"Pollution from fossil fuels causes one in five premature deaths globally, suggesting the health impacts of burning coal, oil and natural gas may be far higher than previously thought, according to a study published on Tuesday."
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday asserted that political appointees from the Trump administration interfered with a safety assessment for a chemical linked to health issues. The agency said in a statement that it was removing from its website a toxicity assessment for a compound known as PFBS due to the alleged interference."
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"The Mexican wolf was hunted to the brink of extinction. But as it is reintroduced, conservationists hope to quell the old enmity between 'el lobo' and the farmer. "
"New research suggests that climate change is responsible for longer pollen seasons in the United States and more pollen in the air, as well."
"Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that JoAnn Chase, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Indian Nation, was appointed to be director of the American Indian Environmental Office, Office of International and Tribal Affairs."
"One last time, residents of North Gulfport have mustered to fight development of Mississippi State Port Authority property contaminated with lead and arsenic."
"When three 775-foot-tall smoke stacks at the Navajo Generating Station came tumbling down in December, sending plumes of dust into the sky and thundering reverberations off the mesas of the Arizona high desert, it marked the end of an era."
"A House report finding that top baby food products contain heavy metals has sparked panic among parents — and a lawsuit. But experts want parents to keep calm."
"Long before a deadly flood hit two hydroelectric dams, scientists warned repeatedly that such projects were dangerous in a fragile region made more so by global warming."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fossil-fuel-pollution-causes-1-5-premature-deaths-globally-study
[2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-pollution-fossil-idUKKBN2A90UB
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-alleges-political-interference-trump-officials-toxic-chemical
[4] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/538102-biden-administration-alleges-political-interference-by-trump
[5] https://www.sej.org/library/environmental-books-sej-members-2019
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[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/learning-live-el-lobo-mexican-wolves-make-comeback
[8] https://www.dw.com/en/learning-to-live-with-el-lobo-mexican-wolves-make-a-comeback/a-56360555
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/achoo-climate-change-lengthening-pollen-season-us-study-shows
[10] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/climate/climate-change-pollen-season.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/joann-chase-head-indian-environmental-office
[12] https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/joann-chase-to-head-indian-environmental-office-ewbo75a97UK3Sv7HodlNrg
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/black-community-fights-project-coast-land-fouled-arsenic-lead
[14] https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article249019510.html
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bidens-promise-justice-tested-tribal-coal-fields
[16] https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063724545
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/what-can-parents-do-about-toxic-baby-food-not-much
[18] https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2021/02/08/stories/1063724613
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/himalayan-flood-india-ignored-warnings-development-risks
[20] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/world/asia/india-flood-ignored-warnings.html
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