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Study: California’s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions
The Guardian: California’s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions, study says. Toxic particles spewed by wildfires resulted in 10 times as many respiratory-illness related hospitalizations as other types of pollution, researchers found.
The thick, grey wildfire smoke that shrouds California each autumn and […]
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Study: 3 Articles on Plastic Waste
Orion Magazine: The Nature of Plastics. Explorations at the edge of the artificial. EARLY IN 2004, a buoy was released into the waters off Argentina. Half of the buoy was dark and the other light, like a planet in relief. The buoy sailed east, accompanied by the vastness of the […]
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DeSmogBlog, March 6, 2021
Articles include: PA Families Exposed to High Levels of O&G Chemicals, Report Finds; UN Condemn Expanding Petrochemical Industry in Louisiana; Fracking Companies Admit Shale Was a Bad Bet; New IEA Data World on Path to Resume Business-as-Usual’; Climate Disinformation Database:
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Insecticide known for killing pollinators found in deer across Minnesota
Star Tribune: Insecticide known for killing pollinators found in deer across Minnesota. DNR says more research is needed on the insecticides’ possible effect on herds.
Powerful insecticides are turning up in deer in nearly every corner of Minnesota, raising concerns that the ubiquitous chemicals may be keeping fawns from surviving to […]
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There’s a clear fix to helping Black communities fight pollution
Vox: There’s a clear fix to helping Black communities fight pollution. Industrial pollution has sickened and poisoned Black communities for decades. Environmental justice experts have a solution to stop this.
Over the past three decades, roughly 150 chemical plants and refineries have been building facilities up and down the 85-mile stretch of […]
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Study: Plastic Toys Finds Over 100 Substances That May Harm Children
Science Alert: Huge, Global Study of Plastic Toys Finds Over 100 Substances That May Harm Children.
The potential health risks of chemicals used in plastic toys have had scientists concerned for years, but new research reveals just how widespread the risk of harm to children remains.
In an international study, researchers assessed […]
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Fractured: Buffered from fracking but still battling pollution
Inside Climate News: Fractured: Buffered from fracking but still battling pollution. A statewide network of fracking and conventional wells, pipelines, and petrochemical plants closes in on communities.
This is part 4 of our 4-part series, “Fractured,” an investigation of fracking chemicals in the air, water, and people […]
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Fractured: Distrustful of frackers, abandoned by regulators
The Daily Climate: Fractured: Distrustful of frackers, abandoned by regulators. “I was a total cheerleader for this industry at the beginning. Now I just want to make sure no one else makes the same mistake I did. It has ruined my life.”
his is part 3 of our 4-part series, […]
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Fractured: The stress of being surrounded
The Daily Climate: Fractured: The stress of being surrounded. Jane Worthington moved her grandkids to protect them from oil and gas wells—but it didn’t work. In US fracking communities, the industry’s pervasiveness causes social strain and mental health problems.
This is part 2 of our 4-part series, “
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