Environment

CDC Reports South Carolina Legionella Outbreak Linked to Industrial Water Jet Cutters and Floor Scrubbers

“Our investigation highlights the need for public health authorities to consider nontypical sources of Legionella exposure in industrial environments."

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Trump’s Policy Plans Signal Major Shifts for Black Communities

Trump has consistently signaled a reduction in the Department of Justice’s civil rights oversight, raising concerns among advocates. His approach…

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Soto Votes to Pass Nearly $14M in Funding for Local Projects

The community projects are included in compromise legislation that helps families with the high cost of living, invests in clean…

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COMMENTARY: Science Vs. Myth — The COVID-19 Crisis

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Administration brushed aside scientific evidence and concerns regarding the pandemic, downplaying its spread and the depth…

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A year later, Sativa customers are getting clean water

WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Ten months after Los Angeles County took over the troubled Sativa Water District, county officials have announced dramatic…

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Sewerage and Water Board’s Ghassan Korban Proposes ‘Stormwater Fee’ to Pay for Complete Overhaul of Drainage System

NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — The Executive Director of the Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB), Ghassan Korban believes it’s…

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Seeking to help people at greatest risk from climate change

BLACK VOICE NEWS — Californians have faced droughts, heat waves, wildfires and other climate-fueled crises that seem to break records every…

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Last-minute switch would serve one oil refinery — and environmentalists are crying foul

BLACK VOICE NEWS — With a bit of 11th-hour legislative magic, state lawmakers have taken a bill related to volunteer firefighter…

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Karen Boykin-Towns Takes her Talents to Sard Verbinnen

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want people who are going to be able to tell it straight. People who will assess…

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Will Toxic Lead Water be the norm in poor cities in America?

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — The officials will admit there is a lead crisis in the drinking water, in certain parts…

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