EartherEnvironmental Justice Pollution From Epic Ohio Train Wreck Put 110 Million Americans at Risk A new study found traces of hazardous chemicals from the East Palestine disaster in 16 U.S. states. Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist Published June 25, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice America’s Notorious ‘Cancer Alley’ Is Even More Toxic Than We Thought A new study finds levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the EPA’s models. Naveena Sadasivam, Grist Published June 11, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice The Pentagon Is Trying to Dodge Lawsuits Over a Product It Helped Invent The U.S. government is seeking immunity from 27 lawsuits related to a toxic firefighting foam. Zoya Teirstein, Grist Published March 14, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Buried Nuclear Waste From the Cold War Could Resurface as Ice Sheets Melt Decades after the U.S. buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it. Anita Hofschneider, Grist Published February 26, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice A Year After the Toxic Train Derailment, Is East Palestine Safe? “It looked like ‘Starry Night.' It would be beautiful if it weren’t so toxic and deadly.” Eve Andrews, Grist Published January 19, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Chemical Explosion Near Houston Creates Huge Fire, Residents Told to Avoid Area First responders are fighting the chemical fire and are working to keep those living in the nearby area updated on potential health risks. By Angely Mercado Published November 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice 160 Million Pounds of ‘Secret Chemicals’ Used by Oil and Gas in Pennsylvania, Report Says A new report claims firms abuse a loophole to secretly use PFAS in Pennsylvania's oil and gas wells, avoiding disclosure to prevent competitive harm. By Angely Mercado Published October 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Twitter Ranked Dead Last on Climate Misinformation Scorecard Climate scientists and activists have since fled the platform now known as X since the Elon Musk takeover last year. By Angely Mercado Published September 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice More Than 60 ‘Stop Cop City’ Activists Hit With RICO Charges in Georgia The environmental and law enforcement protestors were accused of racketeering. By Angely Mercado Published September 5, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Hurricanes More Likely to Kill Vulnerable Populations in the U.S., Study Finds More than 90% of hurricane deaths analyzed occurred in U.S. counties that were ranked high on the CDC's social vulnerability index. By Angely Mercado Published August 18, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Sparked an Exodus of Climate Voices, Researchers Find X, formerly Twitter, has seen a rise in harassment and misinformation, pushing out progressive, climate-minded account users. By Angely Mercado Published August 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Almost Half of U.S. Tap Water Is Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’, Study Says There are 12,000 types of PFAS, the USGS tested for 32 types across the country. By Angely Mercado Published July 6, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Train Carrying Asphalt and Sulfur Derailed Into the Yellowstone River The derailment occurred this Saturday morning, and cleanup crews are working to remediate the site. By Angely Mercado Published June 26, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Asthma ER Visits Shot Up in NYC When Wildfire Smoke Choked the Northeast Asthma can be manageable, but the huge spike in air pollution last week triggered symptoms for vulnerable New Yorkers. By Angely Mercado Published June 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Being Turned Against Big Oil Cities in New Jersey and Puerto Rico say oil companies are behind a conspiracy to deceive the public. Kate Yoder, Grist Published May 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice The Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush Almost 175 years after the Gold Rush began, Californians are left holding the bag for thousands of abandoned mines. Leah Campbell Published May 15, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Alabama Neglected Black Residents’ Health by Ignoring Raw Sewage Crisis, DOJ Finds "Residents have been exposed to raw sewage in their neighborhoods, their yards, their playgrounds, their schools and even inside their own homes." By Molly Taft Published May 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice EVs Are Clearing the Air in California, but Only for Rich Neighborhoods More electric vehicles could actually worsen air pollution in some of the poorest areas in the state, a study found. By Angely Mercado Published May 4, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for Rich People’s Private Jet Flights The super-wealthy are skirting the fees you pay for commercial airline tickets, while still reaping the benefits, a new report finds. By Molly Taft Published May 2, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice The Supreme Court Just Unleashed a Flood of Lawsuits Against Big Oil Climate court cases are about to get a lot more interesting. Kate Yoder, Grist Published April 26, 2023 | Comments (0)
