“If we … continue burning fossil fuels, these deaths will only increase,” warned a climatologist.
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Research Suggests Climate Change May Have Killed Over 16K in Europe This Summer Read Post »
“We need help over here and we’re not getting it,” said a resident of the city where 90 percent of kids live in poverty.
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Black Louisiana Community Coated in Toxic Fallout After Explosion at Oil Plant Read Post »
A new report found higher levels of fine particulate matter in areas near cattle and hog farms across the US.
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Latinx Communities Face Disproportionate Health Impacts From Factory Farming Read Post »
A broad coalition of activists around the country have long been lobbying to ban toxic forever chemicals.
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New Jersey Wins Historic $2 Billion Settlement From Chemical Companies Over PFAS Read Post »
The move delays base-level reporting and monitoring, and actual cleanup will be punted even further into the future.
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Trump’s Coal-Friendly EPA Rolls Back Rules Meant to Prevent Water Contamination Read Post »
Three cases allege that local governments clustered polluting industrial facilities in minority neighborhoods.
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Trump Administration Will Shut Down 7 Major Housing Discrimination Cases Read Post »
A new study estimates that the North Atlantic Ocean alone has a staggering 27 million metric tons of nanoplastics.
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The Oceans Likely Contain Much More Plastic Than We Previously Thought Read Post »
On average, hazardous chemical accidents happen once every other day in the US.
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Trump Shutters Federal Agency That Investigates Industrial Chemical Explosions Read Post »
“Let’s celebrate coal again,” Ohio Republican Congressman Mike Rulli said at a press conference.
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Trump’s EPA Proposes Repealing Some Limits on Mercury and Greenhouse Gas Read Post »
The news emphasizes low-level theft instead of corporate crime, pollution, and other predatory behavior.
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Media Panics About “Crime Waves” — But Downplays Crime Committed by Corporations Read Post »
The state law imposes massive fines on anyone who releases air quality data, possibly violating the First Amendment.
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Environmental Justice Groups Sue Over Louisiana Law Censoring Air Pollution Data Read Post »
“People don’t have the jobs here, but people do have cancer,” one Louisiana-based organizer told Truthout.
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Chemical Plants Near Black Neighborhoods Pollute While Hiring Few Black Workers Read Post »
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