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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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Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources

KFF Health News

Exposure to PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds, has been linked to health problems including cancer, decreased response to vaccines, and low birth weight, according to a federally funded report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Not long after she moved, Valle started feeling sick. California Gov.