Tag: air pollution
Court orders EPA to close loophole, factory farms required to report...
“This safeguard isn't just about protecting the environment; it's about making entire communities safe for the people who live in them.”
Scientists sound the alarm: CO2 levels race past point of no...
Emissions from fossil-fuel consumption have remained at historically high levels since 2011 and are expected to spike.
New bill would block EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Trump notoriously campaigned on slashing Obama-era environmental regulations and rolling back the EPA. It seems he is following through.
Support stronger air pollution standards
Tighter standards for air pollution could save lives.
Toxic air – the ‘invisible killer’ that stifles 300 million children
For WHO and its partners, this series of measures to achieve a reduction of pollutants could significantly reduce the number of annual deaths from air pollution.
Air Pollution is Creating a “Public Health Emergency”
Air pollution is increasing at an alarming rate and needs to be made a priority for public safety.
Coal Dust Responsible for Thousands of Deaths in the E.U.
Not only does burning coal cost companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days, but it is proven to be the cause of thousands of deaths.
Polluted Environment is Responsible for One-Quarter of Global Deaths
Diseases caused by environmental hazards are preventable but only if local governments intervene.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Latest Effort to Block Air Pollution Rule
Twenty states tried to derail the Obama administration’s mercury regulation.
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‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society organizations
From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.
Sick and unsafe: Trump attacks on workers’ rights is an attack on public health
This power shift hasn't just changed paychecks—it has fundamentally altered the physical and mental health landscape for millions of Americans.
‘Zero care left’: UN says Israel has destroyed Gaza’s last hospital amid mass graves...
Mass graves, targeted killings of medics, and relentless hospital bombings mark the collapse of Gaza’s health system under Israeli siege, UN and forensic reports confirm.
Facing Trump’s America
As we experience Donald Trump’s twenty-first-century version of White nationalism, how we dealt with that difficult past should help us remember that we lived through terrible times by confronting them and that we can do so again.
Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks
Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.