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Study: A potential breakthrough replacement for petroleum-based plastic
This Yazle Environment 360 article discusses a potential breakthrough replacement for petroleum-based plastic. Scientists at Ohio State University say they have developed a viable alternative to petroleum-based plastic food packaging by using natural tree-based rubber. According to the researchers, the new biodegradable material holds promise for fighting the world’s growing plastic pollution problem, […]
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Three decades after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Alaska’s coast faces an even bigger threat – climate change
This High Country News article discusses how, 3 decades after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Alaska’s coast faces an even bigger threat. Climate change is damaging ecosystems that never had the chance to recover.
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A Fracking-Driven Industrial Boom Renews Pollution Concerns in Pittsburgh
This Yale Environment 360 article discusses how a fracking-driven boom renews pollution concerns in Pittsburgh. Once known as the Steel City, Pittsburgh is shedding its polluted past and embracing a rebirth built on health care, education, and technology. But the region’s surging fracking industry is attracting a $6 billion ethane […]
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Study: Spinach, strawberries and kale – the most pesticide-tainted produce
This Environmental Health News article discusses the need to eliminate pesticides. Spinach, strawberries and kale top annual report on the most pesticide-tainted produce. Annual analysis finds almost 70 percent of U.S. fruits and vegetables have pesticide residues. If you’re going to buy organic, strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines and apples might be […]
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Pesticides: Roundup and Monsanto and the links to cancer
These articles discuss the link between roundup (glyphosphate) and cancer:
Scientists Found Worrisome New Evidence About Roundup and Cancer. Major regulatory agencies in the United States and Canada have concluded that glyphosate is not carcinogenic. But the chemical remains under scrutiny. Just weeks before the start of the Hardeman trial, several […]
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The Toxic Consequences of America’s Plastics Boom
This The Nation article discusses the toxic consequences of America’s plastics boom. Thanks to fracking, petrochemicals giants are poised to make the plastic pollution crisis much, much worse.
The dump trucks aren’t real, but the trash is. No one knows exactly how much plastic leaks into the oceans every year, but one […]
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Studies (multiple): Pesticides and poisons we live with that hurt us
The following articles discuss just how pervasive chemicals are in the environment and how it is affecting our health.
PA Scientists: The Toxic Chemicals Our Agency Won’t Regulate Are Definitely in Our Drinking Water. The study is here.
Roundup (glyphosate) ‘raises risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by […]
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Study: Exposure to Glyphosate-based herbicides raise the risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
This study shows how exposure to Glyphosate-Based Herbicides and Risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Meta-Analysis and Supporting Evidence. Roundup is dangerous and should be banned.
An article discusses HOW A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE PESTICIDE EXPOSURE IN CHILDREN. A decades-long […]
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DeSmogBlog
DeSmogBlog addresses the following:
How This Oil Refiners Group Rallied GOP Governors’ Support for Trump’s Rollback of Auto Standards
Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction Amid High Waters, Permit Violations
Oregon Again a Battlefield for Fracked Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove LNG Terminal
Mining Director Ian Plimer Misrepresents […]
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A New Tactic In The War Against Plastic Waste
This article discusses a new tactic in the war against plastic waste. Try this: Write a list of every piece of plastic you touch in a day. The author did, but stopped counting at 56 items.
What’s the alternative? Is it feasible to persuade the wealthiest, most profitable corporations in the world […]
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