőri jelentés megállapította: a szervezet hibákat követett el a volt miniszterelnök védelmének megszervezésekor, a támadó ezért tudott közvetlen közelről rálőni a politikusra.

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On vous l'avait bien dit, mon Neveu Patou dirige un pays de pagailleurs avec des pagailleurs partout ! Sinon d'où vient-il que beaucoup parmi vous dites que la première tâche urgente à laquelle ma Nièce Véronique TOGNIFODE, Ministre en charge de la Solidarité Nationale doit s'adonner à son retour de vacances, est de faire bénéficier à mon Neveu Bertin KOOVI, le même traitement qu'à son cousin Thierry MAJESTY, notre plusieurs fois candidat aux Présidentielles, que les services du Ministère ont soustrait un temps de la circulation comme beaucoup d'autres handicapés mentaux ,pour des soins à l'hôpital Psychiatrique de Jacquot...
Il est vrai que Bertin KOOVI quand il n'est pas en train de délirer devant un plat de riz ou des liasses de CFA en direct sur la toile, se met à écumer les savanes pour parler aux arbres de préférence les irokos. Mais cela ne fait pas du tout de celui qui se réclame docteur économiste fondamentaliste, et entre autres conseiller ou chargé de mission de SASSOU ou de OBIANG, un fou ! La preuve, il apparait même depuis peu comme la plus grande recrue de mon Cousin BIO TCHANE pour son BR, qui a quelques problèmes de digestion de l'UDBN sensée être légalement mangée, même si c'est KOOVI qui fait des gaz très toxiques...
Mais vous êtes tous des pagailleurs, vous mes Neveux et Nièces, qui trouvez que votre cousin Bertin aime montrer qu'il mange des flocons d'avoine après avoir brouté l'avoine même du cheval blanc ...
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Johann Graf hat nach seiner Schwinger-Laufbahn einen aussergewöhnlichen Weg eingeschlagen: Der Berner Oberländer ist jetzt Geistheiler und versucht Kontakte im Jenseits herzustellen.

Fans glaubten, dass mit Staffel sieben endgültig Schluss sei mit Luc Conrad und seinem Team. Jetzt gibt das SRF bekannt, dass es einen Kinofilm aus «Der Bestatter» geben wird. Mike Müller spricht mit Blick darüber, wie es dazu kam.

A magyar válogatott továbbra is a 37. helyen áll a Nemzetközi Labdarúgó Szövetség (FIFA) világranglistáján, amelyet változatlanul Brazília vezet.

In the United States, race is the number one indicator of whether or not you live near potential toxic exposures. Credit: Courtesy of the author.

By Chandler Blythe Duncan
BIRMINGHAM, USA, Aug 25 2022 (IPS)

Built in 1942 and still operating today, Camp Lejeune is a military base covering over 153,000 acres in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Shortly after it was founded, it became heavily contaminated with toxic chemicals like perchloroethylene, benzene, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, and later on PFAS. However, the military only realized the severity of the issue in 1982, when the Marine Corps discovered volatile organic compounds on base.

Perchloroethylene is a colorless liquid used for the dry cleaning of fabrics. The source of the perchloroethylene contamination was a dry-cleaning firm ABC One-Hour Cleaners, situated off-base. The benzene and trichloroethylene contamination, both industrial solvents, came from years of improper use and disposal of chemicals on Camp Lejeune employed for cleaning weapons and equipment.

Black Americans breathe in 56% more polluted air than they produce, while Latinos inhale 63% more. In comparison, white people breathe in 17% less toxic air than they release

PFAS, a group of dangerous chemicals that may take over a thousand years to break down in the environment, is found in firefighting foam (AFFF). As a result of firefighters using and training with AFFF on base, PFAS ended up polluting at least 14 sites of the military base. AFFF, a fire suppressant, contains between 50% and 98% PFAS and was used regularly at Camp Lejeune.

