Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Particulates and health. Hand in hand with gas levels comes particulate matter, more commonly referred to as PM, the health risks of which are understood to be especially acute with PM2.5 and PM10 (particulate matter measuring 2.5um and 10um, respectively) and smaller particles.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

While modern cars may be all too easily modified to produce ear-splitting bangs, pops and other eruptions, a growing hazard for the modern city dweller (at least if they value being able to sleep or concentrate on a task), the technology to pinpoint such vehicles, for law enforcement purposes, is not-so-trivial.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 21, 2023

As a result, Black residents there are forced to breathe in more pollution and face a higher risk of related health problems, according to the suit filed by Inclusive Louisiana, Mount Triumph Baptist Church, and RISE St. James Parish Council steered polluting facilities into Black neighborhoods along the Mississippi River.

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Grist

JULY 26, 2024

The Sunshine State, which was once among the world’s leading citrus producers and until 2014 produced almost three-quarters of the nation’s oranges , has weathered such challenges before. If I had some underlying health issues, it’s even harder,” he said. Its citrus growers are nothing if not resilient. I’m an old guy.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

“By charging them, we can both seek to hold them criminally accountable and send a clear message to others about how seriously we take protecting the environment and public health.”. Under our state laws, if convicted, this company will be sentenced to fines and restitution. A Pipeline Plagued by Problems. Wolf took in around $1.5

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

If we don't take these measures, we are just starting the timer on the next global health crisis.". Beccy Speight, chief executive at the RSBP, said: " If we are serious about rebuilding a brighter future, we need new laws to ensure that companies can prove their supply chains are not putting us all at risk.".

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2021

But, as TAN’s Todd countered: “Trying to argue climate change isn’t ‘obviously material’ to approving the largest ever roads programme is like saying public health is not relevant to reform of smoking rules.”. TAN is being represented by Leigh Day solicitors, David Wolfe QC (Matrix Chambers) and Pete Lockley (11 KBW).

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Varuna

MAY 11, 2020

Those same facts also suggest that our systems – public health, governmental, technological, - are actually more fragile than we thought. We had avian flu in 2005 and Ebola in 2014 and scientists, again including Carroll, warned that we did not develop plans to address any future outbreaks of those viruses. Or any pandemic.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Bayer, which now owns Monsanto , announced at the end of July that it will re m ove the harmful pesticide glyphosate — a “ probable carcinogen ” — from its Roundup herbicide products by 2023, as it continues to face mounting pressure from lawsuits about the product’s health impacts. .

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 13, 2022

billion respectively in fossil fuel investments that would need to be divested if the law went into effect. Before it’s enacted, SB-1173 has to survive what California lawmakers call “suspense,” where the fiscal impacts of the law are considered — and it’s become known in the state as the place where bills “are killed without public debate.”

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2022

In 2014, Allegheny County signed a lease with Range Resources, allowing the company to drill beneath Deer Lakes Park. More broadly, scientists and environmentalists have documented a long list of negative environmental, health, and social impacts of fracking. That just doesn’t match up with the facts. Taken March 2021.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 25, 2022

The facility is located just down the street from a high school football stadium and less than 1,000 feet from a set of city drinking water wells, raising public health concerns from a nuclear forensics scientist about the extent of possible radioactive contamination. EPA has not replied to questions regarding these requests. “We

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

That year, lawmakers passed SB-181, a sweeping piece of legislation that set the stage for a broad regulatory overhaul, while also giving ECMC a mandate to protect human health and the environment over industry profits. The law was passed, in part, to hold fossil fuels companies accountable for their plugging obligation.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She is founder of close the gap CA , a campaign to recruit progressive women to run for open seats in 2014 and 2016 in the California state legislature. In 1999, she sponsored a law that set up the first network of marine reserves in the country and served as the model for presidents Clinton and Bush to expand federal reserves.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Continuing to subsidize polluting fossil fuels defies logic,” said Shannon Laun, a staff attorney for the Conservation Law Foundation, in a statement. “If Between 2014 and 2018, transportation emissions rose by 3%, the report said. Activists met the news with incredulity. metric tons. rise in emissions from natural gas.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing are riddled with environmental and public health hazards. EPA “has consistently reaffirmed that Ohio operates an effective regulatory program that meets federal standards and protects public health, safety, and the environment. EPA vs. State “Primacy”.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Stakeholders should anticipate potential delays and market impacts amid the ongoing legal challenges and the Office of Administrative Laws recent disapproval. We also provide our initial insights, especially in light of the Office of Administrative Laws (OALs) decision to disapprove the amendments on February 18, 2025.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 22, 2020

The problem is intensified by officials failing to enforce environmental laws, for example, the thousands of Black children exposed to lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan in the last decade while officials assured everybody the water was safe. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health website.

