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Climate projects land $75M to boost environmental justice, job training in Washington state
GeekWire· 9 hours agoThe Washington State Department of Commerce and the City of Seattle this week allocated close to $75...
‘Sunset clause’ or ‘drafting error?’ Fate of RDU quarry hinges on intent of 1981 permit
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Umstead Coalition sued the Department of Environmental Quality for changing a single word from...
Advocates welcome passage of bill to tackle environmental racism in Canada
Al Jazeera· 6 days agojustice advocates in Canada have welcomed a new bill that pledges to develop a national strategy to...
Groups urge FEMA to recognize extreme heat, wildfire smoke as a ‘major disaster’
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA coalition of environmental, labor and health care groups called on the Federal Emergency...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoThe...water crisis in Jackson isn’t new, says Sacoby Wilson, a Professor of Environmental Justice at The University of Maryland School of Public Health.
Fuel From Cow Manure Is a Growing Climate Solution, but Critics Say Communities Put at Risk | KQED
KQED· 4 days agoEnvironmental justice organizations say mostly lower-income, Latino communities are dealing with...
EPA chief vows to take on Republican-led states over pollution rules rollback
AOL· 2 days agoRepublican-led states attacking protections shielding disadvantaged communities from industrial pollution will be confronted by the Biden administration, the head of the Environmental ...
Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers
WPRI Providence· 3 days agoBRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Monday gave final approval to a major and long-awaited...
Most Mass. workers are unprotected from extreme heat on the job — and reliant on preparation,...
The Boston Globe· 6 hours agoAs in most states, workers in Massachusetts are almost entirely reliant on the goodwill of their employers and their own precautions to protect them from the dangers of extreme heat. Climate ...
Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
WHYY· 2 days agoThe Federal Emergency Management Agency has never responded to deadly or damaging extreme heat. ...