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The Daily Climate, April 21, 2021
Articles include: cannabis; melting ice and bowhead whales; emissions increasing as pandemic wanes; economic effects of climate change; scripture to mobilize faithful; cities moving from gas to electricity; more renewable energy; investment firms and climate change; demand for coal rising; microbes that eat methane; food systems produce 1/3rd of […]
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The Daily Climate, April 19, 2021
Articles include: forests cut for fuel; immigration driven by climate change; infrastructure funding and orphan wells; Greta Thunberg and Congress; ALEC fighting climate change science; bottom trawling fishing; US and China; climate guide for kids; drought in the western US & Mexico; methane & old wells; Louisiana oil haven; […]
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Above the Fold – Week’s Best & Covid
Environmental Health News puts out weekend ‘summary’ emails, in addition to their daily emails.
EHN Week’s Best: April 16, 2021: forever chemicals on paper straws; Piney Point pollution; jails and environmental justice; DDT; PFAS; drought’s impact on farming water; rechargeable batteries – real cost; Mexico and coal; heavy metals […]
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Tool: Yale Climate Connections, April 16, 2021
Articles include: 12 books on repairing our relationship with our only planet; How addressing climate change can also improve public health; Researchers examine how world-apart ice sheets influence each other; New York City group retrofits apartments without displacing residents; Trees planted along Colorado’s Yampa River […]
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The Daily Climate, April 13, 2021
Articles include: Reactions to ‘Fracktured’ investigation; Native communities and rising waters; Losing ‘gods’ to climate change; American Jobs Plan; climate change, wildfires, and Elk; California, oil wells, and groundwater pollution; NFTs fueling climate change; Pacific heat wave & the Gulf of Mexico; burning pig poop; polluting SUVs; laws aimed […]
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The Daily Climate, April 8, 2021
Articles include: Marine life can’t survive at the equator; Black climate agenda; Biden to court – dismiss children’s lawsuit; ghost forests and sea level rise; Enbridge pipeline & Michigan; handling the climate crisis; nuclear heating plant; lightning & the Arctic; Report: Canadian wood pellet industry; EPA reverses trump; polar […]
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How Does Climate Change Affect Human Health? Scientists Weigh In
Green Matters: How Does Climate Change Affect Human Health? Scientists Weigh In. Climate change affects our weather patterns, sea levels, wildlife populations, and global temperatures, but very few people understand the ramifications it’s had on the human population. Believe it or not, our food, water, and air quality have all […]
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Florida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds
New York Times: Florida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds. Thousands of open-air waste pools near power plants, mines and industrial farms can pose safety dangers from poor management and, increasingly, the effects of climate change.
They are ponds the size of city blocks: Wastewater pits that […]
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Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chemical may be to blame
The Guardian: Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chemical may be to blame. Researchers believe a factor is a chemical used in drycleaning and household products such as shoe polishes and carpet cleaners in the US.
Asked about the future of Parkinson’s disease in the US, Dr Ray […]
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Exclusive: EPA reverses Trump stance in push to tackle environmental racism
The Guardian: Exclusive: EPA reverses Trump stance in push to tackle environmental racism. Environmental Protection Agency launches crackdown on pollution that disproportionately affects people of color.
Michael Regan, head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has sought to revive the effort to confront environmental racism […]
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