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09/10/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Potomac River contains “astronomical levels” of forever chemicals, studies say
Citizens in Washington, D.C., are exposed to toxins in their daily lives, and the government is consistently looking the other way. In late July, the District of Columbia’s Statehood Green Party sent a letter to the Director of Washington D.C. Department of Energy & Environment, Tommy Wells, warning him of unregulated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) […]
09/09/2021
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By Mary Villareal
UK wastewater plants allowed to dump untreated sewage due to shortage of chemicals
United Kingdom authorities waived the rules on the treatment of sewage due to the shortage of required chemicals. The government told wastewater plants that they may be able to discharge liquid waste that has not been fully treated due to the disruption caused by “supply chain failure” — or lack of truck drivers. Sewage is already […]
09/09/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Pro-environment? Thousands attend Extinction Rebellion protest in London, leaving behind 120 tons of TRASH in the streets
Extinction Rebellion, a radical environmental campaigning group, left 120 tons of trash on the streets of London that cost the city £50,000 ($68,910) to clean up when they took over the capital. The group shut down major roads and streets in London in October 2019 in an attempt to encourage the government to tackle climate change, […]
09/08/2021
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By Mary Villareal
People are still routinely exposed to aluminum … and it’s in more than just food
German officials recently reported that exposure to aluminum compounds in food has been decreasing, yet we are still ingesting more of it than what is deemed safe. Our regular exposure to and ingestion of aluminum compounds come from daily products that include food, cosmetics, baking tools and aluminum foil. Scientists say that aluminum compounds are […]
09/07/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Big lifters: Bees can carry almost their own bodyweight back to the hive when in “economy mode”
A recent study found that bumblebees, the plump, fuzzy relatives of honey bees, are actually heavy lifters, able to fly back to their hive with almost their own body weight in nectar. The study, conducted by scientists at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) showed that bees can fly using an “economy mode” that uses less energy […]
09/06/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Forever chemicals are also present in the air – study
New studies show that toxic forever chemicals are present in the air we breathe. New research developed a way to measure the presence of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in indoor air and found these substances in several locations, such as kindergarten classrooms, offices, laboratories, and even in the home. Food and water are […]
09/02/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Hurricane Ida ravages New Orleans, exposing power grid weakness
More than a million people across Louisiana are without power on Tuesday, with reports indicating that it could take weeks for the electricity to come back on. Thousands of miles of transmission lines were damaged in the wake of Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 hurricane that raised questions about how New Orleans and other coastal […]
08/26/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Individuals across England to benefit from energy-efficient social homes
Tens of thousands of individuals across England are set to benefit from warmer and greener social homes as social housing providers were given the chance to bid for government funding to make major improvements to their stocks. This is part of a wider £9 billion commitment from the government to increase the energy proficiency of homes, […]
08/25/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Monsanto ordered to pay $87M following reckless disregard of Roundup verdict
The 1st Appellate District in the Court of Appeals for California rejected a bid from Bayer-owned Monsanto to overturn its decision, indicating that Monsanto acted with “reckless disregard” against its cancer-causing weed killer, Roundup. The appeals court in San Francisco refused to overturn the 2019 verdict, in which a jury awarded over $2 billion to […]
08/23/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Bottled water is up to 3,500 times worse for the planet than tap water
A study has found that bottled water is about 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water. Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) studied the numbers to find how badly bottled water can impact the environment. The study focused on Barcelona, Spain, which is home to around 1.35 million people, about 60 percent […]
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