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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NC Health News

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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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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Environmental Health News

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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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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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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Association of Health Care Journalists

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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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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National Council on Urban Indian Health

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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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 Health News

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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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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NC Health News

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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Environmental Health News

APRIL 24, 2025

The nonprofit public health organizations annual State of the Air report uses a report card-style grading system to compare air quality in regions across the U.S. Staff cuts are already impacting peoples health across the country. This years report found that 46% of Americans 156.1 The bottom line is this, the report states.

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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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NC Health News

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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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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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.

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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. 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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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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