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Nov 21, 2024

(The uardian) Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up’

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Companies such as ExxonMobil, Dow, Shell, TotalEnergies and ChevronPhillips have only diverted 0.1% of the plastic they produced since 2019 ...

EPA Launches New Initiative to Tackle PFAS, Identify Emerging Contaminants in Water

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EPA - November 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a new, no-cost technical assistance effort focused on reducing exp...
Nov 14, 2024

Some good news: Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by 37 percent below 1990 levels

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Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union fell by eight percent last year — to 37 percent below 1990 levels — according to a new report...

A world without OSHA: Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion giga-project The Line reaches new milestone after reports that 21,000 workers had died

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NEWSWEEK: The largest construction project in Saudi Arabia has reached a new milestone amid growing concerns about the nation's work...
Oct 7, 2024

Reduction of daily-use parabens and phthalates reverses accumulation of cancer-associated phenotypes within disease-free breast tissue of study subjects

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October 1st marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer and promoting ea...
Oct 2, 2024

Weekend warriors and regular exercisers had a lower risk of developing over 200 different diseases

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SOURCE — For those who struggle to find time for daily workouts, a new study brings welcome news: cramming your exercise into weekends may b...
Sep 5, 2024

Invitation to Join the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC)

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Join the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) for their first " Ask Me Anything" interview with Dr. John Warne...
Aug 28, 2024

​Living in a tree-filled neighborhood may be as beneficial to the heart as regular exercise

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NBC News - Living in a tree-filled neighborhood may be as beneficial to the heart as regular exercise, new research shows. Researchers at t...
Aug 16, 2024

US Landfills one of the country’s biggest sources of PFAS pollution

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Landfills in the United States one of the country's biggest sources of pollution  have been found to contain large amounts of toxic per-...
Aug 14, 2024

​Rate Of Cancer Deaths Projected To Increase by 93 Percent In Men In 2050

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By 2050, the number of new cancer deaths for men globally is expected to reach 10.5 million, a 93 percent increase. Additionally, the nu...
Aug 9, 2024

​EPA Invokes Emergency Ban on Pesticide - first time in 40 years!

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On Tuesday the EPA issued an emergency stop order on the use of an herbicide called dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal) due ...
Aug 5, 2024

Generation X and millennials are at an increased risk of developing certain cancers compared with older generations

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Washington Post - Generation X and millennials are at an increased risk of developing certain cancers compared with older generations, a...
Aug 1, 2024

EPA Celebrates the 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), is pleased to announce ...
Jun 18, 2024

Help Butterflies, Bees And Other Pollinators During Pollinator Week

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to help native pollinators during Pollinator Week, June 17...
Jun 14, 2024

Air in Louisiana More Toxic Than Previously Thought

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The presence of a dangerous chemical in the air of southeast Louisiana, is far greater than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimat...
May 6, 2024

Conservation Efforts Are Succeeding Overall at Slowing Biodiversity Loss, Global Study Confirms

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A first-of-its-kind study that analyzed hundreds of conservation actions around the world has confirmed that efforts toward preserving ...
Apr 21, 2024

​EPA issues new drinking water standard for PFAS

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Earlier this month the EPA enacted it's first new federal drinking water standard in over 20 years for PFAS. This new standard will requ...

EPA Takes Action to Maintain Public Health Protections for Communities Near Stationary Combustion Turbines

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition to remove stationary combustion turbines from the list of sources subject t...
Apr 10, 2024

DNR, DHS Respond To EPA’s Announcement Of Maximum Contaminant Levels For PFAS In Drinking Water

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WDNR - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced new enforceable federal standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl su...

For communities near chemical plants, EPA's new air pollution rule spells relief

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The new regulation is aimed at reducing the risk of cancer for people who live close to plants emitting toxic chemicals. The Environmental P...
Apr 2, 2024

EPA Warns Farmworkers about Risks of Dacthal

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WASHINGTON — April 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing its next steps to protect people from the herbicide dimeth...
Mar 26, 2024

EPA issues PFAS test order as part of National Testing Strategy

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the fourth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test order requiring t...
Mar 5, 2024

Endangered species, the “insect apocalypse” Death by a thousand cuts

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Insects comprise much of the animal biomass linking primary producers and consumers, as well as higher-level consumers in freshwater and...
Mar 4, 2024

EPA finalizes stronger safety standards to protect at-risk communities from chemical accidents

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing finalized amendments to the Risk Management Program to further protect a...
Mar 1, 2024

A simple way to get microplastics out of your water

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New research found that boiling drinking water can remove up to nearly 90 percent of microplastics. "This study is aimed to stimulate m...

​World’s largest review finds direct associations with higher risks of cancer, heart disease and early death linked to Ultra-processed food

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Ultra-processed food (UPF), "often chemically manipulated cheap ingredients" and "made palatable and attractive by using comb...
Feb 27, 2024

​Very cool: plants trees stalling effects of global warming in eastern US.

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(The Guardian) Trees provide innumerable benefits to the world, from food to shelter to oxygen, but researchers have now found their dramati...
Feb 20, 2024

EPA Issues Regulation Strengthening Air Quality Standards for PM 2.5

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to strengthen the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for fine...
Jan 23, 2024

EPA Proposes New Waste Combustion Emissions Limits Under the Clean Air Act

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Proposed rules would increase the stringency of Clean Air Act standards applicable to facilities that burn 250 tons or more of municipal...
Jan 10, 2024

​Benzene Public Health Report

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Excellent report on the struggle to get industries to control benzene, whose substitution with safer solvents was urged by Dr. Alice Hamilto...
Dec 23, 2023

Wisconsin DNR Halts Efforts to Set PFAS Groundwater Standards, Concedes Legislative Action Will Be Required for Adoption of Proposed Standards

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Michael Best - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and Gov. Tony Evers halted rulemaking to establish Chapter NR 140 grou...
Dec 3, 2023

​Boeing 787 flys from London to New York powered solely by animal waste; approach could reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation industry by 70% (More)

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(AP) The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a ...

To protect kids, EPA wants total removal of lead pipes for the first time

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(The Washington Post) The proposed rule, aimed at reducing exposure to a potent neurotoxin, would require water systems nationwide to replac...

Bacteria that consumes greenhouse gases

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(The Guardian) Typically, this group of bacteria thrive in environments with high levels of methane (between 5,000 and 10,000 parts per ...

Music can reduce pain.

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According to a 2023 study by scientists at McGill University in Montreal, listening to your favorite music reduces pain by one point on a ...