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Ask a Scientist: EPA Failing to Protect Communities from Cancer-Causing Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has known for years that emissions of ethylene oxide —a colorless, odorless gas used to sterilize medical equipment and some food products—pose a long-term cancer risk to communities near commercial sterilizing facilities. Like commercial sterilizers, they emit the gas into the air.

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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

Acid Mine Drainage remains Pennsylvania's largest source of water pollution, impairing more than 5,500 miles of streams. Nelson has built an environmental platform that aims to increase funding and staffing for the Department of Environmental Protection, as well as increase fines for industries that pollute.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Law Columbia

Part Three, below, explores preemption questions in the context of other domestic frameworks: California’s climate-disclosure laws and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s GHG emissions reporting regime. Part Two considered the future of the climate disclosure rule in the context of the SEC’s rulemaking process.

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Navigating the Urban Landscape: London’s Low Emission Zone vs. NYC Congestion Pricing

Greenbuilding Law

Environmental Benefits : The primary goal of London’s LEZ, the world’s largest low emission zone, covering all London boroughs and much of the greater area, is to reduce GHG emissions from vehicles as part of a larger kingdom wide effort to fight climate change.

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A Toxic Tour Helps Convey What Fenceline Communities Experience

Union of Concerned Scientists

Atenas started introductions with, “Toxic tours are educational for regulators and others that may have direct interest in standing alongside in advancing environmental justice efforts, these sites are overburdened by pollution and contamination.” Many discussed exacerbations of allergies by air pollution.

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July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. FEATURED CASE. Circuit Vacated EPA’s Administrative Stay of Methane Standards for Oil and Gas Facilities. A divided D.C.

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Brazil: Volkswagen will pay more than R$10 million in labor lawsuits

Corp Watch

19, climate protesters glued themselves to the Porsche pavilion floor at Volkswagen's Autostadt, joined by concerned researchers and environmental activists from an organization called Scientist Rebellion, to lobby their calls to decarbonize the German transportation sector. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for Clean Air Act Violation U.S.

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