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Pollution & Toxins

Polar bear on sea ice
Pollution & Toxins

PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere: Here’s What That Means for Wildlife

Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
March 20, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
Pollution & Toxins

Countdown to the Next East Palestine?

Train derailments and chemical disasters could happen in any community — even yours.
March 1, 2023
by
John R. Platt
Train derailments and chemical disasters could happen in any community — even yours.
air pollution
Pollution & Toxins

The Fight Against Deadly Soot

The health risks from tiny airborne particulate matter may soon face stricter federal regulation. But improving air quality remains a complex challenge.
October 31, 2022
by
Tim Lydon
The health risks from tiny airborne particulate matter may soon face stricter federal regulation. But improving air quality remains a complex challenge.
Plastic factory
Pollution & Toxins

Collision Course: Will the Plastics Treaty Slow the Plastics Rush?

A massive new plastics plant will soon start operating in Pennsylvania, even as support grows for international limits on plastic production.
August 10, 2022
by
Tim Lydon
A massive new plastics plant will soon start operating in Pennsylvania, even as support grows for international limits on plastic production.
A cleanup event around the Tigirs River in Baghdad
Pollution & Toxins

Could Cleaning the Tigris River Help Repair Iraq’s Damaged Reputation?

One man’s mission to remove trash from the polluted river in Baghdad has inspired a nationwide movement that shows how environmental efforts inspire peace.
July 7, 2022
by
Katarzyna Rybarczyk
One man’s mission to remove trash from the polluted river in Baghdad has inspired a nationwide movement that shows how environmental efforts inspire peace.
Tall building in foreground with trees and domed structure at power plant in background
Pollution & Toxins

Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants Caught in the Crossfire of War With Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered fears of another nuclear power disaster in the region, 36 years after the world’s largest nuclear accident. 
May 2, 2022
by
Jordan Gass-Poore’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered fears of another nuclear power disaster in the region, 36 years after the world’s largest nuclear accident. 
Gas flare and fields of hay
Pollution & Toxins

Gas Flaring Can Harm People 60 Miles Away, Study Finds

Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.
March 18, 2022
by
Hannah Grover
Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.
Brookhaven landfill protest
Pollution & Toxins

‘We’re Taking Action Into Our Own Hands’ — A Community Stands Against a Landfill

Long Island residents and their allies seek environmental justice after decades of pollution.
October 13, 2021
by
Erica Cirino
Long Island residents and their allies seek environmental justice after decades of pollution.
Wall Street
Pollution & Toxins

Study: Financial Markets Ignore Environmental Damage

Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible progress.
July 12, 2021
by
Lilah Burke
Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible progress.
plastic debris in the tide line of the beach
Pollution & Toxins

5 Things to Know About Plastic Pollution and How to Stop It

Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.
March 17, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Researchers continue to find new information about how widespread plastic pollution has become, but also how we can help stem the tide.

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