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Agents of Change: 2021-2022 Cohort

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Europe seeks drastic cut to BPA exposure

Current BPA rules do not protect our health, a new assessment concludes – in sharp contrast with US policies.

LISTEN: Kevin Patterson on Indigenous communities’ heavy metal exposure

“A healthy collaboration begins with understanding the community that you work with, especially tribes, are the authority over how their data is used.”

PFAS linked to weight gain: Study

Dieters who gained the most weight back after initial weight loss had high levels of PFAS – regardless of what diet they stuck to.

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Aprovechar el poder comunitario para hacer más sanos los asentamientos informales

Mil millones de personas viven en asentamientos informales en el Sur Global, pero estos lugares siguen siendo invisibles para quienes diseñan políticas públicas y desatendidos en las decisiones normativas.

Op-ed: Tapping into the power of community to make informal settlements healthier

One billion people live in informal settlements in the Global South, yet these places remain largely invisible to policymakers and neglected in policy decisions.

Op-ed: Why is the chemical industry pitting public health against economic growth?

EPA oversight is important — so is preventing the US petrochemical industry from expanding with a new generation of toxic projects.

Here’s how candidates for Allegheny County Executive plan to tackle environmental injustice

Four of the candidates say they’d support a ban on fracking in Allegheny County.

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