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Search Results: keywords:"Environmental justice"

  • Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:86 FR 7619
    Reading Time:about 38 minutes

    The document is an executive order from the President of the United States, focusing on addressing the climate crisis through enhanced policies and actions domestically and internationally. It emphasizes the importance of incorporating climate considerations into U.S. foreign policy, prioritizing climate action across all government sectors, and promoting innovation in clean energy. The order also seeks to ensure environmental justice and economic opportunities for disadvantaged communities while setting ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a clean energy economy.

    Simple Explanation

    The president made a set of rules to help the Earth by reducing pollution and using more clean energy, but it’s a big plan that needs lots of money and new teams, and it doesn’t say exactly how everything will work or where the money will come from.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 96650
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposal to update the mitigation measures for atrazine, a widely used herbicide. This updated plan includes using a new threshold of 9.7 micrograms per liter for water concentration levels that would trigger protective measures for aquatic environments. The proposal aims to provide flexible options to farmers to lessen the impact of atrazine runoff on aquatic plant life by introducing new measures to reduce erosion and runoff. The public is invited to submit comments on these proposed changes by February 3, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA is making a plan to help farmers stop a chemical called atrazine from getting into water where plants live, and they want to hear what people think about it. They’re asking for ideas until February 2025 to make sure plants stay safe and healthy.