Category: Health
Ontario still hasn’t acted on advice to toughen rules around lead in drinking water
‘It’s painful to see our authorities not following the evidence when people’s health is at risk.’ Internal documents show experts supported adopting Health Canada’s more stringent guidelines for the toxic chemical back in 2021.
Sierra Club Releases Nearly 1,000 New Emails from Trump’s EPA
Washington, DC — As the Trump administration continues to undo federal regulations that protect our air and water, including proposals to eliminate standards for vehicle emissions and revoke the 2009 endangerment finding, the Sierra Club today released 952 pages of emails between EPA officials and external organizations provided in response to … [continued]
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Local Florida Governments Sue DeSantis Over Laws That Block Climate Action
Want to guess what it takes for a county commissioner to be threatened with removal from public office in Florida Let it be known that you’re considering measures meant to enhance disaster resilience on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Governor Ron DeSantis — the Republican who led the charge to remove references … [continued]
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China’s Electric Highways: Awe, Engineering, and the Myths of Invisible Danger
Keith Bradsher’s recent New York Times article on China’s ultra-high-voltage transmission grid is an impressive piece of reporting in scope and ambition. It captures the sheer physical magnitude of what China has built: hundreds of thousands of kilometers of high-voltage corridors, connecting wind, solar, hydro, and coal resources spread across … [continued]
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It’s Time To Create Respectful National Flood Relocation Planning
Three years ago I wrote about a member of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation named Theresa “Betty” Billiot. She reminisced about how the area around her Louisiana home was once filled with cattle grazing in pastures, cotton fields, and wild prairie dotted with duck ponds. That strong memory is fleeting, … [continued]
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