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5 ways businesses can take action to reduce environmental racism

GreenBiz

political will. Extreme heat and storms, sea level rise, intense wildfires — climate change may threaten everyone, but many BIPOC communities are more vulnerable to climate impacts. This can include reducing harmful on-site emissions as well as off-site fleet electrification in high pollution areas.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

Kimmons, who prefers to go by the name Queen, said what her neighborhood doesn't lack is pollution. Her family, she said, was "looking for a better life, where there would be more resources, education, housing.". It's race, class, money and politics. It's race, class, money and politics. You've got to have ownership.

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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

Researchers, including Basu, had already documented the impacts of air pollution on adverse pregnancy outcomes. As temperatures rise, so does drought and air pollution, which also increases the risk of preterm birth or low birthweight babies. Higher temperatures will also have knock-on impacts to gestational and fetal health.

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Revealed: A U.S. President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago This Month 

DeSmogBlog

is continuing, as a Panel to consider a series of questions related to Environmental Pollution. is continuing, as a Panel to consider a series of questions related to Environmental Pollution. Excerpt from the Task Force Report on Environmental Pollution, November 1964. Read the entire document on DocumentCloud.

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Nigel Farage’s ‘Net Zero Referendum’ Drive is Steeped in Climate Science Denial

DeSmogBlog

Tice claimed the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) suggested sea level rises would not occur for hundreds of years, adding: “Why are we investing all this money in getting to net zero? If you were worried about sea level rises, you’d be better investing the money in defences.”

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A Green Christmas Carol

Green Market Oracle

The wanton burning of fossil fuels, new agricultural methods, chemical manufacturing and production processes have all contributed to unprecedented pollution that are poisoning our air and our water. The disinformation efforts of fossil fuel companies include denying children access to a science based education. In the U.S.

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2021: A Year in Photos From the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

DeSmogBlog

My work documents the ongoing trend of science denial becoming increasingly woven into right-wing rhetoric by steadfast Trump supporters , the impacts of extreme weather fueled by climate change, and the actions taken by climate advocates fighting for environmental justice and against pollution from the fossil fuel industry.