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Notre Dame repair crews are back to work, but Paris' lead concerns remain
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21.8.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
| Environmental and labor groups complain the cleanup should have begun sooner, and they are concerned about health risks in Paris. |
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D.C. Circuit Lets Toxic Pollution Loophole Stand on Procedural Grounds – But Says Loophole Has No Legal Effect
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20.8.2019 |
Main Feed - Environmental Defense |
| D.C. Circuit Lets Toxic Pollution Loophole Stand on Procedural Grounds – But Says Loophole Has No Legal Effect |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
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Air Pollution Linked to Mental Disorders Including Depression
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20.8.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| Scientists looked at data on millions of people to learn more about air pollution and mental health. |
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The promise and peril of manufactured seafood
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20.8.2019 |
Main Feed - Environmental Defense |
| The promise and peril of manufactured seafood |
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[flenvcenter :: Green Purchasing]
[flenvcenter :: Fish]
[flenvcenter :: Species Loss]
[flenvcenter :: Sustainable Agriculture]
[flenvcenter :: History and Culture]
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Colorado adopts zero-emission vehicle standard in push to increase adoption of electric cars
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17.8.2019 |
Denver Post: News: Local |
| Colorado air commissioners voted 8-1 on Friday to adopt a zero-emission standard requiring that at least 5% of automakers' vehicles available for sale by 2023 be electric, advancing the shift Gov. Jared Polis ordered toward clean energy and healthier air. |
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[newstrust :: Cars]
[demo :: Climate change]
[irge304 :: Clean Coal]
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[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[demo :: Coal]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Legal Strategies]
[sattva_1 :: air]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
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Tyson Foods Weaver Frozen Chicken Patties Recalled Nationwide over Contamination Fears
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16.8.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| The unwanted material may include "pieces from a mechanical seal or gasket," a Tyson Foods Inc. spokesperson told Newsweek. |
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Living homes for all
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16.8.2019 |
Resource Efficiency | GreenBiz.com |
Can we transform the durability, healthy and sustainability afforable housing? |
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[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: History and Culture]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Design and Architecture]
[flenvcenter :: Residential]
[flenvcenter :: Affordable Housing]
[flenvcenter :: Homelessness]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Design and Architecture]
[flenvcenter :: Residential]
[flenvcenter :: Affordable Housing]
[flenvcenter :: Homelessness]
[flenvcenter :: Campus]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Diversity]
[flenvcenter :: Toxics]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
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EPA Toxic Loophole Poses “Unacceptable Risks” to Americans’ Health, Must Be Immediately Withdrawn – EDF Testimony
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15.8.2019 |
Main Feed - Environmental Defense |
| EPA Toxic Loophole Poses “Unacceptable Risks” to Americans’ Health, Must Be Immediately Withdrawn – EDF Testimony |
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[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
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Colorado revs toward an electric car future, compelled by climate change and air pollution
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15.8.2019 |
Headlines: All Headlines |
| Compelled by climate change and air pollution, Colorado air commissioners are expected to require automakers to offer more electric models starting in 2023. |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
[demo :: Climate change]
[newstrust :: Global warming]
[newstrust :: Emissions]
[newstrust :: Legal Strategies]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Air Policy]
[irge304 :: Cars]
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[irge304 :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
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[flenvcenter :: Alternative Vehicles]
[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Policy]
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Scientists identify a new source of air pollution — tiny shreds of microplastic
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15.8.2019 |
LA Times: Environment |
| Tiny shreds of microplastic – which may contain varnish, rubber, or toxic chemicals – cause significant air pollution, both on land and over the seas. |
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[dharmesh :: Landfills]
[sattva_1 :: air]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[dharmesh :: Landfills]
[irge304 :: Solid Waste]
[irge304 :: Landfills]
[irge304 :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: Education]
[chintan :: Landfills]
[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
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By the numbers: Colorado Zero Emission Vehicle Program will cut climate pollution and save Coloradans money
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15.8.2019 |
Climate 411 - Environmental Defense Fund |
| (This post was written by EDF Attorney Laura Shields) The numbers are in for Colorado’s proposed Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program – it will cut climate pollution and save Coloradans millions of dollars. This week, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission is formally considering adoption of the ZEV program for model year 2023 through 2025 […] |
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Scientists Reverse Aging in Rat Stem Cells
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14.8.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| A co-author of the study told Newsweek the research could one day be used to help rejuvenate other tissues. |
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Increasing Air Pollution Causes Lung Disease Equivalent to Smoking Pack of Cigarettes a Day for 29 Years
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14.8.2019 |
Newsweek Top Stories |
| The researchers' conclusions are based on an 18-year study which involved over 7,000 subjects across six metropolitan areas in the United States. |
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[flenvcenter :: Air Pollution]
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[sattva_1 :: air]
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[demo :: Climate change]
[demo :: Generic]
[demo :: Disease]
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Air pollution may be as harmful to your lungs as smoking cigarettes, study finds
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14.8.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
| Smog can spike during hot days. A new study finds that the effects of breathing air pollution may be cumulative. Long-term exposure may lead to lung disease, even among people who've never smoked. |
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We’re Grossly Underestimating the World’s Water Access Crisis
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13.8.2019 |
THE CITY FIX |
In Cape Town, South Africa, and Chennai, India, “Day Zero” events where cities run out of water have drawn global media attention. But while these catastrophes seem like rare, temporary crises caused by droughts or mismanagement, life without ample water ... |
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New rules can deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps
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12.8.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
| Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect, potentially making it more difficult for some to get legal status in the United States. |
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[newstrust :: Citizenship]
[newstrust :: Family Quota]
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[flenvcenter :: Community]
[flenvcenter :: Social Justice]
[flenvcenter :: Environment]
[flenvcenter :: Hunger]
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[flenvcenter :: Immigration]
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Native plants become a weapon in battle to save algae-choked Little Rock Lake
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7.8.2019 |
Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice |
Volunteers this summer are rooting bulrushes and other plants into the mud flats of the drawn down, central Minnesota lake. It’s an experiment they hope will filter out pollution and help restore the lake's health. |
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[irge304 :: Pollution]
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FDA must abandon its flawed assumptions when reviewing safety of approved PFAS uses in food
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5.8.2019 |
Nanotechnology Notes |
| Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director and Maricel Maffini, Ph.D., Consultant In its June 2019 release of a webpage dedicated to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food, FDA stated that it is “reviewing the limited authorized uses of PFAS in food contact applications.” As we mentioned in a previous blog, we were pleased to see […] |
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[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
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Public has been “loud and clear” on push for new oil, gas rules to protect health and environment, regulators say
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3.8.2019 |
Denver Post: Business |
| State regulators say they have heard "loud and clear" that people want new oil and gas rules to protect public health sooner rather than later, so meetings with different interest groups are starting this month. |
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[newstrust :: Financial Regulation]
[irge304 :: Oil Exploration]
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There’s a ‘Toxic Fallout’ From the Notre-Dame Disaster: Lead Contamination
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3.8.2019 |
Mother Jones |
| This story was originally published by CityLab and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Three months after the devastating fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, reports of a new, previously unheeded threat to local residents have emerged: lead poisoning. According to confidential documents leaked to the (paywalled) website Mediapart earlier this month and discussed across French media, locations surrounding the […] |
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