Environmental Health News

The official newsroom of Environmental Health Sciences, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that drives science into public discussion & policy.

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NO TO SINGLE-USE! 🥤🥡

Single-use items represent a massive design failure, creating a legacy of pollution that recycling alone cannot fix.

#ChooseReuse! What's one thing you do to avoid single-use? Share it in the comments!

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Webinar: FCC & Congressional Proposals To Strip Local Control Over Cell Towers
What communities & local officials need to know about proposed rulemaking limiting local authority over cell tower placement.
Monday Dec. 8 at 8:30 pm
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A nation-wide study of U.S. adults published in the Annals of Medicine found that markers of exposure to phthalate plasticizers were associated with changes in kidney function.
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A recent study by Yale researchers found that exposure to wireless radiofrequency radiation — emitted by cell phones and Wi-Fi — interfered with neurodevelopment and increased the expression of autism-related genes in laboratory models of the fetal brain.
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Webinar: FCC & Congressional Proposals To Strip Local Control Over Cell Towers
What communities & local officials need to know about proposed rulemaking limiting local authority over cell tower placement.
Monday Dec. 8 at 8:30 pm
Register at the link below
https://t.co/Ah9AJ8w8vY

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In a recent opinion paper, @FIGOHQ addresses how exposures to environmental toxics — including endocrine disrupting chemicals — have a wide range of impacts on reproductive health, and how clinicians can play a role in protecting patients.
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A recent study published in Environmental Science and Technology found a strong association between the presence of lead service lines (LSLs) and children’s elevated blood lead levels in two U.S. cities: Cincinnati, Ohio and Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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According to a recent study published in the Journal of Chromatography A, the recycling process increases the levels of toxic chemicals in polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a type of plastic commonly used for food packaging.
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A massive push for hydrogen energy is one of the first test cases of new federal environmental justice initiatives.

Communities and advocates so far give the feds a failing grade.

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Expansions at five petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana could add the equivalent of more than 1 million cars’ worth of pollution, advocates say. @FloodlightNews
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According to a recent study published in Science of the Total Environment, prenatal exposure to low levels of the pesticide glyphosate caused significant disruptions to metabolic and behavioral health in mice, with effects seen over two generations.
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Questions swirl about the health effects of glyphosate, the most widely-used herbicide in the world.

Our free guide provides answers.

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Corporate America has painted everyone into a classic dilemma.

“Now it’s jobs versus the environment. The worker has a choice between his livelihood and dying of cancer.”

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Opinion: RFK Jr.’s disinformation is a rallying cry for women in STEM.

"Strong scientific research on women’s health is an antidote for conspiracy theories."

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Many people think it’s a disgusting habit but now scientists believe it’s also bad for your health.
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We've put together 10 tips for cleaner grocery shopping that will help you avoid pesticides, additives, preservatives, and toxic byproducts in food packaging.

Check out our free guide:

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Black, Latine and Indigenous women are disproportionately suffering from the fossil fuel industry in North America, according to a new report.
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WATCH: Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference.

“It is our communities that are being harmed and hurt.”

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The Government has been urged to act to protect children from playing with toys containing “forever chemicals”.
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