Environmental Health News

JANUARY 8, 2025

I also spoke with dozens of formerly incarcerated people who explained that the physical and mental suffering they endured in prisons from both environmental and social factors left them in much worse shape than before their sentences.

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A recent Enbridge oil spill in Wisconsin has intensified concerns about the safety of the companys Line 5 pipeline project, despite state assurances of minimal risk. Kristoffer Tigue reports for Inside Climate News. The spill occurred just days before state officials approved permits for the controversial Line 5 project.

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Environmental Health News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As people from around the world are gathering in New York for the UN-sponsored Climate Week, it is past time the world focused on the threats to climate from plastics. For decades the fossil fuel industry has rightly been a target for climate action. They believe their future is plastics. A study from the U.S.

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Maternal Health Task Force

MAY 21, 2024

Climate change is not just a looming environmental crisis; it is also a significant threat to maternal health, amplifying existing vulnerabilities and inequalities. Pregnant women face heightened risks due to climate-related factors such as extreme heat, tornadoes, volcanoes, droughts, and floods.

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KFF Health News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Their guide, Trey Sherard of the Anacostia Riverkeeper, started the tour with a well-rehearsed safety talk. Because of the health risks, swimming hasn’t been legal in the Anacostia for more than half a century. The data shows that poop is a problem for river health but knowing what kind of poop it is matters.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This population, like many agricultural workers in hot climates, is at increased risk of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Mortality has doubled over the past 20 years, sparking a public health exploration into the epidemic. Youre going to hear more about it, public health researcher Lee Newman, M.D.,

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Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco, a Colombian environmental advocate, received her first death threat at 19. Our mindset changed. Public safety was nonexistent. My period also changed, suddenly I would have hemorrhages. To read a version of this story in Spanish click here. Haz clic aquí para leer este reportaje en español.

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Mercola

JANUARY 21, 2025

DSM-Firmenich, a Dutch chemical giant, has developed Bovaer their answer to cattle methane emissions and climate change. Elanco Animal Health has partnered with DSM-Firmenich to distribute the additive, with plans to extend into the beef market after widespread dairy cow adoption. A recent FDA approval for U.S.

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Smart Data Collective

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With climate change on the rise, more severe weather events such as drought are becoming more prevalent. A smart grid refers to a modern electricity system in which there are sensors, automation, communication, and computers to improve the efficiency, reliability, and safety of an electricity system. Public Safety.

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Sheffield DPH

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

We KNOW that is dangerousProf Ryan, UoS if you want detail, read on I was asked recently whether microplastics present an urgent risk to public health. Sam Gregory wrote this stellar write up of an event last year where it came up – Our broken news media makes it harder for us to take climate action heres how. But I wont.

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Frontiers

JUNE 30, 2022

D Frontiers in Dental Medicine RSS @FrontDentalMed Frontiers in Digital Health RSS @FrontDigiHealth Frontiers in Drug Delivery RSS @FrontDrugDDS Frontiers in Drug Discovery RSS @FrontDrugDDS Frontiers in Drug Safety and Regulation RSS @FrontDrugDDS.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Read part 2: What’s hampering federal environmental justice efforts in the hydrogen hub build-out? Coptis grew up among coal miners, but became an activist focused on coal and fracking after witnessing environmental harms the fossil fuel industry caused. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

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Black Health Matters

APRIL 7, 2025

There is danger in doom scrolling, and the threat to your mental health can get even worse when youre melanated. An information diet can preserve your mental health. I recommend setting boundaries with the news, said Rufin in a statement to Black Health Matters. But in the long run, that is not best for your health.

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HEALTHBEAT

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library. He came to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to protect farmworkers from extreme heat and wildfire smoke, two emerging public health issues at the forefront of the climate crisis.

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Environmental Health News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The report, published by Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), analyzed existing research about fossil fuel extraction and related facilities to explore the unequal impacts on women of color in North America. WECAN identified nine regions that appeared most frequently, including the Gulf Coast, to focus additional research.

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Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

They fear for their health and the health of their families.” Recently, residents called on state officials to do more to protect the health of Pennsylvanians. Recently, residents called on state officials to do more to protect the health of Pennsylvanians. They see and experience the noise and pollution.

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Environmental Health News

JANUARY 16, 2025

President Bidens administration reshaped food and agriculture policy by addressing corporate consolidation, investing in climate-smart farming, restricting pesticides and improving nutrition security programs. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Why this matters: Food systems impact public health, climate resilience and economic equity.

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Environmental Health News

APRIL 2, 2025

Two years into his term, the Environmental Health Project , a public health advocacy nonprofit focused on fracking, has published a report that assesses the Shapiro administrations progress. Steele, executive director of the Environmental Health Project, said during a press conference.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

February 15, 2025 Jillian McKoy Megan Jones Twitter Facebook Research has always been a core part of the School of Public Healths mission to promote justice, human rights, and equity across local and global communities. The move is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to significantly scale back on federal spending.

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Environmental Health News

APRIL 2, 2025

Two years into his term, the Environmental Health Project , a public health advocacy nonprofit focused on fracking, has published a report that assesses the Shapiro administrations progress. Steele, executive director of the Environmental Health Project, said during a press conference.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Department of Labor and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration extended the public comment period for weighing in on a proposed rule to better protect people from extreme heat in indoor and outdoor workplaces. Gonzlez Mendoza died as a result of a pre-existing condition, Payne said in a statement sent to NC Health News.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Lam, quien había estado prestando ayuda técnica y en investigación a la organización sin ánimo de lucro New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance , que le ha hecho seguimiento al proyecto, no está sola en su frustración. Cami Ferrell es una reportera de vídeo bilingüe para Environmental Health News, radicada en Houston (Texas).

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Read part 1: Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules One Wednesday evening last May, Yukyan Lam stared into the camera on her computer, delivering carefully prepared remarks during a virtual listening session convened by the U.S. This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Department of Energy (DOE).

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“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. The agency issued a $9,639 fine to the Davey Tree Expert Co.

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NC Health News

JANUARY 2, 2025

Its been little over a year since the measure took effect, and we now have a clearer picture of what it accomplished: more than 600,000 low-income North Carolinians received health insurance through expansion, surpassing in just 12 months a milestone the state estimated would take at least two years to reach.

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Environmental Health News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The discovery sent shockwaves through the community, triggering lawsuits, emergency water-treatment plans, and a reckoning over how corporations and government regulators had failed to protect public health. Olson, senior strategic director for health at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told The Revelator.

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