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KimPerales
Kim Perales @KimPerales@toad.social · Aug 04, 2026
A fed appeals court on Tues said:⚡Trump admin🚨improperly terminated $Bs in funds to boost #CleanEnergy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort. Climate United Fund & other nonprofits won’t have access to their funds immed as the dec will be put on hold for sev days giving the #EPA time to ask #SCOTUS (⁉️) to step in. Judgement:⚡a loss for the Trump admin in one of its earliest efforts to dismantle Biden’s... #Climate #USPol https://www.wfla.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-divided-federal-appeals-court-says-trump-administration-was-wrong-to-terminate-climate-program/
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ProPublica
ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social · Aug 04, 2026
The EPA spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by The Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show that years later, many yards still have harmful levels of lead. https://www.propublica.org/article/lead-contamination-epa-superfund-omaha-nebraska-analysis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #Omaha #Nebraska #Environment #Pollution #Children #Health #EPA
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shtrom
Olivier Mehani @shtrom@piaille.fr · Aug 03, 2026

uwat?

EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/epa-says-power-data-centers-can-sidestep-pollution-laws-2026-07-27/

The EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal Clean Air ​Act's Acid Rain Program, which has been key to the ​dramatic reduction of smog and soot pollution from industrial ⁠facilities.

#artificialIntelligence #environment #pollution #EPA

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autonomysolidarity
Autonomie und Solidarität @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu · Sep 13, 2024
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Guter Artikel im @untergrundblaettle@mastodon.world darüber, was die #EPA ("elektronische Patientenakte") und nur die Möglichkeit eines Opt-Outs eigentlich bedeuten in Hinblick auf Überwachung und Kontrolle. Zumindest bleibt noch die Möglichkeit eines Widerspruchs. Die ePA reiht sich ein in den zunehmenden Digitalisierungszwang EPA – mit dem Opt-Out-Verfahren zum gläsernen Patienten? „Ab dem 15. Januar 2025 bekommen alle Kassenpatienten automatisch eine elektronische Patientenakte (ePA). Hintergrund ist, dass sich bisher nur ca. 1 Prozent der Versicherten für die ePA entschieden haben…..“ https://www.xn--untergrund-blttle-2qb.ch/politik/epa-mit-dem-optoutverfahren-zum-glaesernen-patienten-008615.html #Digitalisierung #Patientenakte #überwachung #Datenschutz #Privacy
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autonomysolidarity
Autonomie und Solidarität @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu · Oct 30, 2024
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Nochmal der Hinweis auf den Widerspruchsgenerator zur elektronischen Patientenakte #ePA Da viele Menschen nicht wissen, wie der Widerspruch funktioniert und auch nicht umfassend über die Konsequenzen der überwachungskapitalistischen Ausbeutung von Gesundheitsdaten informiert werden, scheinen viele Menschen keinen Widerspruch gegen die ePA einzulegen, obwohl sie ihr sonst auch nicht zustimmen würden. Für die herrschende Politik könnten damit opt-out-Modelle, die gezielt mit Hürden zu Wissen und Handlungsmöglichkeiten arbeiten, um so attraktiver werden, während sie den fehlenden Widerspruch als "großen Zuspruch" etc. umzudeuten versuchen. https://widerspruch-epa.de #Überwachung #Datenschutz #Datensicherheit #Gesundheit #Deutschland #Privacy
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autonomysolidarity
Autonomie und Solidarität @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu · Jan 02, 2025
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Europaweiter Zugriff auf deutsche Patientendaten? Bislang können Patienten in Deutschland der Einrichtung einer elektronischen Patientenakte widersprechen. Eine neue EU-Verordnung könnte dieses Recht SWR-Recherchen zufolge aushebeln. Datenschützer warnen….. https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/swr/elektronische-patientenakte-datenschutz-eu-deutschland-100.html #Datenschutz #ePA #Privacy #EU #Europe #Daten #Data #Gesundheit #Digitalisierung #Technology
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autonomysolidarity
Autonomie und Solidarität @autonomysolidarity@todon.eu · Jan 20, 2025
