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14 Million Americans Live Near Plants Emitting Cancer-Causing Gas: Report [1]

"Emissions of a colorless, carcinogenic gas produced by facilities that sterilize medical equipment disproportionately affect low-income and minority neighborhoods but pose a risk to more than 14 million Americans, according to a report released Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists."

Source: The Hill [2], 02/09/2023

Adrift: Communities On Front Lines Of Pesticide Exposure Fight For Change [3]

"Rural communities of color and farmworkers are disproportionately exposed to some of the most dangerous chemicals used in agriculture."

Source: EHN/palabra [4], 02/09/2023

"How Tensions With Russia Are Jeopardizing Key Arctic Research" [5]

"With the Ukraine war, international collaborations with Russia on Arctic research and governance have been strained or broken off. This loss of critical cooperation is compromising efforts to confront mounting environmental risks in the Arctic, from shrinking sea ice to pollution."

Source: YaleE360 [6], 02/08/2023

Drought, Disease Killed 36.3 Million Trees In California Last Year [7]

"Roughly 36.3 million dead trees were counted across California in 2022, a dramatic increase from previous years that experts are blaming on drought, insects and disease, according to a report by the U.S. Forest Service."

Source: LA Times [8], 02/08/2023

Offshore Wind In The Gulf Take A Back Seat To Oil Drilling Under New Law [9]

"President Joe Biden’s administration is tapping the brakes on offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico to make way for a new fast-tracked effort to open more federal waters to oil and gas drilling."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [10], 02/08/2023

"Feds Warn Rio Grande Settlement Could Trigger Disaster" [11]

"The Biden administration on Monday urged a federal judge to reject a state-authored agreement that could end the long-running legal battle over the waters of the Rio Grande, asserting that proposal could bankrupt a major irrigation project."

Source: E&E News [12], 02/08/2023

"Study: 15 Million People Live Under Threat Of Glacial Floods" [13]

"As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe live under the threat of a sudden and deadly outburst flood, a new study finds."

Source: AP [14], 02/08/2023

Despite Protections, Extreme Heat And Wildfire Take A Toll On Farmworkers [15]

"Nearly half of workers in California say their farms are not in compliance with safety codes for extreme weather, survey finds."

Source: Grist [16], 02/08/2023

"Canada Adds Federal Protection To Indigenous-Declared Marine Refuge" [17]

"When the Mamalilikulla First Nation unilaterally declared an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in their traditional territory in late 2021, it was as much to protect rare corals and sponges as reestablish connection to lands and waters from which the community had been forcefully removed. Now Canada is backing the nation, adding marine protections under federal law".

Source: The Narwhal [18], 02/08/2023

Farming, Pharmaceuticals And Sewage Fuel Rise In Superbugs, UN Warns [19]

"Pollution from livestock farming, pharmaceuticals and healthcare is threatening to destroy a key pillar of modern medicine, as spills of manure and other pollution into waterways are adding to the global rise of superbugs, the UN has warned."

Source: Guardian [20], 02/08/2023

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