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"Public Health: 'Sluggish' Agency Slow To Act On Toxic Baby Products" [1]

"Often described as "nonstick" chemicals, the presence of PFAS in kitchenware has become more widely known as environmental groups have raised alarms about their toxicity. One place consumers might not expect to find the highly toxic class of substances? Baby products."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [9], 08/06/2020
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"Michigan High Court OKs Flint Residents’ Class Action Over Lead" [10]

"Residents of Flint, Mich., can bring a class action against the state and their former governor for personal injury and property damage caused by the city switching to untreated river water that corroded pipes in 2014, which exposed thousands to lead-contaminated drinking water."

Consumer [3]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [14], 07/30/2020
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HB 6 Repeal Would Address Only Part Of Ohio Actions To Slow Renewables [15]

"Both Republican and Democratic Ohio lawmakers are pushing to repeal the state’s nuclear bailout bill after this week’s release of a federal criminal complaint against House Speaker Larry Householder and others. Clean energy advocates say that would be a start, but more is needed to address eight years of lawmakers’ actions to slow the growth of renewables in the state."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: Energy News Network [20], 07/24/2020
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Plunge in Mass Transit Ridership Deals Huge Blow to Climate Mitigation [21]

"Transit agencies ask Congress for relief as commuters return to their cars and fare revenues tank. Meanwhile, driving direction requests—and carbon emissions—soar."

Air [22]
Climate Change [16]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [4]
Transportation [23]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: InsideClimate News [24], 07/20/2020
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"New U.S. Dietary Guideline Recommendations Take Aim At Sugar" [25]

"Anxiety-baking may be at a new high during the pandemic, but the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee sours on added sugar."

Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Food [26]
Science [27]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [28], 07/13/2020
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Climate Change Will Disrupt Food Chain Even More Than Covid-19 [29]

"Though researchers have known for decades that climate change will roil farming and food systems, there exists no clear global strategy for building resilience and managing risks in the world's food supply, nor a coherent way to tackle the challenge of feeding a growing global population, on a warming planet where food crises are projected to intensify."

Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [16]
Consumer [3]
Food [26]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [31]
Source: InsideClimate News [32], 07/13/2020
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Detroit: Civil Rights Coalition Sues To Bar Water Shutoffs For Residents [33]

"A coalition of civil rights groups have filed a landmark class action to permanently ban water shutoffs for Detroit residents and force the city to implement an affordable payment plan."

Activism [34]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [13]
Source: Guardian [35], 07/10/2020
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"Climate Change Keeps Changing The Game For Home Gardeners" [36]

"Every year now, gardeners should be rethinking what they grow and where because of climate change, experts say."

Agriculture [30]
Climate Change [16]
Consumer [3]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [37], 07/01/2020
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Building Materials Data Can Help Construct Environmental Stories [38]

Toxics abound in many building materials, creating indoor environmental hazards for workers and residents alike. To help report the story, Reporter’s Toolbox details a massive database of chemicals and building materials, and explains how to use it to assess their presence in buildings in your community. Plus, story ideas to get you started.

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"Scientists Warn Against Consumer Protection Nominee" [42]

"President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission is Nancy Beck, a toxicologist who currently leads chemical and pesticide regulation at the Environmental Protection Agency."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [43], 06/16/2020
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