Hacker News with Generative AI: Water Pollution

Floridians have no right to bodies of water 'free of pollution,' court rules (floridaphoenix.com)
For the second time this year, a Florida appellate court has ruled against environmentalists fighting to enact a widely supported local clean water measure.
Environment, Law, Florida, Water Pollution, Court Decisions
101 points by latexr 18 days ago | 94 comments
Iowa is "in crisis" due to illegal manure discharges into waterways (thenewlede.org)
Iowa regulators are failing to properly penalize Iowa factory farms for illegally contaminating state waterways with animal waste, according to an analysis released Monday by a public health advocacy group.
Environment, Agriculture, Iowa, Water Pollution, Law Enforcement
7 points by PaulHoule 21 days ago | 3 comments
Tire-related chemical responsible for salmon deaths in urban streams (2020) (washington.edu)
Every fall more than half of the coho salmon that return to Puget Sound’s urban streams die before they can spawn. In some streams, all of them die. But scientists didn’t know why.
Environmental Science, Salmon, Water Pollution
147 points by deegles 135 days ago | 37 comments
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital (theguardian.com)
Environmental Law, Ecuador, Water Pollution
12 points by pseudolus 194 days ago | 5 comments
Alaska's Pristine Waterways Are Turning Orange (sciencealert.com)
Alaska, Environment, Water Pollution, Climate Change
75 points by laktak 236 days ago | 4 comments