Federal shift against enforcing environmental laws may not change much in Arizona

Arizona already does little to intervene in cases like those covered by the new EPA policy.

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People living near power plants in Korba vulnerable to COVID-19: Study

Communities residing near coal-fired thermal power plants in Korba are two times more likely to suffer from respiratory diseases amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com

www.dw.com

Toxics

Chernobyl: Radioactive forest near nuclear plant catches fire

A fire has broken out in a Ukrainian forest within the thousand-square-mile exclusion zone of the abandoned nuclear power plant at Chernobyl.

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www.dw.com

www.denverpost.com

Toxics

Colorado sees "significant declines" in air pollution as coronavirus ramps down driving, industrial activity

At least temporarily, air pollution that hurts human lungs has decreased sharply along Colorado’s Front Range as the novel coronavirus spreads.

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www.denverpost.com

www.cleveland.com

Toxics

ArcelorMittal agrees to pay $5 million to settle claims it polluted air in Cleveland, Indiana

The company that owns a sprawling steel mill near downtown Cleveland has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle claims that it violated the Clean Air Act at three separate facilities in two states.

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www.cleveland.com

Toxics

B.C. is being hit hard by coronavirus. Wildfire season could make things worse

Deterioration in air quality due to smoke from wildfires may lead to more COVID-19 infections according to a March 26 advisory.

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www.thestar.com

Toxics

Coronavirus lockdowns make cities more walkable

Urban experts say walkability demands may be hard to reverse after restrictions on movement in cities imposed because of coronavirus are lifted.

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thehill.com

Justice

EPA watchdog to review pollution plans after threat to withhold California highway funding

The EPA's internal watchdog is taking action following threats by Administrator Andrew Wheeler to withhold highway funding from California.

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thehill.com

www.aa.com.tr

Climate

'Coronavirus forces adherence to Paris climate goals'

The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has led to falling carbon emissions due to drops in industrial production and transportation amid nation-wide lockdown measures across the world, forcing countries to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris climate accord, according to a Turkish meteorologist.

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Toxics

LANL set to release radioactive vapors

Lab personnel will ventilate one container at a time and filter the released vapors through on-site equipment to limit the amount of tritium that is discharged into the atmosphere.

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www.santafenewmexican.com

www.ipsnews.net

Toxics

Air pollution: A problem we can solve in our lifetime

Over the past few years, worsening air quality in India - and in north India specifically - has awakened policy makers and civil society to take urgent action.

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Justice

Does air pollution make you more susceptible to coronavirus? California won’t like the answer

Does Southern California air pollution increase the risk of getting coronavirus? Probably, experts say.

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www.latimes.com

Kris Snibbe/Harvard University

Originals

Coronavirus, climate change, and the environment

We all have questions about the novel coronavirus sweeping through our neighborhoods – and across the globe.

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www.abc.net.au

Toxics

Study supports case linking coal mining and poor air quality in nearby towns

From working on site all day, to sleeping at camp or a nearby town, coal miners are being exposed to more harmful dust than previously thought, according to new analysis.

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From our Newsroom

Federal shift against enforcing environmental laws may not change much in Arizona

People living near power plants in Korba vulnerable to COVID-19: Study

Chernobyl: Radioactive forest near nuclear plant catches fire

Colorado sees "significant declines" in air pollution as coronavirus ramps down driving, industrial activity

ArcelorMittal agrees to pay $5 million to settle claims it polluted air in Cleveland, Indiana

B.C. is being hit hard by coronavirus. Wildfire season could make things worse

Coronavirus lockdowns make cities more walkable

EPA watchdog to review pollution plans after threat to withhold California highway funding

'Coronavirus forces adherence to Paris climate goals'

LANL set to release radioactive vapors

Air pollution: A problem we can solve in our lifetime

Does air pollution make you more susceptible to coronavirus? California won’t like the answer

Coronavirus, climate change, and the environment

Study supports case linking coal mining and poor air quality in nearby towns

Trump Administration is using a pandemic to hand out gifts to its favorite polluters

The Trump Administration is using COVID-19 to further its dismantling of environmental protection.

Kids with asthma who live near heavy air pollution face greater risk from coronavirus

"There's a lot of concern about combined effects of air pollution and respiratory viruses."

Climate change: For big emissions reductions, we need to think small

"Big new infrastructure costing billions is not the best way to accelerate decarbonization"

Agents of Change: Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Derrick Z. Jackson: Fighting for a just COVID-19 response

Coronavirus is going to batter us far longer than the worst of hurricanes. We must not let environmental justice communities be flattened in the process.

Paul R. Ehrlich: A pandemic, planetary reckoning, and a path forward

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing environmental destruction and the deterioration of social and cultural systems into sharp focus. But we can learn from this.

The Trump Administration is using COVID-19 to further its dismantling of environmental protection.

"There's a lot of concern about combined effects of air pollution and respiratory viruses."

"Big new infrastructure costing billions is not the best way to accelerate decarbonization"

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

Coronavirus is going to batter us far longer than the worst of hurricanes. We must not let environmental justice communities be flattened in the process.

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing environmental destruction and the deterioration of social and cultural systems into sharp focus. But we can learn from this.

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