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Es war klar, dass eine als Überwachungstool geeignete "digitale Patientenakte" auch Begehrlichkeiten der Polizei weckt, um auf die Gesundheitsdaten der Menschen zuzugreifen. Die ePA bedeutet sowieso schon, dass die intimsten Daten über den eigenen Körper und die psychische Gesundheit nicht mehr allein den jeweiligen Menschen gehören sollen, sondern diese Daten offenbar für eine kommerzielle Verwendung im Interesse der Konzerne genutzt werden sollen. Darüber hinaus scheint derzeit rechtlich nicht klar zu sein, in wie weit die Polizei und Geheimdienste auf diese Akte zukünftig zugreifen dürfen und werden. Und ob ein gesetzliches Verbot sie überhaupt abhalten würde. Denn wo ein Trog ist, da kommen bald die Schweine. https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Wenn-der-Staat-die-Patientenakte-lesen-will-10248249.html #ePa #überwachung #Patientenakte #Polizei #Gesundheit #antireport
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bich
Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · Jul 30, 2026
"But amidst the flurry of legal activity, few have stopped to ask a fundamental question: Why are we spraying so much glyphosate in the first place? The answer, in many cases, is animal agriculture." https://sentientmedia.org/roundups-connection-to-meat/ #PublicHealth #food #nutrition #glyphosate #RoundUp #MAHA #agriculture #EPA #courts
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AnnaAnthro
Anna Anthro @AnnaAnthro@mastodon.social · Jul 21, 2026
“The #Trump admin has killed proposed regulations for sewage sludge contaminated with #Pfas and spread on farmland as fertilizer. The practice that has sickened farmers, destroyed their livelihoods, killed livestock, polluted water supplies, and poisoned meat and food products sold to the public. The proposed regulations would largely have ended the use of sludge, also called #biosolids, in the nation’s food system. But the #EPA tossed out its scientific research.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/trump-pfas-sewage-farm-fertilizer
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Nonilex
Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 16, 2026
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The scale, which runs from 0 to 500, was designed by the #EPA & measures the density of five different #pollutants in the #air: ground-level #ozone, #particulates, #CarbonMonoxide, #NitrogenDioxide & #SulfurDioxide. Several spots in northeastern Minnesota, closest to the fires recorded had AQI readings well into the “hazardous” range on Wednesday. #wildfires #PublicHealth #AirQuality #pollution #air #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
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DoomsdaysCW
DoomsdaysCW @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · Jul 15, 2026
Written back when the #US #EPA cared about #CleanAir! Do-It-Yourself #AirCleaners: Making Cleaner Air More Accessible Published September 6, 2023 "Everyone should have the right to breathe clean air. However, during wildfires, the cost and availability of clean air technologies and reliable power sources can create challenges for people trying to protect their health from wildfire smoke. Recognizing these barriers, EPA and other health, environmental, and nonprofit organizations have provided instructions and materials for creating do-it-yourself (#DIY) air cleaners. DIY air cleaners are a more affordable and accessible alternative to commercial versions and can be constructed using a box fan and a high-efficiency home air filter. Securing the filter to the fan creates an effective, simple air cleaning system. "This DIY solution filters out smoke particles and improves indoor air quality, but its use has raised key questions about the devices’ safety and effectiveness. EPA scientists and their colleagues are conducting research to answer these questions. " 'This research was highly anticipated, particularly by EPA’s western regions, who have suffered from terrible wildfire smoke for years without the ability to recommend more affordable air filtering options to the public,' noted Meredith Bauer, Assistant Director of EPA Region 9’s Air and Radiation Division. 'It is important that we develop tools that allow everyone to protect themselves and their families when wildfire smoke is in the air.' " Learn more [includes diagrams and instructions]: https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/do-it-yourself-air-cleaners-making-cleaner-air-more-accessible Archived version: https://archive.ph/6USXC #AirQuality #DIYAirFilters #WildfireSmoke #Northeast #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #HEPAFilters #CorsiRosenthalBox
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Mirabeaulacht
Pauline @Mirabeaulacht@fnordon.de · Jul 13, 2026
Kaum ist die #ePa da, bekommen auch schon mit den Betriebsärztys die ersten bis jetzt Unbefugten ungefragt Zugriff auf die Patientendaten. Natürlich im optout Verfahren. Schweigen als Zustimmung: Betriebsärzte sollen Zugriff auf die ePA bekommen - Golem.de https://www.golem.de/news/schweigen-als-zustimmung-betriebsaerzte-sollen-zugriff-auf-die-epa-bekommen-2607-210618.html
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TheBadPlace
The Bad Place @TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Jul 13, 2026
