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20 Apr 2018 |
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The Clean Power Plan Protects Our Environment, Health & Economy
The Clean Power Plan will cut harmful carbon pollution from the power sector that’s fueling climate change. The plan protects our environment and comes with big benefits for our health. And it will strengthen and grow our clean energy economy.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Food Recovery Act
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree’s Food Recovery Act takes commonsense steps to reduce food waste while helping feed millions of Americans.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Introducing commonsense bill to standardize food date labeling
The current dizzying array of date labels on food products—such as “sell by,” “use by,” and “expires on”— confuses consumers and contributes to 90 percent of Americans prematurely tossing perfectly safe food
20 Apr 2018 |
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Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
This Act is about improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate – Health – Opening by André Vallini of the 2nd Global Conference on Health and Climate (Paris, July 7, 2016)
On July 7, André Vallini, Minister of State for Development and Francophonie, opened the 2nd Global Conference on Health and Climate, organized by France and the World Health Organization. He delivered a speech, notably in the presence of Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, Hakima El Haite, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change health impacts loom large
The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to climate change, top policy makers and officials from around the globe meeting in Paris said Thursday.Some of these consequences may be avoided if humanity radically curbs its use of fossil fuels in coming decades, but many are already being felt, they ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Letter: Save the air
Lance Boucher of the American Lung Association addressed State House legislators on June 1 to discuss why the ALA endorses the Clean Power Plan.Boucher discussed the ALA “2016 State of the Air Report,” which measured the two most widespread air pollutants – ozone and particle pollutants – both dangerous to public health. ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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More than 30 Scientific Societies Urge Congress to Stop Denying Climate Change
For a while now, scientists have been dealing with a steady stream of climate change denial from the U.S. Congress with a mix of wit and thinly veiled exasperation, but it looks like they’ve finally run out of patience because some of the top scientific organizations in the country just got together and sent Congress […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hospitals urged to save money while improving environmental impact
Measures to help the NHS both save money and reduce its environmental impact have been proposed in a new report from the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU). The report sets out 35 interventions which, if they are all implemented, could save £414m and 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year by 2020. This would also […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Lecornu: Climate change effects health
Southard is absolutely right. The impacts of climate change are completely devastating. In addition to the extreme weather that climate change exacerbates, like flooding, droughts and powerful hurricanes, it also causes damage to our health. Higher temperatures and poorer air quality can lead to increased asthma attacks, other lung ...