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PFAS may contaminate drinking water of one in five Americans, study suggests

Association of Health Care Journalists

Adequate coverage of groundwater contamination is crucial as it’s both a regional environmental issue and a largely invisible public health crisis that could have profound long-term impacts. This is an opportunity to shed light on the complexities of environmental policy, public health, and individual rights.

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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 In 2023, the Biden administration passed historic federal policies directing 80 agencies to prioritize environmental justice in decision-making. But the specifics of how that works varies across agencies.

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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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Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

KFF Health News

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.