Alarmed by cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution, Gov. J.B. Pritzker orders shutdown of Sterigenics in Willowbrook, IL

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration shuts down Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook amid public outcry over toxic air pollution

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Peter Dykstra: Green New Deal, meet Old Red Scare

This is American politics 2019, in a nutshell: Republicans circle the wagons around Donald Trump and a renewed fondness for red-baiting, while Democrats equivocate over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and the Green New Deal.

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New NASA study solves climate mystery, confirms methane spike tied to oil and gas

New peer-reviewed research adds to the growing evidence that the shift from coal to gas isn't necessarily good news for the climate.

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Andrew Dessler: Why the Green New Deal makes me hopeful about climate change

The Green New Deal moves the debate past whether climate change is real and focuses, for the first time, on what we should do about it.

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Radon risk: A global estimate of radon’s contribution to lung cancer

According to new estimates published in Environmental Health Perspectives, radon exposure itself may be responsible for 14–17% of lung cancer cases and 3% of all cancer mortality in the 66 countries for which national data on radon exposure are available.

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Is Nancy Pelosi a climate skeptic?

It’s time to reckon with the internal contradictions of climate policy.

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Cost of climate change: Nuisance flooding adds up for Annapolis’ historic City Dock

Sea level rise is eating into the revenue of this quaint coastal business district. An innovative new study estimates the economic costs.

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Alarmed by cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution, Gov. J.B. Pritzker orders shutdown of Sterigenics in Willowbrook, IL

Peter Dykstra: Green New Deal, meet Old Red Scare

New NASA study solves climate mystery, confirms methane spike tied to oil and gas

Andrew Dessler: Why the Green New Deal makes me hopeful about climate change

Radon risk: A global estimate of radon’s contribution to lung cancer

Canada delays insecticide ban as study finds 40% of insects on verge of extinction

Is Nancy Pelosi a climate skeptic?

Cost of climate change: Nuisance flooding adds up for Annapolis’ historic City Dock

Plastic threatens our health from before production to long after it’s thrown away: Report

"Every stage of the plastic lifecycle poses significant risks to human health, and the majority of people worldwide are exposed to plastic at multiple stages of this lifecycle."

Move over bacon: Poultry farms are taking over North Carolina

New analysis finds there are now more than twice as many large-scale poultry farms than industrial hog farms in North Carolina, bringing about new pollution concerns.

More bad phthalate news: Early life exposure linked to decreased motor skills

"This is a crucial public health challenge given the globally ubiquitous nature of phthalates"

Laura N. Vandenberg: It’s time to talk about cancer prevention — and the role of the environment

An inadequate focus on researching and understanding the role of the environment in cancer prevention is a failure for public health.

A pioneer and a warrior in climate science to share 2019 Tyler Prize

Climatologists Warren Washington and Michael Mann "have the courage and commitment to inform and advance public discourse and policy on climate change"

"Every stage of the plastic lifecycle poses significant risks to human health, and the majority of people worldwide are exposed to plastic at multiple stages of this lifecycle."

New analysis finds there are now more than twice as many large-scale poultry farms than industrial hog farms in North Carolina, bringing about new pollution concerns.

"This is a crucial public health challenge given the globally ubiquitous nature of phthalates"

An inadequate focus on researching and understanding the role of the environment in cancer prevention is a failure for public health.

Climatologists Warren Washington and Michael Mann "have the courage and commitment to inform and advance public discourse and policy on climate change"

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