PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2024

The US Department of Education honored 55 schools with 2024 Green Ribbon Schools recognition to highlight schools, districts, postsecondary institutions, and early learning centers’ cost-saving, health promoting, and performance-enhancing sustainability practices.

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NAEP Leadership Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

Climate shifts, catastrophic weather events, and the continued loss of biodiversity are just some of the happenings that are subject to mass environmental disruption. On planet earth, humans nurture and torture. Earth’s natural limits are dependent on our connections to all that is living.

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Frontiers

JUNE 26, 2023

Credit: Frontiers AR/VR metaverse to improve mental health Mental health is widely acknowledged as one of the most pressing issues of our time. Although excessive screen and social media use have been associated with decreased mental wellbeing, AR and VR metaverse spaces are also being used to help combat the mental health crisis.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

Cinnamon Carlarne and I have written a book that tries to give an overview of the whole subject, including U.S. Other impacts (health, agriculture, etc.) Most people, even those who work on the field, tend to focus on just a few elements. and international law. climate policy. Adaptation A. Coastal areas and flood plains B.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Microbial communities, or microbiomes, are essential for safeguarding human and environmental health through the most widely used biotechnological process on our planet: biological wastewater treatment.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2023

These long-delayed regulations will reduce public health harms that communities near these facilities have been exposed to for decades. The rule could go further to protect public health The proposal will cover at least 86 commercial sterilization facilities across the United States and Puerto Rico. Fenceline monitoring saves lives.

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Law and Environment

MARCH 9, 2024

There are definitely environmental and public health NGOs who will want EPA to do so. That rationale cannot be sustained. It will be interesting to see whether EPA takes up the Court’s invitation. My guess is that EPA will delay a decision on that question until after the 2024 elections, but my guesses have been wrong before.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There are many important societal issues that don’t get high priority in law school, such as the availability of health care or public health law. Land use law is another subject that may be transformed by climate change. As usually happens, when I got past that gut reaction, things got more complicated.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 24, 2023

Laboring outdoors on the front lines of the climate crisis, farmworkers face disproportionate impacts from extreme weather: recent research from the National Institutes of Health found agricultural workers are 35 times more likely to die from heat than other workers. billion for research and education in 2022 alone.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 29, 2023

Funding clean vehicles is critical for California’s climate and public health From unprecedented wildfires and extreme heat to historic drought and devastating flooding , the climate crisis is here, and it has hit California hard in recent years. California’s clean vehicle future is hanging in the balance.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Questions should be directed to Carol Grayshaw at cgrayshaw@weconservepa.org with the subject “FMP grant app.” Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis through May 31, 2024, or until all project funds are committed, whichever comes first. WeConservePA will award up to $150,000 in total grants for this planning work.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 23, 2023

Devon Payne-Sturges (pictured above left, and hereafter “DPS”) is a Doctor of Public Health (Dr. PH) at the UMD School of Public Health who specializes in cumulative environmental health risks and social disparities and has published on systems approaches to environmental health protections. Dr. Robert H.

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Law and Environment

JULY 15, 2021

If this becomes just another in a long line of screeds on the subject that all Superfund cleanups take too long, it will accomplish nothing for cleanups in general or EJ communities in particular. More importantly, if implemented appropriately, it could help reduce the risks posed by Superfund sites in overburdened EJ communities. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2022

There is no age group in this country that scores higher than 63 out of 100 on the Healthy Eating Index, a validated tool used to measure the healthfulness of what we eat. With all of this in mind, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled a new report last week outlining the steps it is taking to address the national nutrition crisis.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics has made an unusual change that will make the regulation of PFAS chemicals even harder , potentially letting thousands of these dangerous “forever chemicals” escape EPA regulation, thereby endangering the health of millions of people.

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Law and Environment

OCTOBER 28, 2021

First, EPA published its human health toxicity assessment for “GenX chemicals,” also known as hexafluoropropylene oxide (“HFPO”) dimer acid (and don’t forget its ammonium salt!). Adding the PFAS compounds to Appendix VIII subjects them to potential corrective action requirements. There were two important items this week.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 6, 2023

Subject to Climate has compiled climate change information for non-science teachers: ESL, social studies, math, ELA, art, social science, HS subjects, health with easy ways to incorporate climate change into non-science classes.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 15, 2023

Article IX, Section 1 , of the Montana Constitution provides that: (1) The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations. (2) The The basis for the Court’s decision was straightforward.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 30, 2023

A 2020 report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxic Wastes and Human Rights pointed to “a pattern in Canada where marginalized groups, and Indigenous peoples in particular, find themselves on the wrong side of a toxic divide, subject to conditions that would not be acceptable elsewhere in Canada.” The bill now moves to the Senate.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

Ministry of the Environment and Others, from 2018, Colombia’s highest court ruled in favor of a group of 25 children and youth recognizing that their “fundamental rights of life, health, the minimum subsistence, freedom, and human dignity are substantially linked and determined by the environment and the ecosystem.”

