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What’s hampering federal environmental justice efforts in the hydrogen hub build-out?

Environmental Health News

Later, after reading the DOE's public summary of the event, she felt frustrated. “I Lam, who had been providing research and technical assistance to the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance , a nonprofit following the development of the hub, wasn't alone in her frustration. s carbon management strategy,” Lam said.

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Environmental Health News

“I have a lot of concerns about how large that facility might be and what emissions could be like, and whether it’ll cause increased traffic on the river and the roads,” said Coptis, who works as a senior advisor at the climate advocacy nonprofit Taproot Earth.

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How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers’ Lives

KFF Health News

. “Employee suffers from heat exhaustion while doing landscaping,” said an investigation into the incident from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Laborers have suffered as summers have grown progressively hotter with climate change. 30, when the public comment period closes.