DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 14, 2021
For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in a little more of an industrial carcinogen that drove her to get involved in the fight against air pollution in Laredo, Texas. If these three pollutants were eliminated,” the Intercept reported, “only one census tract in the U.S.
Green Market Oracle
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The 90,000 first responders charged with cleaning up the carnage, along with others who spent time on or near the 9/11 site continue to suffer from serious health effects almost two decades later. According to reports around 20 percent of the people who were exposed to toxic contaminants are suffering from a range of health problems.
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DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. Which raises the obvious question, why? Shrago said.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.
Front And Centered
JUNE 30, 2023
Twenty years ago, we saw the same sort of moral panic over gay marriage, which ended up being used as a wedge issue during the 2004 presidential elections. Hundreds of bills have been brought forward in state legislatures across the country to try and curtail trans rights and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights more broadly.
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. You can find Tangent Materials green product certifications on their website.
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 17, 2023
As co-founder of the community group Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living, Mayfield has spent years fighting to protect her majority Black and low-income city from the pollution spewed by the nearby Covanta waste-to-energy facility — the country’s largest waste incinerator. Site size and production capacity for LNG export terminals.
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