The #pollution is so bad some researchers have identified the region as one of the nation’s #PFAS hot spots. Today, the consequences can be found everywhere. PFAS, often called #ForeverChemicals because they can take decades or more to break down, are in the #water & the #soil.

They’re in the dust on floors where #children crawl, the local #fish & #wildlife, & as ongoing research has shown, the #people.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #PublicHealth #Climate #DrinkingWater #Alabama #Georgia

Inside America’s carpet capital: an empire & its #toxic legacy Covering the world in #carpet came with a cost no one wants to pay

…A lack of state & federal #regulations allowed carpet companies & their suppliers to legally switch among different versions of stain-&-soil resistant products.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #pollution #PFAs #ForeverChemicals #chemicals #PublicHealth #Climate #people #children #fish #wildlife #river #water #soil #DrinkingWater #Alabama #Georgia
https://apnews.com/projects/pfas-forever-stained/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-05-AP+Investigation+

#NewSpecies!
Sorbus oravica
A newly discovered rosaceae tree from #slovakia!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DC6687DA-2A0A-FB0E-FF3C-7F34FA4FFA5E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.732.3.1
#Phytotaxa #SorbusOravica

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flora #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #rosaceae #trees #shrubs #sorbus

#NewSpecies!
New jellyfish from #japan just surfaced:

Malagazzia michelin

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D44EE5F5-15D3-50B6-A811-F52AA6ACEDBF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.173354
#Zookeys #MalagazziaMichelin

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #cnidaria #hydrozoa #medusa #jellyfish

Three years ago I turned a corner on a hiking path and was utterly delighted to see this groundhog standing on its back legs. We quietly startled each other then went our separate ways.

#FootpathFriday #groundhog #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Three years ago I turned a corner on a hiking path and was utterly delighted to see this groundhog standing on its back legs. We quietly startled each other then went our separate ways.

#FootpathFriday #groundhog #wildlife #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

#NewSpecies!
New jellyfish from #japan just surfaced:

Malagazzia michelin

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D44EE5F5-15D3-50B6-A811-F52AA6ACEDBF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.173354
#Zookeys #MalagazziaMichelin

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #cnidaria #hydrozoa #medusa #jellyfish

#NewSpecies!
Sorbus oravica
A newly discovered rosaceae tree from #slovakia!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DC6687DA-2A0A-FB0E-FF3C-7F34FA4FFA5E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.732.3.1
#Phytotaxa #SorbusOravica

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #flora #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #rosaceae #trees #shrubs #sorbus

#NewSpecies!
New myrmecophilous beetle from #brazil just snuck in:

Ecitonides colossus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/477586F4-BA2E-5CBF-A655-CC0D753AA0CC
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.175767
#ZooKeys #EcitonidesColossus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs

#NewSpecies!
New myrmecophilous beetle from #brazil just snuck in:

Ecitonides colossus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/477586F4-BA2E-5CBF-A655-CC0D753AA0CC
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.175767
#ZooKeys #EcitonidesColossus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs

#NewSpecies!
Biarum persicum
A newly discovered araceae from #iran!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BEF260-FF84-FF95-FF6B-FA01FD9AFA2A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.725.1.5
#Phytotaxa #BiarumPersicum

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #araceae

#NewSpecies!
Biarum persicum
A newly discovered araceae from #iran!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BEF260-FF84-FF95-FF6B-FA01FD9AFA2A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.725.1.5
#Phytotaxa #BiarumPersicum

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #araceae

I put the spare #CameraTrapping #TrailCamera onto the potting shed near the house, as I has suspicions that 'someone' was using the area underneath. The 'someone' was/were 2 #Endangered Eastern Quolls, 1 being the beautiful dark morph.
#WildOz #Tasmania #LandForWildlife #mammals #nature #wildlife

I put the spare #CameraTrapping #TrailCamera onto the potting shed near the house, as I has suspicions that 'someone' was using the area underneath. The 'someone' was/were 2 #Endangered Eastern Quolls, 1 being the beautiful dark morph.
#WildOz #Tasmania #LandForWildlife #mammals #nature #wildlife

#cringe #snake #record #amazing #animals #reptiles #wildlife #omg
https://youtube.com/shorts/Kosf0h2n9Aw

One of the Bald Eagles I spotted earlier this week at a large gathering of eagles. Based on my bird book, this eagle is in its fourth year.

Un des pygargues à tête blanche que j'ai vu plus tôt cette semaine à un grand rassemblement d'aigles. Selon mon livre sur les oiseaux, ce pygargue est dans sa quatrième année.

#photography #birds #wildlife #photographie #oiseaux #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada

One of the Bald Eagles I spotted earlier this week at a large gathering of eagles. Based on my bird book, this eagle is in its fourth year.

Un des pygargues à tête blanche que j'ai vu plus tôt cette semaine à un grand rassemblement d'aigles. Selon mon livre sur les oiseaux, ce pygargue est dans sa quatrième année.

#photography #birds #wildlife #photographie #oiseaux #VancouverIslandWildlife #BritishColumbia #Canada

Evolution’s minimalist design 🧠✒️: Palawan flycatcher (Cyornis plateni) balancing visual signaling with forest camouflage🌳🔬🟠. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

Evolution’s minimalist design 🧠✒️: Palawan flycatcher (Cyornis plateni) balancing visual signaling with forest camouflage🌳🔬🟠. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography