The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Network for Public Health Law (the Network) has released a guide on “Law and Policy Considerations for Workforce Protections from Extreme Heat,” detailing federal, state, and local legal and policy protections for both indoor and outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat on the job. with 2023 setting the record for U.S.

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The Network for Public Health Law

JANUARY 23, 2024

The focus on public health has increasingly shifted to state legislatures, where ideological—rather than medical or scientific—considerations are shaping policies.” and raised awareness of actions taken at all levels of government to enhance protections of abortion-related health records and data.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The urgency of cutting emissions and phasing out fossil industries to mitigate climate change has brought the seemingly contentious relationship between labor and environment into sharp focus. The heavy layer of pollution killed 20 people and caused long-term health effects for at least 5,900 people.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Later, after reading the DOE's public summary of the event, she felt frustrated. “I In 2023, the Biden administration passed historic federal policies directing 80 agencies to prioritize environmental justice in decision-making. This hydrogen hub is just one piece of this larger picture about the U.S.’s

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

“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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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Residents feared the site would not only sink their property values and threaten the environment, but also potentially harm people’s health. Before Miami-Dade County’s old trash incinerator burned down in February 2023, the county sent nearly half of its waste to the facility.

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