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05/27/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Pregnant women are being exposed to more dangerous industrial chemicals, warn researchers
Research suggests that exposure to harmful chemicals can cause many health problems in people of all ages. And according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, pregnant women are being exposed to more dangerous industrial chemicals. These harmful chemicals include parabens, pesticides and plastics, along with “replacement chemicals” for substances like […]
05/25/2022
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By Zoey Sky
Humans are releasing more chemical and plastic pollution into the environment than Earth can handle, warn researchers
Plastic pollution is a huge environmental problem. According to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, people are “currently releasing more chemical and plastic pollution into the environment than Earth can support.” Researchers from the Stockholm Resilience Center (SRC) at Stockholm University conducted the study, which is the first of its kind. Study findings showed […]
05/17/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Scientists explain how sunscreen can cause harm to coral reefs
Scientists have known long ago that sunscreens negatively impact coral reefs, but they weren’t sure why or how – until now. A group of environmental chemists and biologists finally came up with an explanation for why common chemicals like oxybenzone are causing problems for ocean life. They found that corals absorb oxybenzone and convert them into […]
04/14/2022
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By News Editors
‘They tried to kill me,’ biologist who exposed dangers of Roundup weed killer tells RFK, Jr.
French biologist Gilles-Éric Séralini and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., chairman and chief legal counsel of Children’s Health Defense have something in common: They’ve both devoted a portion of their careers to exposing the toxicity of Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller. (Article by Susan C. Olmstead republished from ChildrensHealthDefense.org) The two met for the first time on “RFK Jr. The Defender […]
12/27/2021
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By Matthew Davis
Conservation advocates oppose plan to carpet bomb picturesque Farallon Islands with “super-toxic rat poison”
Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall and Ocean Foundation senior fellow Richard Charter opposed the plan to carpet bomb Farallon Islands in an unprecedented effort to control the mouse population. Goodall said dropping “super-toxic rat poison” will “inflict pain and suffering on a great many sentient animals.” The picturesque, rocky islands are home to seabirds, seals and […]
12/16/2021
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By Ethan Huff
Cost of doing business? Monsanto pleads guilty to 30 environmental crimes, agrees to pay measly $12 million fine
The Monsanto Company agreed to plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes related to the use of a pesticide on cornfields in Hawaii, court documents filed in the state earlier this month show. Monsanto admitted in a plea agreement that it committed 30 misdemeanor crimes related to the use of a glufosinate ammonium-based product sold under […]
11/22/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Forever chemicals found to be significantly more toxic than previously thought
A new study from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that forever chemicals are even more toxic than scientists initially believed. The agency said that it was asking the Scientific Advisory Board to review scientific documents about the health impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). […]
10/06/2021
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By Mary Villareal
NEW BOOK: Julian Cribb talks about how chemicals are killing people in, “Earth Detox”
Book author Julian Cribb reminds people of the Anthropocene – the age in which human actions occur at a scale that changes the Earth and its systems. “Ours is a poisoned world, its system infused with the substances we deliberately or inadvertently produce in the course of extracting, making, using, burning, or discarding the many […]
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 […]
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