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

Integration of EJ as a major component of social justice that substantially reduces income inequality, health care, housing and other quality of life disparities. EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. What business practices should change?

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

“Even if these projects were having the carbon benefits that they claim to, which is questionable, they’re still having negative impacts on the local community,” said Kimberly Terrell, a research scientist at Tulane University’s Environmental Law Clinic. Credit: Beyond Plastics One such community is Convent, a majority Black town in St.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Much of the resulting waste is dumped, leaching toxic chemicals into ecosystems around the world, poisoning habitats and damaging human and animal health, while also leading to the loss of valuable materials. Under current laws, the environmental impacts of e-waste should be relatively low.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The food industry depends on the health of the natural environment and we must work collectively to drive the transformational changes needed to meet the UK's climate commitments… We already use 100 per cent renewable electricity across our own operations, from green certificates, Power Purchase Agreements and on-site generation.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

According to the World Health Organization, more than 200,000 deaths in Europe every year can be attributed to particulate matter alone. Nitrogen dioxide was responsible for around 78,000 deaths in Europe in 2014, according to the European Environment Agency. These emissions are a bigger problem than you might think.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Yves Chouinard, the company's charismatic founder, crusaded for years for the removal of derelict dams to help protect river ecosystems in the US, even producing an award-winning documentary on the topic in 2014. Clearly, England's rivers need all the help they can get.

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Unsustainable

APRIL 30, 2019

But we’re overdue for more from the governments that we, as tax-payers, voters, and (generally) law-abiding citizens, have contracted to manage our societies. In 2014 , the average emission of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to the atmosphere per person was 4.6 Here is a case in point. metric tons in France, 6.5

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Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 17, 2020

ii) List of all trademarks, service marks, and tradenames and domain names (both filed and common law), along with copies of all trademark filings made and issued by the Patent and Trademark Office (or any state agency). Kathleen has represented clients within a number of diverse industries including energy, health ??care,

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

These pollutants, which include particulate matter, nitrogen and sulfur oxides, and toxic substances such as benzene, have been linked to health problems ranging from respiratory disorders to reproductive problems to cancer. Some feel uncomfortable about the source of these funds, because they often come at a cost to community health.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Natura, which issues a regular environmental profit-and-loss statement , went carbon-neutral in 2007 and became the first public B Corporation in 2014. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The EPA’s action follows a joint investigation by Georgia Health News and ProPublica that found Georgia Power has known for decades that the way it disposed of coal ash could be dangerous to neighboring communities. ProPublica and Georgia Health News described parts of the meeting in a story last year.)

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Mearth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Chinese government at all times asks Chinese firms to abide by international rules and host country laws and rules when conducting worldwide cooperation. Your most suitable option for carpet and upholstery cleaning within the wider Wellington space, Mrgreencarpets have been delivering great service since 2014. Parents and wh?nau

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

Each voluntary program sets its own standards, decides how opaque or transparent its data will be, and how it will treat companies that perform worse than their peers or wells where environmental regulators discover spills, violations, or other law-breaking. ESG’s influence isn’t just limited to investors or Wall Street. Credit: 350.org

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

When fierce storms appear on the horizon, the children get especially anxious and the elderly worry, which has impacts on their health. He developed a form of environmental justice law focused on community empowerment and mobilization. Meanwhile, the island is rapidly eroding out from under the village.

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Grist

MAY 26, 2021

Another problem, however, is that conventional rare earth processing produces toxic and radioactive waste, taking a severe toll on human health and the environment. Coal waste comes in a few different flavors. There’s coal ash, which is produced by coal-fired power plants.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 31, 2022

In a press release, American Energy Partners describes Austin Master as “a full-service, comprehensive environmental services firm specializing in radiological waste management solutions” that provides “professional safety, industrial hygiene and health physics services.” The company has not replied to questions.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

“Even the advocates of direct air capture technology acknowledge that they don’t anticipate that it would be at a scale to make any meaningful reduction in atmospheric CO2 levels until 2060, 2070 and beyond,” said Carroll Muffett, president of the environmental law nonprofit Center for International Environmental Law.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. Such plans were enabled by a local 2014 decision that rezoned Formosa’s property to “residential/industrial.” Such a risk assessment should be available for public comment and independent scientific review.

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