Thousands of US hazardous sites are at risk of flooding because of sea level rise, study finds

Toxic sludge threatens at least 7 states — and the 'risk is already locked in'

Seven states are one flood away from a toxic sludge site spilling into the community. Mother Jones reported Friday, "Florida, New Jersey, California, Louisiana, New York, Massachusetts, and Texas account for 80 percent" of the sites. "Most of this risk is already locked in."More than 5,500 toxic sites across the U.S. could face coastal flooding by 2100, threatening to spill contaminants into surrounding neighborhoods within the lifetimes of Gene…

Thousands of toxic US sites at risk of future flooding

Rising seas, a new study says, will inundate facilities that handle waste, sewage, oil, and gas.

New Jersey coasts, lined with toxic facilities, don’t fare well in two new studies

New Jersey's widespread vulnerability to sea level rise combined with lots of big industry means the state has the second highest exposure to potentially flooding toxic sites in the nation.

Sea level rise threatens thousands of hazardous sites: Study

Flooding could strike 5,500 sites and release contaminants.

Sea level rise threatens thousands of hazardous sites: Study

Flooding could strike 5,500 sites and release contaminants.

Sea level rise a major threat at hazardous sites across U.S.

If heat-trapping pollution from burning coal, oil and gas continues unchecked, thousands of hazardous sites across the United States risk being flooded from sea level rise by the turn of the century, posing serious health risks to nearby communities, according to a new study. Researchers identified 5,500 sites that store, emit or handle sewage, trash, oil, gas and other hazards that could face coastal flooding by 2100, with much of the risk alre…