EPA Gives Chicago Decades to Replace Lead Pipes, Leaving Many at Risk
"Advocates say vulnerable communities can’t afford to wait 20 years for service line replacement and that more outreach is required."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/24/2024
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Lead Paint Upended This Boy’s Life. Now EPA Will Eliminate The Threat
"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."
Source: Washington Post, 10/24/2024
"What To Do About One Of America's Last Wild Places"
"Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land and sea. In the summer, millions of birds descend to build their nests and gather fuel for their journey south."
Source: Washington Post, 10/23/2024
UN Report Backs Up Sámi Claims That Mining In Finland Violates Their Rights
"two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi peoples that cross Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia."
Source: Grist, 10/23/2024
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