"Sahara Dust Blankets Caribbean, Air Quality Hazardous"
"A vast cloud of Sahara dust is blanketing the Caribbean as it heads to the U.S. with a size and concentration that experts say hasn’t been seen in half a century."
Source: AP, 06/23/2020
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IJNR Virtual Workshop: Environmental Racism and Journalism
This free Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources online workshop for journalists will focus on environmental issues, race and reporting, using Houston and other cities as case studies to explore larger systemic issues prevalent throughout the US. Registration opens Jul 1 to the first 25 registrants.
'Like Poking a Beehive': The Link Between Deforestation And Disease
"In 2013, an 18-month old boy got sick after playing near a hollow tree in his backyard, in a remote West African village. He developed a fever and started vomiting. His stool turned black. Two days later, he died."
Source: NPR, 06/23/2020
"Temperature Hits 100 F Degrees In Arctic Russian Town"
"A Siberian town with the world’s widest temperature range has recorded a new high amid a heat wave that is contributing to severe forest fires."
Source: AP, 06/23/2020
"‘Cancer Alley’ Among Worst Areas for Chemical Risks, Groups Say"
"Poor Texas and Louisiana communities, many of them Black, have higher-than-average exposures to 15 of 20 chemicals that the EPA is analyzing, groups in the two states told the agency."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/23/2020
"EPA Data Quality System Has Fallen to Wayside, Watchdog Reports"
"The EPA may be masking risks to health and the environment because its Quality System has become outdated and inaccurate, the agency’s internal watchdog reported on Monday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/23/2020
"Epidemic of Contaminated Waste Is Following the Coronavirus"
"The world is struggling to deal with the spread of another medical problem created by the coronavirus -- a deluge of contaminated waste."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/23/2020
"Court Blocks California Cancer Label On Bayer's Roundup Weed Killer"
"A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning, handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product."
Source: Reuters, 06/23/2020
Watchdog Probing Park Police Actions Toward Lafayette Square Protesters
"An internal government watchdog is probing the Park Police’s actions toward protesters who earlier this month were dispersed from in front of the White House by law enforcement with chemical agents."
Source: The Hill, 06/23/2020
"Michigan AG Asks Judge To Suspend Operation of Line 5"
"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking an Ingham County judge to temporarily halt Enbridge's operation of Line 5 after state officials learned last week that an anchor support had sustained damage."
Source: Detroit News, 06/23/2020
