Environmental Health

Pollution [6]

Water & Oceans [7]

Public [8]

Source: Guardian [10], 09/23/2020

Read more about 'It Smells Bad, It Tastes Bad': How Americans Stopped Trusting Their Water [1]

"EPA About to Reverse Clinton-Era Toxic Air Pollution Policy" [11]

"Power plants, refineries, and other industrial sources may now be able to avoid stringent pollution controls if the toxic air particles they emit fall below a mandated legal threshold."

Air [12]

Chemicals [13]

Pollution [6]

Public [8]

Source: Bloomberg Environment [14], 09/23/2020

Read more about "EPA About to Reverse Clinton-Era Toxic Air Pollution Policy" [11]

EPA Questions Science Linking Pesticide To Brain Damage In Children [15]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday diminished studies linking a widely-used pesticide associated with brain damage in children, a move that could enable years of continued use of controversial chlorpyrifos."

Agriculture [16]

Chemicals [13]

Environmental Politics [17]

Science [18]

Public [8]

Source: The Hill [19], 09/23/2020

Read more about EPA Questions Science Linking Pesticide To Brain Damage In Children [15]

"Hot Roads And Roofs Send Harmful Pollution Into The Air" [20]

"Asphalt—a petroleum product used on roads and roofs—is a significant source of harmful chemicals that end up contributing to ozone and particulate matter pollution, according to a study published today in Science Advances."

Air [12]

Chemicals [13]

Pollution [6]

Public [8]

Source: EHN [21], 09/22/2020

Read more about "Hot Roads And Roofs Send Harmful Pollution Into The Air" [20]

CDC Publishes — Then Withdraws — Guidance On Aerosol Spread Of Covid-19 [22]

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted guidance Friday evening saying that aerosol transmission might be one of the "most common" ways the coronavirus is spreading — and then took the guidance down on Monday."

Air [12]

Disasters [23]

Health [24]

Public [8]

Source: NPR [25], 09/22/2020

Read more about CDC Publishes — Then Withdraws — Guidance On Aerosol Spread Of Covid-19 [22]

"US EPA Reapproves Atrazine" [26]

"After reviewing the risks of atrazine for more than 7 years, the US Environmental Protection Agency says the widely used herbicide can stay on the market with some new restrictions. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced this final decision on Sept. 18, during an event in Missouri attended by farm-group leaders and local lawmakers."

Agriculture [16]

Chemicals [13]

Public [8]

Source: C&EN [27], 09/22/2020

Read more about "US EPA Reapproves Atrazine" [26]

October 7, 2020 to October 9, 2020

IJNR Virtual Workshop for Journalists: Changes at the EPA [28]

This free Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources online workshop for journalists will explore the past, present and potential future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Registration opens Sep 21 to the first 25 registrants.

Other Events [29]

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Public [8]

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Environmental Politics [17]

Government [30]

Journalism & Media [31]

Policy [32]

"Botswana Says Toxins In Water Cause Of Mysterious Elephant Deaths" [33]

"The deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana this year which had baffled and alarmed conservationists were caused by toxins produced by cyanobacteria in water, officials said on Monday."

Biodiversity [34]

Disasters [23]

Water & Oceans [7]

Wildlife [35]

Public [8]

Africa [36]

Source: Reuters [37], 09/21/2020

Read more about "Botswana Says Toxins In Water Cause Of Mysterious Elephant Deaths" [33]

‘This Does Not Look Good for Children’: Fires Pose Risk to Young Lungs [38]

"The wildfires blazing in the West could hinder developing lungs, worsen asthma and even lead to the condition in those who don’t have it but are genetically disposed to it."

"SAN FRANCISCO — Ian MacDonald, a 14-year-old in Portland, Ore., got a treat from his parents the other day. He was allowed to go outside.

Air [12]

Climate Change [39]

Disasters [23]

Pollution [6]

Public [8]

Source: NYTimes [40], 09/21/2020

Read more about ‘This Does Not Look Good for Children’: Fires Pose Risk to Young Lungs [38]

"Supreme Court: Ginsburg Death Leaves 'No Environmental Voice' On Bench" [41]

"The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could shake the foundation of America's bedrock environmental laws, leaving a chasm on the bench where once sat an environmental champion."

Environmental Politics [17]

Public [8]