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Groups urge FEMA to recognize extreme heat, wildfire smoke as a ‘major disaster’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoA coalition of environmental, labor and healthcare groups called on the Federal Emergency Management...
EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback
AOL· 6 hours agoRepublican-led states attacking protections shielding disadvantaged communities from industrial pollution will be confronted by the Biden administration, the head of the Environmental ...
Center for Biological Diversity Reports FEMA Urged to Fund Disaster Response for Extreme Heat,...
Sierra Sun Times· 3 hours agoWASHINGTON— A multistate coalition of environmental, labor and health groups urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday to unlock crucial disaster ...
Advocates welcome passage of bill to tackle environmental racism in Canada
Al Jazeera· 4 days agojustice advocates in Canada have welcomed a new bill that pledges to develop a national strategy to...
Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
NPR· 7 hours agoBut the agency has not historically responded to extreme heat. Now, a coalition of environmental nonprofits, labor unions, health professionals and < ...
Another odd ballot alliance
Politico· 6 hours agoA bill sponsored by Sen. Becca Rausch would implement a statewide ban on plastic bags across the commonwealth and would add a $0.10 fee for paper bags, $0.05 of which would go toward funding ...
Fuel From Cow Manure Is a Growing Climate Solution, but Critics Say Communities Put at Risk | KQED
KQED· 2 days agoEnvironmental justice organizations say mostly lower-income, Latino communities are dealing with...
2 new lawsuits filed over Kensington tunnel project
WGRZ-TV Buffalo· 4 hours agoLiberties Union filed one lawsuit and the other was filed jointly by three Western New York advocacy groups-- Citizens for Regional Transit, Council for...
Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks· 16 hours agoBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited...
Austrian chancellor to remain in government coalition despite his minister's controversial EU vote
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAustrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said his conservative Austrian People's Party would remain in the...