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Wildfire Smoke Harms More People In The Eastern U.S. Than West: Study [1]

"About 75 percent of asthma cases and deaths from smoke pollutants occurred east of the Rocky Mountains in recent years".

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Forests [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [10], 10/21/2021
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People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late [11]

"Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years."

Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Intercept [16], 10/21/2021
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"Reports: Health Problems Tied To Global Warming On The Rise" [17]

"Health problems tied to climate change are all getting worse, according to two reports published Wednesday."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Public [8]
International [18]
Source: AP [19], 10/21/2021
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"Feds Hit Brakes — Again — On Mining Near Boundary Waters" [20]

"President Joe Biden's administration is seeking a 20-year moratorium on mining in Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, restarting a process that started, and stopped, under previous administrations."

Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Canada [23]
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune [24], 10/21/2021
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"How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution" [25]

"DuPont factories pumped dangerous substances into the environment. The company and its offspring have gone to great lengths to dodge responsibility."

"FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — One humid day this summer, Brian Long, a senior executive at the chemical company Chemours, took a reporter on a tour of the Fayetteville Works factory.

Mr. Long showed off the plant’s new antipollution technologies, designed to stop a chemical called GenX from pouring into the Cape Fear River, escaping into the air and seeping into the ground water.

Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 10/21/2021
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Document Leak Reveals Nations Lobbying To Change Key Climate Report [28]

"A huge leak of documents seen by BBC News shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change. The leak reveals Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia are among countries asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [8]
International [18]
Source: BBC News [30], 10/21/2021
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U.S.’s Best Hope For Real Climate Policy Is Fizzling. What Happens Now? [31]

"With just two weeks until global leaders gather in Scotland for the world’s biggest climate conference, the United States is about to let its leading proposal to cut emissions die in Congress."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: HuffPost [34], 10/21/2021
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Canada's Peatlands Can Fight Natural Disasters And The Climate Crisis. [35]

"Canada has more pristine peatland than any other country but is far behind the rest of the world in protecting and restoring these valuable ecosystems".

Climate Change [3]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [8]
Canada [23]
Source: The Narwhal [36], 10/20/2021
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WaPo Crossed Line with Climate Stories Featuring Excerpt-Style Exxon "Ads" [37]

"Too often, the line between editorial content and Exxon advertising is being crossed in a paper that won a Pulitzer for its climate coverage."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [38]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Sustain What [39], 10/20/2021
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"Diesel Trucks Are Causing Environmental Injustice Across US Cities" [40]

"Low-income people of color in the U.S. are exposed to 28% more nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air they breathe compared to their wealthier white counterparts, a new study using satellite measurements reports."

Air [2]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [33]
Pollution [7]
Transportation [41]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: EHN [42], 10/20/2021
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