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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 ...
Nov 30, 2023
Forest “friendly bacteria” schools boost children’s immune systems
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First developed in Denmark in the early 1950s, forest schools have been steadily gaining momentum across the globe over the past two decades...
Nov 27, 2023
Finland will be self-sufficient in electricity within a year or two, says minister
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In Eurajoki, Finland a new facility has come online that can produce clean energy 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Expected to meet 14% of...
Sep 9, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy Invests $61 Million to Fund 31 Applied Research, Development and Demonstration Projects to Advance Clean Manufacturing
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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) selected 31 projects led by national...
Sep 5, 2023
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says
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Hong Kong CNN — Ten years ago, China's capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded near...
77% of young Americans too fat, mentally ill, on drugs and more to join military, Pentagon study finds
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A Pentagon study revealed that 77 percent of young Americans do not qualify for military service without a waiver due to being overweight,...
Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes, potential for serious health consequences, including Alzheimer’s
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Neuroscience, Pharmacy Professor Jaime Ross' study finds 'widespread' infiltration, potential for serious health consequence...
Aug 14, 2023
Air pollution linked to rise in antibiotic resistance that imperils human health
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( The Guardian ) Air pollution is helping to drive a rise in antibiotic resistance that poses a significant threat to human health world...
Jul 31, 2023
EPA Awards $1.3M in Research Funding to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to Develop Nanosensors to Detect Pesticides and Mitigate Their Harmful Impacts
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WASHINGTON (July 31, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $1.3 million in funding to a team of resea...
Jun 7, 2023
Recycling study finds that one facility may emit 3 million pounds of microplastics a year.
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(WIRED) The plastics industry has long hyped recycling, even though it is well aware that it's been a failure. Worldwide, only 9 percent...
Jun 5, 2023
US Department of Labor announces more than $12M in grant funding available for worker safety, health training grants
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OSHA.GOV – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of more than $12.7 million in funding to make more good jobs avai...
Jun 3, 2023
Benzene Found in 80% of Sunscreens tested
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Benzene, which has been linked to blood cancers, was reported in 2021 in a large number of sunscreens and after-sun products that were ind...
May 30, 2023
Every raindrop has PFAS in it, and ALL The Stuff in Your Home That Contain PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
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TIME: According to tests commissioned by the consumer watchdog site Mamavation and the green group Environmental Health News , a random s...
May 23, 2023
EU restricts PFAS in consumer products
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Several regulatory actions are being taken to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products in the EU. These ...
Fatal fall rate more than doubled in about two decades
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Based on death certificate data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the research found that fatal falls in this ...
May 17, 2023
U.S. States Regulate PFAS in Consumer Products
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UL - In the United States, due to the lack of federal regulations banning the use of PFAS in consumer products, many state legislatures ar...
May 15, 2023
U.S. EPA Proposes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limitations for New and Existing Electric Generating Units
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") yesterday announced a proposed rule to limit greenhouse gas ("GHG")...
May 7, 2023
High Levels Of Toxic Metals Found In Widely Consumed Drinks: Study
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A new study has found that some commonly consumed beverages such as fruit juice and artificial soda contain levels of toxic metals inclu...
May 5, 2023
New PFAS Fish Consumption Advisory For Green Bay And Associated Tributaries
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced a new PFAS-based consump...
Apr 22, 2023
Google is actively deleting science
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I have noticed I can not find articles I and other scientists have published. Now I am getting notices from Google that published, pier revi...
Apr 6, 2023
The AASTM ASTM 1527-21 for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is evaluated every 8 years.
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ASTM 1527-21 is now in effect. The ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is evaluated every eight years. The most r...
Mar 27, 2023
EPA Proposes First National PFAS Drinking Water Standards
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On March 14, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulati...
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