Environmental Health

West Braces For Extreme Heat; Phoenix Passes 100 Days Over 100 Degrees

"The West Coast of the United States is bracing for extreme heat with temperatures in desert towns expected to soar as high as 120 Fahrenheit (49 Celsius) and Phoenix likely to extend its streak of 100 days over 100 degrees, forecasters said on Tuesday.


The southwestern U.S. can expect multiple days of supercharged heat beginning on Tuesday, with the homeless, elderly, children, and people with health issues at the highest risk for heat illness, the U.S. National Weather Service said.

Source: Reuters, 09/05/2024

"The World Is Pumping Out 57 Million Tons Of Plastic Pollution A Year"

"The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South."

Source: AP, 09/05/2024

Runners Are Used To Toughing It Out. Warming Climate Can Make That Deadly

"Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before. Suddenly, Baker collapsed, as her exertion on a sunny August day sent her internal temperature soaring. As medical volunteers rushed to her aid by plunging her into a tub filled with ice water, they measured it at nearly 107 degrees (41.6 Celsius)."

Source: AP, 09/04/2024

Congress Members Want U.S. To Do More To Stop Record Tijuana Pollution

"San Diego Congress members are calling on the U.S. State Department to press Mexico to address unprecedented levels of sewage pollution spilling over from Tijuana, causing unbearable rotten-egg odors for residents in the region."

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, 09/04/2024

"Too Hot For Trout: Why Some Fly Fishers Are Rethinking Their Approach

"In the early season, when the rivers are still running high and cool from snowmelt, KynsLee Scott loves trout fishing. As a fishing guide and conservationist, her life revolves around it, she says, standing in the shade of tall pines on the banks of the Blackfoot River."

Source: NPR, 09/03/2024

Navajo Nation Strengthens Law On Transportation Of Uranium Across Its Land

"The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S."

Source: AP, 09/03/2024

Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years

"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."

Source: EHN, 09/03/2024

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