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Nov 16, 2017

Could water — and women — be key to ending extreme poverty?

Douglas Fischer

In Africa alone, women spend a total of 200 million hours every day, on average, collecting water.

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Toxics

Golf, pesticides and a father's death

The death of filmmaker Andrew Nisker's father, Harold, of cancer in 2014 led him on a search for truth about golf courses and pesticide use.

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Food

Food Politics by Marion Nestle » Bayer defends glyphosate

This is the second full-page ad like this I’ve seen in the New York Times. This one is from June 4. As far as I’ve been able to tell, ads like these cost on the order of $85,000 or so.…

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Originals

Peter Dykstra: Running in place

We've seen a run of hopeful signs that the world – even the United States – may be waking up to the desperate need to act on climate change. But we've also seen an apparent surge in discouraging words and deeds – particularly from U.S. leadership.

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Welcome our hardworking interns — and, hey, whatcha reading?

Summer is upon us — and things are heating up at EHN.

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Climate

The European far right's environmental turn

As climate change becomes a central concern for voters across the continent, right-wing parties are beginning to incorporate green politics into their ethno-nationalist vision.

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www.bloomberg.com

Climate

Major military bases unprepared for climate change, U.S. watchdog finds

The U.S. GAO studied 23 domestic installations to see how well—or poorly—officials are planning for natural threats.

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www.bloomberg.com

apnews.com

Climate

Emails: Trump official pressed NASA on climate science

WASHINGTON (AP) — Once a skeptic about climate change, Jim Bridenstine came around to the prevailing view of scientists before he took over as NASA administrator. That evolution did not sit well...

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Climate

Major oil companies commit to carbon pricing at Vatican

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some of the world's major oil producers pledged Friday to support "economically meaningful" carbon pricing regimes after a personal appeal from Pope Francis to avoid...

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Toxics

What are 'forever chemicals' and how are they getting in your food?

Dangerous chemicals used to create nonstick cookware and fire-fighting foams are showing up in our food. Here’s what they are and why health experts are concerned about them.

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www.washingtonpost.com

Climate

The Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet have seen record June ice loss

And it may be messing with our weather.

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insideclimatenews.org

Climate

A Kentucky power plant's demise aignals a reckoning for coal

The implosion of the coal-fired Cane Run Generating Station came as the generating capacity of the renewable energy sector surpassed coal across the country.

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citylimits.org

Water

Another setback for plans for a new pipeline in NY's harbor

Three weeks after New York State rejected a bid to build a natural gas pipeline through its waters, the state of New Jersey did the same on Wednesday.

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www.cnbc.com

Climate

This is a $15 trillion opportunity for farmers to fight climate change

Indigo Agriculture believes capturing carbon dioxide from agricultural soil is an effective way to reduce global warming on a massive scale. On Wednesday it launched the Terraton Initiative that includes a carbon market that gives farmers incentives to implement regenerative practices that remove carbon from the atmosphere.

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www.opendemocracy.net

Climate

Revealed: UK Climate change denier makes big donations to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt

Tory hopefuls under fire for accepting cash from company linked to major ‘climate science denial’ group. Johnson has yet to declare the funding, ‘raising questions about who else is bankrolling him’.

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From our Newsroom

As legal cannabis spreads, growers go organic — and beyond

Pot prohibition is gradually lifting, but state and federal growing guidance is lacking. EHN visited West Coast growers committed to nudging the fledgling industry in a chemical-free, Earth-friendly direction.

“Our community is a fishing community:” Michigan tribe seeks to set its own water standards

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.

Could water — and women — be key to ending extreme poverty?

Golf, pesticides and a father's death

Food Politics by Marion Nestle » Bayer defends glyphosate

Peter Dykstra: Running in place

Welcome our hardworking interns — and, hey, whatcha reading?

The European far right's environmental turn

Major military bases unprepared for climate change, U.S. watchdog finds

Emails: Trump official pressed NASA on climate science

Major oil companies commit to carbon pricing at Vatican

What are 'forever chemicals' and how are they getting in your food?

The Arctic Ocean and Greenland ice sheet have seen record June ice loss

A Kentucky power plant's demise aignals a reckoning for coal

Another setback for plans for a new pipeline in NY's harbor

This is a $15 trillion opportunity for farmers to fight climate change

Revealed: UK Climate change denier makes big donations to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt

As legal cannabis spreads, growers go organic — and beyond

Pot prohibition is gradually lifting, but state and federal growing guidance is lacking. EHN visited West Coast growers committed to nudging the fledgling industry in a chemical-free, Earth-friendly direction.

Pennsylvania bill aims to ease PFAS-related drinking water charges

Proposed legislation would use funds from development on contaminated sites to help offset costs of cleaning tainted drinking water

Report details PFAS contamination near Pittsburgh airport that ‘likely’ extends beyond military base boundaries

"The issue is that the chemicals will still very likely be in the groundwater 100 years from now unless someone cleans them up."

“Our community is a fishing community:” Michigan tribe seeks to set its own water standards

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.

Peter Dykstra: A river burns through it

How an iconic environmental symbol grew through the power of myth.

Our food system’s reckoning with nature is coming

Agriculture expert explores how today's relationship to food banishes nature and the environment to the periphery of how we live, instead of at the center.

Could water — and women — be key to ending extreme poverty?

Pot prohibition is gradually lifting, but state and federal growing guidance is lacking. EHN visited West Coast growers committed to nudging the fledgling industry in a chemical-free, Earth-friendly direction.

Proposed legislation would use funds from development on contaminated sites to help offset costs of cleaning tainted drinking water

"The issue is that the chemicals will still very likely be in the groundwater 100 years from now unless someone cleans them up."

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, heavily reliant on fish, berries and wild rice, wants to join the 60 other US tribes who the feds have granted control over setting water regulations.

How an iconic environmental symbol grew through the power of myth.

Agriculture expert explores how today's relationship to food banishes nature and the environment to the periphery of how we live, instead of at the center.

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