"Americans Move To Climate-Risky Areas As Real Estate Booms"
"How growing battles over real estate development and flood risk are playing out in one community on the U.S. East Coast".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 03/15/2024
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"Sick Because of Roundup? These Bills Could Make Suing Impossible."
"High-profile lawsuits have accused pesticides of causing cancer and Parkinson’s. But three states are now considering bills that would prevent these lawsuits."
Source: New Republic, 03/15/2024
"Turf Fields May Have ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Should Kids Be Playing On Them?"
"The three 6-year-old girls stood on the sidelines as their coach swabbed their hands. Then they ran onto a lush green turf field and played soccer for 90 minutes straight — no stepping off the pitch. This wasn’t just a practice. It was part of a small experiment conducted in the suburban foothills of San Diego last summer."
Source: Washington Post, 03/15/2024
Gulf Petrochemical Buildout Draws Tax Breaks Despite Pollution Violations
"A booming petrochemical buildout on the Gulf Coast has drawn billions of dollars in public subsidies from state tax abatement programs despite regular violations of pollution permits, according to a new report released Thursday."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/15/2024
Toxic Air Lingers In Texas Latino Community, As Air Monitoring Fails
"Public data from a network of state air monitors around the Houston Ship Channel is hard to interpret and is often inadequate, leaving Latino-majority neighborhoods like Cloverleaf unaware of whether the air they breathe is safe."
Source: EHN, 03/15/2024
"EPA Cracks Down On Carcinogenic Pollution From Medical Plants"
"EPA on Thursday announced new regulations to slash releases of a cancer-causing compound used by dozens of medical equipment sterilization plants, often located in heavily populated and marginalized communities." "The rule would cut ethylene oxide releases at sterilization facilities by more than 90 percent."
Source: E&E News, 03/15/2024
"BLM Releases Long-Awaited Sage Grouse Protections"
"The Biden administration released its proposal Thursday to protect the greater sage grouse across the West, incorporating tough restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other land uses near the bird’s habitat."
Source: E&E News, 03/15/2024
SEJ's Fund for Environmental Journalism Awards $47,605 to Support Stories on the U.S. Clean Energy Transition
The Fund for Environmental Journalism has awarded $47,605 for 11 projects selected through the 2023-24 round of competition for stories on the U.S. Clean Energy Transition. 100% of the story projects focus on under-represented communities or share diverse perspectives on environmental issues.
"Giant Redwoods: World’s Largest Trees 'Thriving In UK'"
"Giant redwoods - the world's largest trees - are flourishing in the UK and now even outnumber those found in their native range in California."
Source: BBC News, 03/14/2024
South American Lithium Mines Threaten Native Water, Culture And Wealth
"In the “lithium triangle” – a region spanning Argentina, Chile and Bolivia – native communities sit upon a treasure trove of the stuff: an estimated trillion dollars in lithium."
Source: AP, 03/14/2024
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