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New Report ‘Ringing the Alarm Bell’ for Climate Advocacy Conflict of Interest

DeSmogBlog

Browning says fossil fuel lobbyists across the country have also been known to represent environmental groups and entities that advocate for victims of climate change — but that Colorado “takes it to the next level,” with some firms even lobbying both for and against specific pieces of legislation. How can they do both effectively?”

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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

DeSmogBlog

James, with the help of Tulane’s law clinic, fought to protect their constitutional right to protest in Gramercy. The law is on our side,” Lavigne told me. The current push to expand the petrochemical industry and increase LNG exports would lock in an increased demand for natural gas at a time of worsening climate change.

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The arc of the moral universe is bending toward environmental justice

GreenBiz

Integration of EJ as a major component of social justice that substantially reduces income inequality, health care, housing and other quality of life disparities. EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. Protecting at-risk populations.

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The quest for cleaner air

Envirotec Magazine

India Gate, New Delhi: Residents of the city face pollution levels with a health impact estimated to be equivalent to smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day (image credit: Amit kg / Shutterstock.com). However, these gases are not the only emissions that should be a cause for concern.

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How the recycling symbol lost its meaning

Grist

It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time Earth Day special , letting out heavy sighs and listing jumbled statistics about deforestation and the hole in the ozone layer. As Streep prepares to launch her beer can into the recycling bin, Costner cautions her, “This could change your life.” “It’s crazy what we’re doing.

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

In the fight against climate change, the $300-billion U.S. logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” In 2020, the CEOs of dozens of forestry businesses announced “an agreement of principles” stipulating that logged forests are beneficial for the climate.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

The Basin does not meet the state or federal ambient air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter, and existing regulations have to date proved insufficient to bring the Basin into compliance. The SCAQMD is the local agency responsible for attaining these clean air standards in the Basin. Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures.