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HHS Announces Phase 1 Winners in Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge

The press release announces 12 winners in the first phase of the $1 million Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge. ....

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These groups are helping change climate policy in Orange County

A few Orange County cities have moved forward with plans to combat climate change, though advocates contend that the county lags behind the rest of the region. ....

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Health officials change their definition of lead poisoning in children ages 1 to 5

The more stringent standard announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will more than double the number of kids with worrisome levels of the toxic metal in their blood. ....

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What will Santa Ana do to keep low-income and Latino residents safe from toxic lead?

Patricia Flores grew up gardening with her dad in their Santa Ana home. She didn't know then that she was being exposed to potentially toxic levels of lead that lie in the soils of low-income and predominately Latino neighborhoods in Santa Ana. ....

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