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Green Amendments – Powerful Tools for Environmental Protection and Justice

Personal Injury Services, , , , , , Billie Thomas

Under the current U.S. system of environmental laws and governance, communities are being harmed by environmental pollution and degradation; with indigenous communities, communities of color, and low-income communities being disproportionately impacted. Green Amendments transform this U.S. legal paradigm, so that the inalienable rights to clean water and air, a stable climate and healthy environments are … Continue reading Green Amendments – Powerful Tools for Environmental Protection and Justice →

New Funding Announced to Evaluate Exposure to Environmental Hazards

News & Updates, , , , , Thomas Barnhart

The ATSDR Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE) cooperative agreement program will award $13.95 million to fund 30 state health departments to evaluate past and present exposure to environmental hazards and to prevent future exposures.

CDC/ATSDR Updates Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns

News & Updates, , , , , , , , Angie Turner

 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) has released updated guidance to help state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies, and other partners as they investigate patterns of disease in communities, including cancer, and environmental concerns.

Federal Health Agencies Unveil National Tool to Measure Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens

News & Updates, , , , , , , , , Kathleen Reed

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Environmental Justice, announce the release of the Environmental Justice Index (EJI).

Federal Health Agencies Unveil National Tool to Measure Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens

News & Updates, , , , , , , , , Linda Austin

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Environmental Justice, announce the release of the Environmental Justice Index (EJI).

Bacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples

News & Updates, , , , , , , , Robin Scott

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified for the first time in domestic environmental samples the bacteria that causes a rare and serious disease called melioidosis. The bacteria, Burkholderia pseudomallei or B. pseudomallei, was identified through sampling of soil and water in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi.