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World On Pace For Much More Warming Without Immediate Action, Report Warns [1]

"The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, but could trim half a degree of that projected future heating if countries do everything they promise to fight climate change, a United Nations report said Thursday."

Climate Change [2]
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Science [5]
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International [7]
Source: AP [8], 10/25/2024
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Coal-Based Pa. Steelmaking Causes Up To 92 Premature Deaths A Year: Report [9]

"Pollution from Pennsylvania’s three remaining coal-based steelmaking plants cause an estimated 50 to 92 premature deaths each year, according to a new report."

Air [10]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [4]
Technology [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Source: Daily Climate [17], 10/24/2024
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Bayer’s New Roundup Products Appear More Toxic Than Prior Formulations [18]

"New types of Roundup weed killing products marketed to US consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy group. The report was disputed by Bayer, which called the analysis “deeply flawed.”"

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [11]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The New Lede [21], 10/24/2024
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EPA Gives Chicago Decades to Replace Lead Pipes, Leaving Many at Risk [22]

"Advocates say vulnerable communities can’t afford to wait 20 years for service line replacement and that more outreach is required."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 10/24/2024
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Lead Paint Upended This Boy’s Life. Now EPA Will Eliminate The Threat [29]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is about to issue strict limits on lead dust, which poses a threat to millions of children across the United States."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [30], 10/24/2024
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Researchers In Lab Near Lake Erie Study How Toxic Algae Can Damage Health [31]

"Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people’s faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community’s water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days."

Agriculture [19]
Biodiversity [32]
Consumer [20]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [12]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [36]
Source: AP [37], 10/23/2024
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"EPA Cancels Pesticide Shown To Be Harmful To Unborn Babies" [38]

"Citing a need to protect the unborn babies of pregnant women, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday banned a pesticide used to kill weeds on farms, golf courses and athletic fields."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The New Lede [39], 10/23/2024
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Supreme Court To Consider Which Courts Can Hear Challenges To EPA Actions [40]

"The Supreme Court will take up a series of cases to determine which federal courts can take on cases related to certain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions, it said Monday."

Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [41], 10/22/2024
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Top EU Countries Spend $45 Billion Subsidizing Fossil-Fuel Company Cars [42]

"The EU's five biggest members spend 42 billion euros ($45.60 billion) annually subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, according to a study commissioned by environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E), which called for more subsidies for EVs instead."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Pollution [4]
Transportation [43]
Public [6]
Europe [44]
Source: Reuters [45], 10/22/2024
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Future of Justice40 Program Hangs in Balance [46]

A Biden administration initiative that commits to allocating 40% of federal investments to disadvantaged communities plagued by overpollution is an environmental justice breakthrough, writes columnist Yessenia Funes. But it’s also a program with weaknesses, such as how it factors in race or keeps track of impacts. What is Justice40, what has it missed and what is its future?

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Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [26]
Policy [51]
Pollution [4]
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