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Kids in Southwestern Pennsylvania are exposed to carcinogenic coke oven emissions at shockingly higher rates than the rest of the country

"Kids breathe about four times as much air as adults, so they have proportionately more of these chemicals in their bodies."

Community members near Braddock, Pennsylvania, gathered in March to push back against plans to frack at Edgar Thomson mill. (Credit: Mark Dixon)

Opinion: Fix trade secret law to protect precious water from fracking

If the public is going to have a robust debate about the merits of fracking, both sides need to know what's being pumped into the ground.

Global electricity access grows—but we're not on track for 2030 sustainable energy goals

International report points to progress on electricity access, but finds clean cooking solutions and renewable energy in transportation and heating need to be bolstered.

Muhammad Saleh at Dar Jacir in Bethlehem, explaining permaculture practices to a group of visitors (Photo credit: Lewis Raven Wallace)

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In and around Bethlehem, Palestinians are building gardens and doing permaculture in an environment threatened by chemical attacks.

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From making it to managing it, plastic is a major contributor to climate change

New report finds plastic production and use could have the equivalent impact of nearly 300 new coal power plants on Earth's climate over the next decade.

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Bob Quinn: It’s time to break our addiction to farm chemicals

Agricultural chemicals aren't helping us to be better farmers or make more money. Rather they are harming our health and undermining the economic and agronomic viability of our farms.

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A new study shows survivors are nearly twice as likely to get sick on bad air days

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I've always loved snakes. They come and go from my office. So I was horrified to see two caught up in 'photodegradable' plastic netting, dead.

"Kids breathe about four times as much air as adults, so they have proportionately more of these chemicals in their bodies."

As the climate alarm grows louder, President Trump's climate denial regime gains allies.

If the public is going to have a robust debate about the merits of fracking, both sides need to know what's being pumped into the ground.

International report points to progress on electricity access, but finds clean cooking solutions and renewable energy in transportation and heating need to be bolstered.

In and around Bethlehem, Palestinians are building gardens and doing permaculture in an environment threatened by chemical attacks.

"America's first river" is a long way from total salvation, but 50 years ago, two men stepped up to rescue it.

New report finds plastic production and use could have the equivalent impact of nearly 300 new coal power plants on Earth's climate over the next decade.

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Study finds a little more than one-third of the longest rivers on the planet remain unobstructed by human-made changes

Agricultural chemicals aren't helping us to be better farmers or make more money. Rather they are harming our health and undermining the economic and agronomic viability of our farms.

A new study shows survivors are nearly twice as likely to get sick on bad air days

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