"Climate Change Is Undoing Decades Of Progress On Air Quality"
"A new report finds that 1 in 4 people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a "climate penalty.""
Source: Grist, 02/27/2024
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Florida Lawmakers Want To Eliminate Local Heat Protection Rules For Workers
"A measure that will ban local governments from passing heat-protection ordinances inspired strong emotions from the public Thursday, but lawmakers approved the bill backed by big business interests."
Source: Florida Phoenix, 02/27/2024
"EPA Orders LA County Landfill To Curb Hazardous Waste Leakage Immediately"
"Federal environment officials have ordered a Los Angeles County landfill to take urgent action to protect public health, citing noxious odors and hazardous waste issues in the surrounding community."
Source: The Hill, 02/27/2024
Ore. Homeowners Face Soaring Premiums, Few Insurance Options Over Fires
"Nancy Matela co-owns a vacation home in a wildfire zone northwest of Bend that has a new, annual property insurance premium of $9,000. It’s more than nine times what the company Safeco charged her a year ago."
Source: States Newsroom, 02/27/2024
Shell Launches A ‘Climate Tech’ Startup Advertising Jobs In Oil And Gas
"A sleek new startup promising to ‘advance the energy transition’ launched earlier this month promising to “[connect] thousands of innovators across the globe to tackle difficult energy and climate challenges”. "Onward touts a vision of a ‘clean energy future’, but experts say ventures like this are part of fossil fuel firms’ greenwashing plan".
Source: Guardian/Drilled, 02/27/2024
"Conservatives Gear Up For EPA Revamp In 2025"
"Dramatic shifts to EPA’s priorities and structure are central to plans for a GOP-led White House drawn up by Trump-era officials and right-leaning influencers."
Source: E&E News, 02/27/2024
Chemical Safety Board May Have Finally Cleaned Its Slate. What Now?
A key U.S. federal agency tasked with investigating the nation’s industrial chemical accidents has been limping along for years. Now, the latest Issue Backgrounder reports that replenished staffing and a funding boost may mean it’s found its footing. But as the pace of chemical accidents accelerates and safety regulations stagnate, will it make a difference?
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Why Parking, Long Term, Presents a Lot of Problems
A new book makes the case that U.S. cities have had their environments, their housing and their businesses warped by parking policies. BookShelf contributor Jennifer Weeks, who shares her own parking-related frustrations, explores the arguments made in “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World,” and also takes a look at what the author sees as “parking-light” solutions.
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Spill-Tracking Data Sources Help Cover Hazmat Events
A new Spill Tracker website is a good source of information on chemical spills, albeit one with an agenda. But according to the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it’s just one among a set of powerful resources for covering dangerous releases, large and small. More on Spill Tracker, plus another half-dozen-plus government and nonprofit data sources on petrochemical incidents.
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"Tired Of Diesel Fumes, These Moms Are Pushing For Electric School Buses"
"Areli Sanchez’s daughter, Aida, used to be one of 20 million American kids who ride a diesel bus to school each day. ... She was admitted to the hospital for an asthma attack in second grade, and after that Sanchez began driving Aida to school."
Source: AP, 02/26/2024
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