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Reduced lead trends in New Orleans soil and kids suggest prevention should expand outside the home

Study finds decreasing lead in topsoil coincides with reductions in children's blood levels, which suggests playing around the dirt may be an important source of the toxic for children

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Parents of child cancer victims plead with PA Governor Wolf to attend cancer crisis meeting

350 individuals and 50 groups in Southwestern PA's fracking country are urging the governor to hear from impacted communities

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Peter Dykstra: Are you ready for some good news?

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

From avocado drinks to repurposed lard: Using creativity and culture change to tackle Philly food waste

Nearly 20 percent of people in Philadelphia are food insecure. We visited the researchers, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs changing this by rethinking food waste.

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Op-Ed: Kraft-Heinz rejects petition to remove phthalates from their products

Kraft-Heinz rejected a petition with concerns about product safety, showing what they think about their consumer's concerns

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Op-ed: Calling on Kraft-Heinz to find and remove dangerous phthalates

It's time for Kraft to set an example by getting hormone altering chemicals—linked to multiple health impacts—out of their products

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Marijuana and vaping: Shadowy past, dangerous present

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In court, seven people who live near Mariner East pipelines will urge a regulator to stop the project for good. It might be their last chance

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Pittsburgh International will loop gas from CNX wells and solar power into its own microgrid

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Kristina Marusic is the recipient of a Michelle Madoff Award of Environmental Excellence for her reporting on environmental health and justice in Western Pennsylvania

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The EPA Administrator is proposing to reduce animal testing without prioritizing human health

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The home improvement company will stop purchasing and selling any carpets or rugs containing the toxics by the end of the year

Trump ripped at a thread of our nation's social fabric—the weather.

It's often our duty to report bleak news on climate and the environment. But let's not skimp on the good news—like the continued momentum of clean energy

Nearly 20 percent of people in Philadelphia are food insecure. We visited the researchers, restaurateurs, and entrepreneurs changing this by rethinking food waste.

Kraft-Heinz rejected a petition with concerns about product safety, showing what they think about their consumer's concerns

The current affairs show speaks with the first person to file a lawsuit against Monsanto from Australia

Long frozen out of presidential politics, CNN's seven-hour climate marathon may make global warming cool again.

The move, announced this week by the country's Ministry of Environment and Food, would make Denmark the first country to ban the toxics from food packaging.

Survey finds a 30 percent increase in secondhand vape aerosol exposure in 2018 compared to the previous three years

President Trump adds the environment to the long list of things he's really good at. But his loopy environmental opinions have a long history.

It's time for Kraft to set an example by getting hormone altering chemicals—linked to multiple health impacts—out of their products

CNN was a leader in broadcast coverage of science and environment until Fox News came along to rule cable news. Now, years later, it looks like CNN may be back.

EHN and PublicSource are holding a community forum September 12 to further educate residents and health advocacy groups on the region's PFAS contamination

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