More than 90 percent of the country’s coal plants are contaminating water across 43 states, according to a new report. And nearly half of them … 90% of all U.S. coal plants are contaminating groundwaterRead more
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Eating Too Much Protein Makes Pollutant Problem in the U.S.
In the U.S., people eat more protein than they need to. And though it might not be bad for human health, this excess does pose … Eating Too Much Protein Makes Pollutant Problem in the U.S.Read more
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Fashion’s Dirty Little Secret
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Link between air pollution and child brain development strengthened
Air pollution is not just a problem for lungs. Increasingly, research suggests air pollution can influence childhood behavioral problems and even IQ. A new study … Link between air pollution and child brain development strengthenedRead more
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Multi-layered strategies needed to protect public health from oil and gas drilling impacts
Efforts to mitigate the potentially harmful effects of oil and gas drilling are often focused on single measures, such as increasing setbacks, the minimum allowable … Multi-layered strategies needed to protect public health from oil and gas drilling impactsRead more
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Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts
Almost 2,000 times more particle pollution is produced by tire wear than is pumped out of the exhausts of modern cars, tests have shown. The … Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhaustsRead more
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Noise from Road traffic in European cities
Road traffic is the main source of environmental noise. Previous research has linked environmental noise to a range of adverse health effects: sleep disturbance, annoyance, … Noise from Road traffic in European citiesRead more
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How the chemicals industry’s pollution slipped under the radar
It’s one of the biggest industries in the world, consumes more than 10% of fossil fuels produced globally and emits an estimated 3.3 gigatons of … How the chemicals industry’s pollution slipped under the radarRead more
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The plastics you throw away are poisoning the world’s eggs and World’s Poor eating that
Eggs eaten by some of the world’s poorest people are being poisoned by plastic waste from rich countries like Canada and the U.S., new research … The plastics you throw away are poisoning the world’s eggs and World’s Poor eating thatRead more