Plastic pollution, explained - EHN
Jun 4, 2020 · What is throwaway culture? Food in disposable plastic packaging is a common sight in grocery stores. Throwaway culture is a modern phenomenon that was slowly impressed upon the consumer after the Great Depression and war-era years of frugality.
Residents say Pennsylvania has failed communities after state …
Sep 23, 2024 · Dimock, Pennsylvania, resident holds up well water sample from near a fracking well. Last year Pennsylvania Department of Health researchers found that residents living near fracking wells were more likely to experience childhood cancer, severe …
What is environmental health? - EHN
Jul 21, 2022 · What is an example of environmental health? Living near factories or heavy traffic worsens air quality and leads to health impacts on the lungs and heart.
Federal funding injects $50M into Great Salt Lake recovery
Dec 4, 2024 · The Great Salt Lake just scored $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act, marking the largest-ever federal investment to help restore the struggling ecosystem and bring water back to this critical western landmark.Kyle Dunphey reports for Utah News Dispatch.In short:Utah received $50 million to ...
2024 election: Two radically different visions for environment, health
Nov 5, 2024 · 2024 election environment, health news Our newsroom has been gathering the top articles and information about how these two visions of American environmental health could impact you.
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Proposed bill seeks to ban single-use plastic foam products in US
Mar 18, 2024 · Expanded polystyrene, or EPS—erroneously referred to as Styrofoam, a trademarked material used in construction—is a fossil-fuel-derived plastic comprised of approximately 98% air and 2% plastic beads.
Wetland protections remain bogged down in mystery - EHN
Oct 25, 2024 · It is mind-bog-gling, syllable pun intended, that scientists still do not know how many wetlands lost protection in last year’s crippling of the Clean Water Act by the Supreme Court.. A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science said the range of possible protection loss is between a fifth of nontidal wetlands to nearly all of them.. Lead author Adam Gold, a watershed researcher for the ...
Court likely to uphold EPA’s tougher soot standards - EHN
Dec 18, 2024 · Federal judges appear ready to back the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to tighten soot pollution limits, reversing a Trump-era policy and prioritizing public health.Sean Reilly reports for E&E; News.In short:The EPA cut the annual soot exposure limit from 12 to 9 micrograms per cubi...
Bayer’s new Roundup products more toxic than prior formulations, …
Oct 23, 2024 · This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission.. New types of Roundup weed killing products marketed to U.S. consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy ...