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Environmental Health

"An Albany Neighborhood At The Heart Of New York's Lead Poisoning Epidemic"

"The 12206 ZIP code, which encompasses West Hill, Beverwyck and Upper Washington Avenue, has one of the state's highest concentrations of childhood lead poisoning."

Source: Albany Times Union, 04/17/2025

"Groups Move For Disclosure Of Chemours’ Sealed Documents"

"The chemical manufacturing company that has publicly touted its products, business strategies and chemistries in ad campaigns aimed at polishing its image will further harm North Carolinians if it is successful in keeping thousands of pages of documents sealed in court, environmental organizations argue."

Source: Coastal Review, 04/17/2025

"Weather Service Prepares for ‘Degraded Operations’ Amid Trump Cuts"

"The National Weather Service is preparing for the probability that fewer forecast updates will be fine-tuned by specialists, among other cutbacks, because of “severe shortages” of meteorologists and other employees, according to an internal agency document."

Source: NYTimes, 04/17/2025

"The Rural N.C. Mayor Betting Big On Clean Energy To Uplift His Hometown"

"In one of the nation’s poorest towns, the mayor and others are planning to build a solar installation, a weatherization resource center, and a gleaming new resilience hub."

Source: Canary Media, 04/16/2025

Bill To Protect Pesticide Companies Fizzles Out in Iowa Legislature Again

"In the state with the second-highest cancer rate in the nation, the legislation would have made it harder for residents to sue pesticide companies for illnesses linked to their products."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025

Enviros Sue Trump Admin to Restore Web Tools for Climate, Pollution Impacts

"The removal of websites designed to help disadvantaged communities will hurt those communities the most, lawyers argue."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025

Trump Exempts Nearly 70 Coal Plants From Biden Rule On Mercury And Air Toxics

"The Trump administration has granted nearly 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene."

Source: AP, 04/16/2025

Burgum Visits, Touts Alabama Coal Mine With Thousands of Safety Violations

"Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met mines to emphasize the administration’s commitment to lifting regulations on the extraction of ‘clean beautiful coal.’ He did not mention the company’s checkered safety and environmental record."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025

Trump Ends Settlement Over Raw Sewage in Poor, Black Alabama Communities

"The Trump administration announced Friday that it was terminating a historic settlement aimed at improving wastewater treatment services for Alabamians in majority-Black communities harmed by raw sewage, calling the agreement an “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/16/2025

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