"State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply cut back on enforcement of outdoor heat protection laws, said new legislation is needed to protect employees amid escalating periods of extreme heat."
"It wasn’t Kimbrelle Eugene Kyereh’s intention to become a community leader when she moved back to her hometown of St. Rose, Louisiana in 2017. But it’s the role she felt she had to take when she learned a petrochemical company had plans to build a $4.6 billion blue ammonia plant in her predominantly Black community."
"The former president assailed Vice President Kamala Harris for her views on fracking and power plant emissions as he vowed to cut energy costs in half in his first year in office."
"President Biden made climate change a cornerstone of his agenda. Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to detail her own plan."
"The virus is poised to become a permanent presence in cattle, raising the odds of an eventual outbreak among people."
"A chemical reaction involving emissions from cars and buildings can negate their environmental benefits. New research shows what big cities can do about it."
"The Democratic caucus is divided over whether to support legislation that seeks to speed up the nation’s energy build-out — largely based on disagreements about what its actual climate impacts would be."
"While Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has warned that climate change threatens “our very way of life,” GOP challenger Eric Hovde compared clean energy tax credits to “corporate welfare.”"
"Recycled plastic can be more toxic than virgin plastic, yet the federal approval process to use it in food packaging is lax and leaving consumers at risk, researchers say."
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