Environmental Health
Monday, May 20, 2024
Conservation groups praise new rules governing oil and gas on public lands
Groups fighting for public lands and national parks are praising two recent Biden administration rules for managing federal land. The oil and gas …
Monday, May 20, 2024
New regulations target transportation emissions in Georgia
New federal clean-truck standards in Georgia will improve air quality and public health. The Environmental Protection Agency aims to reduce …
Monday, May 20, 2024
Warmer, wetter climate in Maine impacts human health, infrastructure
Scientists said Maine's climate is getting warmer and wetter, with significant implications for human health and infrastructure. Data show the 10 …
Mushrooms can help prevent mega-wildfires
By Stephen Robert Miller for the Food and Environment Reporting Network.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for t…
MI leaders mark progress in removing lead water lines
It has been a decade since the massive fallout from the Flint water crisis. Now, Michigan leaders are highlighting their progress in removing lead …
Environmental group takes on polluters in historic Louisiana neighborhood
An environmental justice organization in Wallace, Louisiana, says it won't back down in a fight for the health of its historic community. The …
People in TX prisons claim heat-related health effects, demand air conditioning
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is facing a class action lawsuit calling for the agency to add central air conditioning to all its prisons…
A spigot of federal money opens, clean water one goal
The Environmental Protection Agency said the country's aging systems of water pipes are hotbeds for chemical and lead contamination. More lead …
EDF maps show progress on Tennessee lead service line replacement
Tennessee has fallen behind on lead service line replacement, with the Environmental Defense Fund's new maps showing only one utility with a public …
NM agency considers new rule on fracked wastewater
What the extraction industry calls "produced water" is the subject of hearings this week in New Mexico. The term applies to water coming out of the …
MD air quality highlighted during Asthma Awareness Month
May is Asthma Awareness Month and a report on air quality shows mixed results for Marylanders. The American Lung Association recently released its 25…
New England groups warn against 'factory' fish farming in federal waters
New England fishermen and environmental groups are working to prevent the growth of industrial-size fish farms in U.S. open waters. They said …