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- by Pamela FerdinandThis article was originally published by U.S. Right To Know and is republished here with permission under a Creative Commons license.Chemicals found in common food packaging plastics like cling film and snack pouches may interfere with the body’s natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle, increasing the risk of sleep disorders, diabetes, immune problems, and even cancer, new […]
- by Kristina MarusicPITTSBURGH — International Recycling Group (IRG) has announced that they will cancel a planned plastic waste processing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, due to President Trump’s federal funding cuts and tariffs, among other reasons. The facility, slated to be built in a former Hammermill Paper Property less than a mile from Lake Erie, would have collected […]
- by Jonathan SharpFirefighters stand on the front lines of disaster, battling wildfires that may consume thousands of acres, responding to emergencies in rural communities, and putting themselves in harm’s way to keep their communities safe. Yet many do not know that the greatest threat may not be the blazes they extinguish but the very gear designed to […]
- by Douglas MainEditor's note: This story was originally published by The New Lede and is republished here with permission.Corn growers across Midwestern states appear to be flouting regulations aimed at protecting important waterways from contamination with toxic atrazine weedkiller, according to an analysis of satellite imagery and field data that comes as US regulators ponder changes to […]
- by Benjamin PauliEleven years ago Flint, Michigan, fatefully switched its drinking water supply to the Flint River. The consequences are well-documented: significant damage to pipes, a historic outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, system-wide lead contamination. My then-three-year-old son was one of the children who drank that lead-tainted water. Because lead is only detectable in the blood for two […]
- by Kristina MarusicPITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro ran on a promise to regulate Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry more stringently. Two years into his term, the Environmental Health Project, a public health advocacy nonprofit focused on fracking, has published a report that assesses the Shapiro administration’s progress. “Despite some steps in the right direction, we are […]
- by Cami FerrellEs un momento difícil para ser activista ambiental. En su primer día como presidente, Trump revirtió casi todo las políticas climáticas de la administración de Biden con una serie de órdenes ejecutivas. Desde entonces, la administración ha congelado la financiación para proyectos de energía limpia y subvenciones climáticas, puso en baja administrativa a la oficina […]
- by Cami FerrellIt’s a difficult time to be an environmental advocate. On his first day as president, Trump reversed most of the Biden administration’s climate policies with a series of executive orders. Since then, the administration has frozen funding for clean energy projects and community climate grants, and put most of the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency’s […]
- by María Paula RubianoByanka Santoyo’s voice breaks while she explains what SprayDays, California’s statewide pesticide notification system, launched on Monday, means to her. “I told my daughter: When I die, I want this to be on my tombstone. I want everyone to know that I fought for you, your future, your family and their future,” she says. Haz […]
- by EHN EditorsEditor’s note: This op-ed was written by a group of current and former employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who have asked to remain anonymous due to concerns about retaliation.The Trump administration is making accusations of fraud, waste, and abuse associated with federal environmental justice programs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as […]
- by Cami FerrellHOUSTON — Climate activists expressed concern that discussions behind closed doors at the nation’s largest energy conference, CERAWeek by S&P Global, will further contribute to environmental health risks. As energy executives and political leaders across the nation convened for the conference in Houston, Texas this week to discuss the future of energy, representatives from the […]
- by Kristina MarusicPITTSBURGH — The Biden administration pledged more than $53 million to community groups across the country for air monitoring projects in 2022, many of which were just getting underway when Trump took office. Trump issued executive orders that temporarily froze federal funding for environment-related projects (along with other key services and programs across the country), […]