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Why reducing lead exposure is part of an Orange County city’s new climate pledge

Santa Ana, California, declared a climate emergency last week -- and simultaneously pledged to protect its residents from lead contamination.…

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Corporations tried to blame you for the plastic crisis. Now states are turning the tables.

As recycling heads to the dump, Maine and Oregon have a new strategy: Make companies pay. Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/maine-oregon-laws-shift-responsibility-for-recycling-plastic-waste-to-companies/...

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Matthew Tejada is keeping the EPA’s eyes on environmental justice

“You need all the parties at the table, but that table is always centered on the community need.” Quelle: https://grist.org/equity/matthew-tejada-environmental-justice-epa-justice40/...

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Ida’s aftermath shows the risks of petrochemical production in a hurricane zone

A Shell refinery in the heart of “Cancer Alley” has been polluting excessively since the storm passed. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/hurricane-ida-shell-norco-louisiana-flaring/...

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EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river

A proposal from the agency has raised environmental justice concerns among residents of the Duwamish Valley. Quelle: https://grist.org/science/epa-proposal-environmental-justice-lower-duwamish-superfund-seattle/...

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Leaded gasoline is finally gone – but its toxic legacy lingers

"The lead is still there in the soil.” Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/leaded-gasoline-lead-poisoning-united-nations/...

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No matter the fire risk, California insurance companies can’t cancel your policy

State officials have banned companies from revoking renewals of policies in high fire risk areas. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/no-matter-the-fire-risk-california-insurance-companies-cant-cancel-your-policy/...

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The EPA may finally reckon with aviation’s dirty secret: leaded fuel

"It’s unconscionable to think about the hundreds of thousands of children that have been exposed to lead over all of…

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Biden promised to phase out drilling on public lands. How’s that going?

The administration agreed to start selling oil and gas leases again, but may do things a little differently. Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/whats-the-status-of-bidens-promise-to-phase-out-drilling-on-public-lands/...

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Report: Oil companies are burning off natural gas — and leaving regulators in the dark

“Looking at the data, there’s no possibility that any of these flares are legal." Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/flaring-methane-texas-shell-exxon-oil-natural-gas/...

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