The level of perchloroethylene detected at the military base was 43 times higher than the safe limit, while the level of trichloroethylene exceeded the safe limit by 280 times. PFAS were found at Camp Lejeune in a concentration over 2,450 times higher than the safe limit. Exposure to such a hazardous mix of chemicals may result in debilitating health problems such as lung cancer, Parkinson’s disease, kidney cancer, leukemia, multiple myeloma, and ovarian cancer.

 

How black service members are impacted by toxic exposure to a greater extent than their white counterparts

More than one million people lived at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987 when toxic exposure on the military base was most extreme. During this time over 20,000 men trained on a racially segregated Marine base known as Montford Point, which is now part of Camp Lejeune, in preparation for World War II. 

The living conditions at Montford Point were inferior compared to Camp Lejeune. The Marines stationed at Montford endured racism and were not permitted to enter Camp Lejeune without being accompanied by a white servicemember.

The military used Montford Point until approximately seven years before the federal government prohibited racial segregation. Although this military base was not part of Camp Lejeune at the time, it was also heavily contaminated with some of the same toxic agents.

Regarding active duty military members, it is important to note that black individuals currently represent only 19% of all enlisted personnel. Only 9% of those are officers. Several decades ago, there were even fewer black service members, and a very small number had a high rank.

According to data from the Pentagon and the Veterans Affairs Department, black service members are less likely to become officers. As a result, they are more prone to being injured while serving their country than their white counterparts. 

Some black military members became injured by being exposed to toxic chemicals daily on military bases such as Camp Lejeune. Since most have a lower rank, they must spend time on contaminated military installations, unlike most officers, lieutenants, and generals. Therefore, the risk of toxic exposure among black servicemembers as a whole, is considerably higher. 

 

Toxic exposure, significantly more prevalent among communities living near polluted military bases

In the United States, race is the number one indicator of whether or not you live near potential toxic exposures. There is a consistent pattern in this country of placing hazardous waste and hazardous industry in disenfranchised areas, often predominantly neighborhoods of color.

The availability of affordable land, poverty, historical discrimination, and lack of political power to fight corporations all contribute to environmental racism. Consequently, minority neighborhoods are clustered around industrial sites, military bases, truck routes, ports, and other air pollution hotspots.

Right now, the population of Jacksonville, North Carolina, is 74,313. An additional 170,000 people live at Camp Lejeune. Half of the city’s population inhabits the military base, which places the civilian community at high risk of toxic exposure. Consequently, 37,156 individuals may come to struggle with awful, life-threatening diseases in the near future. This is not uncommon, as there are civilian communities living on or near the 679 contaminated military bases in the United States.

Alarmingly, the military ordered the clandestine burning of over 20 million pounds of AFFF and AFFF waste between 2016 and 2020, despite no evidence that incineration can destroy PFAS. The largest amounts of AFFF remains were burnt in New York, near Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, and Griffiss Air Force Base. By burning this fire suppressant and the waste it left behind on military bases such as Camp Lejeune, the communities that live nearby, will inevitably be affected by the toxins emitted into the air by this reckless process.

 

How can we combat environmental racism?

To combat environmental racism, we must attempt to curb environmental crime and seek justice for its harm. Approximately 1/3 of the total burden of disease worldwide can be attributed to environmental hazards. Black Americans breathe in 56% more polluted air than they produce, while Latinos inhale 63% more. In comparison, white people breathe in 17% less toxic air than they release. 

When industry creates an environmental hazard that harms communities, legislative efforts and criminal conviction can sometimes be an effective deterrent. However, efforts to restrict environmental crime in this way have often been met with opposition from professional organizations who see policy as a hindrance to economic interest.

If the state turns a blind eye private law can aid disenfranchised, harmed communities through toxic tort and class action lawsuits. Grassroots efforts and coalitions with legal groups and private firms can be a successful option for redress. 

 

Chandler Blythe Duncan is a lawyer and MPH at Environmental Litigation Group P.C., whose main practice area is toxic tort law. Chandler’s expertise is providing quality legal assistance in cases involving water contamination and toxic exposure. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the Birmingham Volunteer Lawyers Program. 

 

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