Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Meanwhile, environmental groups are accused of being divorced from working-class realities, sometimes neglecting lost employment and wages related to the energy transition. The heavy layer of pollution killed 20 people and caused long-term health effects for at least 5,900 people. To read a version of this story in Spanish click here.

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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

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. 30, when the public comment period closes.

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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. Even more, the locations appeared to have been selected in a way that worried civil rights and environmental advocacy groups. Florida Gov.

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