Por: Associated Press Health December 01, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday approved a nearly $700 million plan to remove all lead water pipes in the Denver region, saying the local water utility’s approach for reducing lead levels is succeeding and making swift progress. It’s a recognition that cities can effectively address the lead pipe crisis if they try.Lead water lines are a major source of lead poisoning. The metal causes brain damage and the agency says no... + full article
WPLG Local 10 USA Health December 01, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday approved a nearly $700 million plan to remove all lead water pipes in the Denver region, saying the local water utility's approach for reducing lead levels is succeeding and making swift progress. It's a recognition that... + más
Denver gets go-ahead from EPA after progress on lead pipes | Associated Press
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | WPLG Local 10
Orlando Sentinel USA Nation November 08, 2022
An industrial facility in Groveland using a cancer-causing gas has been classified by federal authorities as posing elevated risks to nearby residents and is scheduled to be the subject of a virtual public meeting Thursday. Under pressure from health and environmental groups,... + más
EPA: Racial disparity in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' | Associated Press
Newsweek USA Tech November 07, 2022
A second term for Donald Trump would plunge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into an alternate universe, an EPA veteran who worked under the Trump administration told Newsweek.Trump has not formally announced that he will run for president in 2024, but he has hinted at... + más
EPA says state agencies' regulation of air pollution may violate civil rights of Black residents | The Advocate
Fox News USA Politics November 03, 2022
The announced Thursday that it would spend $50 million to monitor air quality in marginalized communities around the country and would use funds provided by legislation that was aimed at saving the economy and reducing inflation.The EPA said it would fund 132 air monitoring... + más
The Advocate USA Business October 14, 2022
The state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health may be violating federal civil rights laws and regulations by allowing Black people to suffer disproportionate impacts from air pollution in Louisiana's industrial corridor, including an increased risk of cancer, the... + más
Associated Press USA Health October 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an and that state officials have allowed air pollution to remain high and downplayed its threat.The agency’s 56-page letter to Louisiana officials describes early... + más
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics October 14, 2022
NEW ORLEANS – The said it has evidence that Black residents in an industrial section of Louisiana face an and that state officials have allowed air pollution to remain high and downplayed its threat.The agency's 56-page letter to Louisiana officials describes early... + más
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