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Environmental Health

"Industrial And Business Groups Send Trump A Deregulatory Wish List"

"More than a hundred industrial trade groups and chambers of commerce are urging President-elect Donald Trump to weaken or eliminate numerous Biden administration regulations on energy, air pollution, recycling, worker heat protections, consumer safeguards and corporate financing, claiming that the rules are “strangling” the nation’s economy."

Source: LA Times, 12/16/2024

Malaria Cases Rise For 5th Year As Disasters, Resistance Hamper Control

"Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Biological threats such as rising resistance to drugs and insecticides, and climate and humanitarian disasters continue to hamper control efforts, world health leaders warned."

Source: Guardian, 12/16/2024

"Members Of Congress Question Oz’s Credentials For CMS Post"

"On Tuesday, top Democrats, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), Dick Durbin (Illinois) and Ben Cardin (Maryland), sent Mehmet Oz a letter asking whether he was qualified for the job Trump has said he’ll nominate him for — running two of the federal government’s largest health-care programs as director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services."

Source: Washington Post, 12/16/2024

"‘Forever Chemical’ Found In Mineral Water From Several European Countries"

"Mineral water from several European nations has been found for the first time to be contaminated with TFA, a type of PFAS “forever chemical” that is a reproductive toxicant accumulating at alarming levels across the globe."

Source: Guardian, 12/13/2024

Polluted Communities Gasp As California Struggles With Diesel Truck Ban

"Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring and their exhaust spewing into the air."

Source: CalMatters, 12/11/2024

"Bird Flu In California Child Linked To Virus In Dairy Cows, CDC Says"

""Federal disease trackers reported Tuesday that the first child diagnosed with bird flu in an ongoing U.S. outbreak was infected with a virus strain moving rapidly through dairy cattle, even though there is no evidence the youngster was exposed to livestock or any infected animals."

Source: Washington Post, 12/11/2024

Trump Names Price For Avoiding All Environment Regulations: $1 Billion

"President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he planned to expedite federal regulatory approvals, including all environmental permits, for any company or individual proposing to invest $1 billion or more in a construction project."

Source: HuffPost, 12/11/2024

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