Environmental Health

August 19, 2020 to August 20, 2020

IJNR Virtual Workshop for Journalists: Ocean and Climate

This free Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources online workshop for journalists will gather a host of experts from around North America to discuss the complicated relationship between climate and ocean, current impacts and future possibilities. Registration opens Aug 5 to the first 25 registrants.

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"Oil Giants Help Fund Powerful Police Groups In Top US Cities"

"Big corporations accused of driving environmental and health inequalities in black and brown communities through toxic and climate-changing pollution are also funding powerful police groups in major US cities, according to a new investigation."

Source: Guardian, 07/28/2020

"3M to Assess Alabama PFAS Risks in ‘Precedent-Setting’ Deal"

"3M Co. will determine the health risks of Alabama’s current and potential future PFAS contamination in a new agreement the company has reached with the state, which could influence the EPA’s regulations for the chemicals."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/27/2020

Coal Crisis: Will Va. Be Saddled With Millions In Mine Cleanup Costs?

"As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates King Coal’s decline, Virginia could be on the hook for millions in cleanup costs if an anticipated wave of bankruptcies destabilizes its bond pool system for managing the risks of company failures."

Source: Virginia Mercury, 07/27/2020

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