…the questions that journalists at local, regional and national outlets ask of federal lawmakers. Here, we focus on environmental conservation. Environmental conservation programs are among the largest components of recent…
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…them. Manmade PFAS compounds don’t degrade under typical conditions in the environment or the body. The compounds have likely wound their way into the environment in the decades since their…
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…of a degree, so this is a really big jump,” said Russ Vose, chief of monitoring and assessment at the National Centers for Environmental Information, part of NOAA, during a…
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…“Moisture also provides a favorable environment for cockroaches, rodents, and dust mites.” 8.9% need to address “environmental conditions” such as mold, lead or asbestos in at least half their schools….
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…regulation for PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is accelerating. In March, the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed limits on six PFAS in drinking water under the national…
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…the Global Environment at the University of Washington focuses on the connections between climate change and human health. The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units is a network of experts in…
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…Environment, finds the Australian bushfires in 2019 and 2020 were associated with a 6% increase in emergency department visits for respiratory diseases and 10% increase for cardiovascular diseases. But there’s…
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…Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was speaking about the release of the seventh annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report…
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…likelihood of flood, drought and other regional weather consequences. This topic is relevant to environmental journalists and business journalists alike — and we’ve created this explainer to help reporters explain…
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…Stockholm Environment Institute. In other words, is the sale of carbon credits adding environmental benefits by funding a carbon offsetting project that could not have happened without that funding? “A…
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