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LISTEN: Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program

Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program Transcript Brian Bienkowski Hello and welcome back to the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast, a partnership between Environmental Health News and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

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Pollution is one of the top drivers of biodiversity loss. Why is no one talking about it at COP16?

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Marine plastic pollution – which has increased tenfold since 1980 – has already affected at least 267 species, “including 86% of marine turtles, 44% of seabirds and 43% of marine mammals,” the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) reported in 2020.

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LISTEN: Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice. So mostly, reading anti-caste literature and engaging with activists and community organizers helped me make sense of the world around me. Pradnya Garud Yeah.

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How to cover environmental exposure studies

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It’s a genre of medical study-based story all too familiar to health/science journalists: “a new study found X chemical in [common household product or food],” — the “scare” story that launches a thousand sensationalist headlines. Distinguish between public health and individual health. Others involve a bit of both.

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Op-ed: The common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future

Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Growing up in a working-class area in Mumbai, India, I felt alienated, like many in my community, by mainstream environmental and climate advocacy, despite studying environmental sciences and facing harmful exposure to pollution in my neighborhood. I’ve seen this apparent contradiction since I was young.

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‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

More than 13 defenders — mostly Indigenous — of the Sierra de Manantlán have been murdered since 1986, according to the nonprofit organization Tskini, which works with Marcos’ community to defend their lands and people. Marcos helped organize a rally to demand his immediate release in Telcruz, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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Op-ed: Why funding for the environmental justice movement must be anti-racist

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JANUARY 21, 2025

Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Laura Diaz on how social and environmental stress impact childrens health And yet, most of our work at Partners for Equity and Research (the name of our environmental justice hub at Sonoma State University) has been done free of charge.

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Coal-based steelmaking in Pennsylvania causes up to 92 premature deaths and $1.4 billion in health costs every year: Report

Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The report , published by Industrious Labs, an environmental advocacy organization focused on decarbonizing heavy industry, looked at pollution and health data to estimate the total, facility-level, and state-level costs of the 17 coal-based steelmaking plants that are still in operation across the U.S.,

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‘Hard times on top of hard times’: lessons learned from families and child care providers following Helene

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DECEMBER 28, 2024

Division of Public Healths environmental health specialists wouldnt approve use of this water for the Verner Centers two facilities. I went to the Director of the [North Carolina Department] Division of Health and Human Services for the state. Department of Health and Human Services and N.C. But the N.C.

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Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

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. Environmental justice needs abolition so that we can move toward a world where we can all breathe.

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LISTEN: Mokshda Kaul on making the clean energy transition work for all

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

So first, what drew you to this line of research, and how are you using this economics background that you mentioned to understand the clean energy adoption and policy? And you're looking at the role of coalitions in clean energy policy making. So what kind of impact do these policies have on adoption?

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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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Charlotte strives to tackle extreme heat, energy costs and increase sustainability in underserved communities

NC Health News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

By Will Atwater (North Carolina Health News) and Melba Newsome (Climate Central) This story was produced through a collaboration between North Carolina Health News and Climate Central. Climate Central’s Jennifer Brady and Elizabeth Miller contributed data reporting. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

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. Why this story matters now The PFAS contamination crisis is emblematic of the broader struggle to balance economic activity with public health.

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How the plastic industry undermines democracy by blocking bans

Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Tiny plastic particles with a diameter less than 5 millimeters (nanoplastics are much smaller, ranging from 1 to 1,000 nanometers), these particles are harmful to tiny organisms in lakes like zooplankton, that mistake them for food. And in 2019, North Dakota passed a preemption bill similar to ALEC’s model policy.

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NCUIH Advocates for Engagement with Native Communities in Shaping New Healthy People 2030 Objectives

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On October 31, 2024, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written comments in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) Announcement of Solicitation of Written Comments on Proposed Healthy People 2030 Objectives.

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Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Environmental Health News

MARCH 14, 2025

HOUSTON Climate activists expressed concern that discussions behind closed doors at the nations largest energy conference, CERAWeek by S&P Global, will further contribute to environmental health risks. S&P Global has not responded to Environmental Health News request for comment.

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Environmental justice advocates criticize lack of inclusion in plastic treaty negotiations

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

I was really disappointed with the process this time, Sarah Martik, director of the Center for Coalfield Justice, an environmental justice advocacy group based in western Pennsylvania, told EHN. health care costs attributable to chemicals in plastics are an estimated $250 billion every year. In the U.S.,

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Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Environmental Health News

MARCH 17, 2025

HOUSTON Climate activists expressed concern that discussions behind closed doors at the nations largest energy conference, CERAWeek by S&P Global, will further contribute to environmental health risks. S&P Global has not responded to Environmental Health News request for comment.

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The high cost of clean creeks: Who should pay for the mounting litter problem?

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MARCH 26, 2025

The volunteers were out picking up trash as part of Durhams Creek Week , a collaboration between Keep Durham Beautiful an environmental advocacy group and the City of Durham, which ran from March 15 to March 22. Mounting research shows that plastic pollution is not just an environmental issue but a growing health concern.

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

Environmental Health News

APRIL 9, 2025

Proponents of the plant hoped it would create local jobs and help reduce plastic waste, while opponents called it a false solution that would turn plastic waste into climate-warming and health-harming air pollution. Advocates worried the IRG plant would add to the pollution burden and health problems in both communities.

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Disrupted systems: How EPA cuts are shaking up community health and climate research

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APRIL 17, 2025

These actions reflected a growing federal recognition that clean air and water were vital to Americas health, economy and long-term prosperity. Nixon himself framed the moment as a turning point in national environmental responsibility. By the end of that month on Dec. 31 he signed the landmark Clean Air Act into law.

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

Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In 2023, the Biden administration passed historic federal policies directing 80 agencies to prioritize environmental justice in decision-making. EHN spoke with more than 30 community members and dozens of organizations in the regions where the hydrogen hubs are planned. s carbon management strategy,” Lam said.

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Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

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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.

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

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

“Employee suffers from heat exhaustion while doing landscaping,” said an investigation into the incident from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But health policy and occupational health researchers say that worker deaths are not inevitable. The company did not respond to requests for comment.

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The Silent Threat Beneath Our Feet: How Deregulation Fuels the Spread of Forever Chemicals

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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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LISTEN: Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program

Pollution is one of the top drivers of biodiversity loss. Why is no one talking about it at COP16?

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LISTEN: Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice

How to cover environmental exposure studies

Op-ed: The common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future

‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis

Op-ed: Why funding for the environmental justice movement must be anti-racist

Coal-based steelmaking in Pennsylvania causes up to 92 premature deaths and $1.4 billion in health costs every year: Report

‘Hard times on top of hard times’: lessons learned from families and child care providers following Helene

Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

LISTEN: Mokshda Kaul on making the clean energy transition work for all

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Charlotte strives to tackle extreme heat, energy costs and increase sustainability in underserved communities

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

How the plastic industry undermines democracy by blocking bans

NCUIH Advocates for Engagement with Native Communities in Shaping New Healthy People 2030 Objectives

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Environmental justice advocates criticize lack of inclusion in plastic treaty negotiations

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

The high cost of clean creeks: Who should pay for the mounting litter problem?

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

Disrupted systems: How EPA cuts are shaking up community health and climate research

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

Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

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

The Silent Threat Beneath Our Feet: How Deregulation Fuels the Spread of Forever Chemicals

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