Health Agencies Develop New Tool for Measuring Impacts of Pollution on Humans

Federal health agencies have introduced a geographic-driven tool to help public health officials determine communities where human health is most compromised by environmental burdens such as pollution and poor environmental conditions.  The Environmental Justice Index measures the cumulative impacts of environmental burden combined with pre-existing health conditions and social factors and provides a single environmental […]
Posted on by Lauren Grey

Department of Energy Funding Efforts to Strengthen Critical Materials Supply Chain

The Department of Energy announced that it issued a request for information on the development and implementation of a $675 million Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercialization Program on behalf of the Biden-Harris administration. The initiative seeks to address vulnerabilities in the domestic critical materials supply chain and will draw its funding from the […]
Posted on by Michael Hill

Senator Proposes New Agency to Collate, Manage Public Health Data

Sen. Mitt Romney has proposed creating a new agency that would be tasked with improving health data access, securing infectious disease intelligence and strengthening public health preparedness. According to a press release from Romney, the proposed Center for Public Health Data would collect electronic information from agencies, laboratories, clinics and hospitals. The organization would also […]
Posted on by Lawrence Carter

DOE Seeks Feedback on Planned $750M Investment in Clean Energy Manufacturing

The Department of Energy has issued a request for information seeking public feedback on its plan to invest $750 million to support clean energy manufacturers and transition coal workers to cleaner jobs. Funded by the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program seeks to revitalize communities affected by the […]
Posted on by Robert Johnson