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Trump administration pulls back on plans to rewrite Biden-era asbestos ban
‘Exposure to asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and laryngeal cancer.’
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Groundswell completes 100th home energy upgrade, including the first in Alabama
But the program’s future is uncertain.
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Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found in a 2003 report that St. James Parish ranked higher than the national average for certain cancer deaths.
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North Carolina joins two other states asking EPA to widen ‘forever chemical’ list
The Governor’s 2024 Budget Proposal includes a $100 million fund to help communities clean their water from pollutants.
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The EPA can’t use Civil Rights Act to fight environmental injustice in Louisiana, judge rules
The area, often referred to as “cancer alley” because of the amount of suspected cancer-causing pollution emitted there, stretches along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
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Water crisis in Mississippi capital developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says
About 25% of Jackson residents live in poverty, and the city struggled for years with water quality problems and understaffing at its water treatment plants.
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North Carolina and 3 other states share $421M grant to preserve wild land, cut carbon emissions
Each state will get $50M for shovel-ready projects with another $200M going to Nature Conservancy programs in the region.
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Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast Louisiana
‘My concern would be for at-risk individuals who are exposed over a lifetime, which is difficult to estimate, but should be a concern to investigate further.’
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Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn’t relaxed
The company talked with the agency about an extension, but federal officials demanded emissions reduction commitments that Denka refused to accept.
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Racial bias did not shape Mississippi’s water funding decisions for capital city, EPA says
‘One thing remains clear — racial discrimination and neglect have left a majority Black, capital city in crisis.’