EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade When Cynthia Pinto-Cabrera developed asthma at 12, it didn’t seem that unusual to her. Lots of her classmates in California’s San Joaquin Valley carried inhalers to school. Her little brother needed a nebulizer every morning just to start his day…
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New air pollution rule could prevent thousands of premature deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening limits on fine particulate matter, The rule illustrates the challenges facing the Biden administration as it balances two priorities: Reducing pollution in overburdened communities and reviving U.S. manufacturing. It comes as Donald Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, campaigns on a pledge to dismantle many of President Biden’s environmental and…
EPA to push ban of toxic chemical found in US drinking water | US Environmental Protection Agency | The Guardian
The Biden administration is proposing a ban on TCE, a highly toxic chemical commonly used in stain removers, adhesives and degreasers, and which had been found to be contaminating drinking water on a wide scale across the US. The move comes after years of mounting scientific evidence showing TCE is “extremely toxic” at low levels…
Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company to Fight Climate Change – The New York Times
The Chouinards then donated the other 98 percent of Patagonia, its common shares, to a newly established nonprofit organization called the Holdfast Collective, which will now be the recipient of all the company’s profits and use the funds to combat climate change. Because the Holdfast Collective is a 501(c)(4), which allows it to make unlimited…
Climate change is contributing to rise in billion-dollar disasters – Washington Post
CRUSO, N.C. — A year after the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred dumped a foot of rain on parts of this mountain community, after the Pigeon River rose and raged and destroyed nearly everything in its path, the scars remain around every bend. Sherrie Lynn McArthur, owner of Laurel Bank Campground, is still surrounded by…
Black people over 65 far more likely to die from pollution-related disease than white seniors
A new report shows Black Americans ages 65 and older are three times more likely to die from diseases related to pollution exposure than white Americans of the same age. The analysis, released earlier this month by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), suggests that current air pollution levels result in “significant premature mortality and…
Watch: Trump dodges on whether humans cause climate change: ‘In my opinion, you have a thing called weather’
Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Florence, South Carolina on March 12, 2022. Sean Rayford/Getty Images Former President Trump was asked whether he believes human activity contributes to climate change. He dodged, pointing to other countries’ climate emissions while declaring that the US must remain “competitive.” Trump has long denied the science behind…
EPA restores California’s authority to set its own auto pollution rules
California is back in the driver’s seat as it steers the nation toward a future of cleaner cars and light trucks. The Biden administration on Wednesday reinstated the state’s authority to set motor vehicle pollution standards stricter than the federal government’s. That includes tighter restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions. The decision, announced by the U.S….
Climate Change Report: Cost-Benefit Analyses Are Pointless – Rolling Stone
The from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is stark. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres as “an atlas of human suffering and a damning indictment of failed climate leadership.” If the world can’t solve this problem, there will be a lot of blame to go around, but one group in particular shouldn’t be able…
Not A Joke: John Kerry Is Worried War In Ukraine Will Distract World Leaders From Climate Change
In less than a minute, John Kerry — President Joe Biden’s climate czar — recently illuminated his relative lack of knowledge of both geopolitical events and international threats this past Monday in an interview that is being widely mocked on the internet. First, he admitted he thought countries like Russia weren’t willing start a war…