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The series is intended to give participants opportunities to hear from subject matter experts and receive updates on each topic to enrich their knowledge while engaging in group conversations.

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Nanotech

MAY 23, 2023

A second session, scheduled for June 6, 2023 , will focus on activities of agencies with regulatory responsibilities or that engage in interagency or international collaborations on the subject of micro- and nanoplastics. The agenda for the June 6, 2023 , session includes: 1:00 p.m. EDT) — FDA: Scientific Review (Stacey Wiggins); 1:35 p.m.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 28, 2024

Effectively managed grasslands also protect water quality, improve soil health, and provide good habitats for pollinators and wildlife. These dates are estimates and are subject to change. Well managed livestock grazing can help new and established farmers and ranchers alike thrive and stay in their rural communities.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2022

This, rather than the damage to wires and resulting power outages from tornados, floods and hurricanes, is the subject of new attention. Power grids are subject to equipment failures or outages, so there has always been some recognition of back-up supplies and needed flexibility to meet changing conditions on both supply and demand.

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Nanotech

MAY 10, 2023

government nanoplastics interagency interest group that coordinates activities on this subject across the federal agencies, who will provide highlights of agency programs and activities. The panel of speakers includes participants in the informal U.S. Registration for the May 22, 2023 , is open.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The focus of any further review of this incident involves the interior of the residence, which is outside the scope of the PUC’s jurisdiction and is subject to investigation by other agencies.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Human health and wildlife are threatened. . Meanwhile, Colorado River water allocation remains a subject of disagreement among basin states. The American West is experiencing its most severe drought in 1,200 years. The consequences are far-reaching and long lasting. Forests become tinder boxes. Hydropower is weakened.

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Physics World

JULY 5, 2022

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between March 2020 and November 2021, the UN shipped 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE), like masks and gowns, to countries around the world. But that plastic and biohazardous medical waste is threatening human and environmental health, according to a recent WHO report.

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Ohio Environmental Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Facilities subject to Subtitle C have cleanup obligations if there is a release of hazardous waste at a Subtitle C facility. A RCRA unit at a facility that had a release of hazardous waste is subject to RCRA Closure. Subtitle C applies to facilities that transfer, store, and dispose of hazardous waste (referred to as TSDFs).

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for private employers with 100 or more employees. mandatory vaccination) are not subject to the ETS. Health Care Facilities, Including Medicare- or Medicaid-certified Providers.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

All faculty, staff and students with an interest in the subject are invited to attend. Rebecca Bascom leads IEE’s Health and the Environment research theme. She is also a professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Public Health Sciences. What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health? Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

The research was published March 6 in The Lancet Planetary Health. Prachi Sanghavi , Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences at UChicago and senior author on the paper, said she first became interested in studying the potential health impacts of fracking in the early 2010s.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 4, 2021

The emergence of a new variant of the coronavirus has put a constellation of researchers – virologists, immunologists and epidemiologists chief among them – in the hot seat as political leaders and public health experts seek answers to questions about how transmissible it is and whether it erodes pre-existing immunity. Staying safe.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 1, 2023

And, as I’ll try to show, these two subjects have a lot in common. And by considering multiple facilities at a time, this UCS report shows that Minnesota should act to reduce ethylene oxide emissions to protect public health. These values are also available for use by tribal, state, and local public health and environmental agencies.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

CO2 sequestration projects inject CO2 into the subsurface and are subject to these EPA regulations. For example, before liability can shift to the state, the operator must demonstrate that the storage facility poses no risk to USDWs or public health. The criteria for liability transfers in Louisiana have also become more rigorous.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And then there’s money to prepare for the possibility of dioxane entering the city’s water supply — another pollutant not subject to drinking water regulations. waterways, and whose health and environmental impacts aren’t yet well-understood. Many PFAS compounds hit the market without any close study of their health effects.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 14, 2023

Pollution from these activities threatens people’s health and overwhelms local ecosystems stewarded by ancestors of the community since time immemorial. INEOS has subject to provincial orders since 2019 for surpassing what its overly-generous provincial exemption allows and has not brought emissions down in the intervening years.

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