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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 […]
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) […]
04/20/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
More than half the world’s agricultural land is at risk of pesticide pollution, experts warn
New research revealed that 64 percent of global agricultural land is at risk while 31 percent is at high risk of pesticide pollution due to the widespread use of pesticides. According to the research published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Asia had the most land at risk with 1.9 million square miles – mostly in China, Japan, Malaysia and the […]
04/12/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Harmful algal blooms can release lethal neurotoxins in the air, scientists warn
For the first time, researchers detected traces of a lethal toxin released by algal blooms in the air near a pond in Massachusetts. The discovery suggests that the neurotoxin called anatoxin-a (ATX) has the potential to become airborne. The researchers have reported the discovery in a paper published Thursday, April 1, in Lake and Reservoir Management. Harmful algal […]
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