Environmental Health

April 20, 2021 to April 23, 2021

Environment (Re)Defined

The Pulitzer Center's free virtual conference seeks to elevate underreported environmental issues by delving deeply into Pulitzer Center reporting projects, examining emerging trends in journalism and highlighting innovative approaches to collaboration. Select only the sessions you want to join.

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The Lawyer Who Took On Chevron Marks His 600th Day Under House Arrest

"Many of us will have felt the grip of claustrophobic isolation over the past year, but the lawyer Steven Donziger has experienced an extreme, very personal confinement as a pandemic arrived and then raged around him in New York City."

Source: Guardian, 03/31/2021

Lead Pipes: Biden Visit Highlights Pittsburgh Water Contamination Woes

"President Biden's scheduled appearance in Pittsburgh tomorrow to unveil a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plan could have a direct bearing on the city's ongoing efforts to combat contaminated drinking water."

Source: E&E News, 03/31/2021

"Why a Big Mining Project Could Wipe Out Rural Villages in Indonesia"

"A mine tailings dam planned for a seismically unstable area of Sumatra’s rainforest would be at high risk of failure, experts warn. The dam’s collapse would be a disaster, they say, releasing a wall of slurry that would engulf and bury Indigenous villages and their inhabitants."

Source: YaleE360, 03/30/2021

"The Biden Administration Will Investigate Trump-Era Attacks On Science"

"The Biden administration will investigate Trump-era political interference in science across the government, the first step in what White House officials described as a sweeping effort to rebuild a demoralized federal work force and prevent future abuses."

Source: NYTimes, 03/30/2021

"Block By Block, He Aims To Fight Injustice And Save The Planet"

"Donnel Baird kept his coat on while he toured the aging sanctuary. His breath froze on his face mask as he took in the peeling plaster, the dusty basement, the failing boiler that never seemed able to make Bright Light Baptist Church warm."

Source: Washington Post, 03/29/2021

"Industry Eyeing EPA’s Hustle to Control ‘Forever Chemicals’"

"Industry attorneys say they’re bracing for a wave of corporate liability and litigation as the Biden administration works swiftly to fulfill a campaign promise to control “forever chemicals.”

The Environmental Protection Agency this month announced it’s working on three water-related regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. It sent a fourth chemical data-collection proposal to the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, for approval.

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/29/2021

Biden EPA Yanks Permit for St. Croix Refinery over Environmental Justice

"The Biden administration handed environmental justice advocates a major victory on Thursday when it announced it was withdrawing a key pollution permit for an oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands that locals say has long fouled their air and water and endangered their health."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/26/2021

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