CounterPunch.org | The Troubling Precedent of Federal Immunity for Corporate Pollution by Matt Sedlar AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The article reports that the Department of Justice has asked a federal court to dismiss the NAACP’s lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI over its “Colossus” gas‑turbine plant, arguing that the turbines are essential for data centers that run the AI tool Grok—deemed critical to U.S. military operations in Iran—and that federal policy, national‑security interests, and the public‑interest outweigh local environmental concerns, even asserting that citizens lack standing to sue under the Clean Air Act. The case stems from complaints by residents of Memphis’s predominantly Black Boxtown neighborhood, who say the methane‑burning turbines emit nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and carbon monoxide linked to asthma, heart disease and cancer, with measured pollutant levels rising sharply after the plant’s installation. The DOJ’s stance mirrors a recent Supreme Court ruling in Plaquemines v. Chevron, which framed corporate environmental liabilities as federal matters when tied to government contracts, potentially granting corporations a special shield that weakens local regulatory power. The article warns that such precedents could erode community protections against corporate pollution unless state regulators or a more environmentally focused administration intervene. Read more: https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/06/29/the-troubling-precedent-of-federal-immunity-for-corporate-pollution/ #ElonMusk #xAI #NAACP #EPA #environment
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BenjaminKlein
BenjaminK @BenjaminKlein@mastodon.nu · Jul 12, 2026
We need a global ban on PFAs for general use, but the industry has bought out the politicians. Until then stop buying their products, I've had my cast iron pans for over a decade and will never buy a non-stick teflon pan every again. https://www.seriouseats.com/best-cast-iron-skillet #pfas #foreverchemicals #epa #castiron #cooking
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Miro_Collas
Miro Collas @Miro_Collas@masto.ai · Jul 11, 2026
‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining | Trump administration | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/epa-rollback-endangered-habitats-logging-mining "The Trump administration repealed a crucial part of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Friday, finalizing a new rule that will open habitats of imperiled wildlife to development, logging, mining and other uses." #Environment #Nature #Deforestation #Trump #RightWing #EPA #PropertyRights
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bkastl
Bianca Kastl @bkastl@mastodon.social · Jul 08, 2026
Standardmäßiger Zugriff auf die #ePA braucht zwar immer einen Behandlungskontext (diesen herzustellen ist ein anderes Thema sicherheitstechnisch), allerdings halte ich die soziale Konsequenz doch eher schwierig. Im Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst habe ich im analogen Prozess viel mit expliziten Schweigeplichtsentbindungen zu tun. Eben weil das immer noch etwas anderes ist, auf Behandlungsdaten zuzugreifen. Es gibt also im realen Arbeiten eine bewusste Schwelle bisher. https://www.golem.de/news/schweigen-als-zustimmung-betriebsaerzte-sollen-zugriff-auf-die-epa-bekommen-2607-210618.html
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ProPublica
ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social · Jun 16, 2026
NEW: Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit. Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane. https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-methane-jeffery-hildebrand-hilcorp-oil-regulations?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #Oil #Climate #ClimateChange #Methane #Trump #EPA #Gas #Regulation #Environment
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ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social · Jun 08, 2026
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NEW: Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down.” https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-jim-justice-doj-southern-coal-investigation-west-virginia #news #government #doj #trump #westvirginia #EPA
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bich
Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space · Apr 01, 2026
"About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found." https://apnews.com/article/epa-superfund-sites-toxic-risk-flooding-wildfires-4c7ed2ab7b9d53335b86b75ae6cb9374 #PublicHealth #environment #climate #toxins #chemicals #EPA
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nofollownoindex
Flauschfläche :antifa: @nofollownoindex@mastodon.trueten.de · Feb 18, 2026
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@heiseonline@social.heise.de no #ePA no cry!
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