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Jun 15, 2019

EPA air chief gave presentation at fringe climate denier event, new emails show

Bill Wehrum, a former corporate lawyer, joined three other EPA officials at a Cooler Heads Coalition gathering last year.

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All-female sailing expedition set to examine plastic pollution in oceans

Later this year, more than 300 women will set sail around the world to raise awareness about ocean plastic and pollution.

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Northern Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over its water quality

Residents in the community roughly 360 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., obtain drinking water separately from three stations in the community or use bottled water.

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Nutrient runoff starves corals in the Florida Keys

Rising ocean temperatures, a consequence of climate change, are known for bleaching and killing corals. But a study, published today in Marine Biology, reveals another overlooked culprit: excess nitrogen.

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Corals in American Samoa region that survived a 2015 bleaching event. (Credit: Stephen Palumbi)

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“A friend is gone:” Handpicking hardy corals to save them from warming waters

When Steve Palumbi and a group of scientists arrived in American Samoa in 2017, they saw a grim scene. Acropora hyacinthus, a charismatic coral shaped like large plates, was dying out.

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Widely used PVC plastic chemical spurs obesity, prediabetes: Study

Mice exposed in the womb to a chemical used in PVC plastic, door and window frames, blinds, water pipes, and medical devices were more likely to suffer from prediabetes and obesity, according to a study released this week.

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Burning sugarcane in Florida is making people sick. Could ‘green harvesting’ change the game?

A class action lawsuit blames sugar companies for health risks in low-income communities of color as a result of burning sugarcane fields, and urges more environmental and economical harvesting methods.

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EPA broke rules in shake-up of science panels, federal watchdog says

The Government Accountability Office found that the administration “did not consistently ensure” that appointees to E.P.A. advisory boards met federal ethics requirements.

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Humans may be accidentally geoengineering the oceans

Iron particles released by industrial activities are falling into the seas in greater quantities than previously thought

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Chesapeake states grapple with ‘forever chemical’ contaminating drinking water

Widely used in consumer and industrial products, including fire-fighting foam, PFAS are now cropping up in ground water near military bases, airports, factories.

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EPA air chief gave presentation at fringe climate denier event, new emails show

All-female sailing expedition set to examine plastic pollution in oceans

Northern Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over its water quality

Nutrient runoff starves corals in the Florida Keys

“A friend is gone:” Handpicking hardy corals to save them from warming waters

Widely used PVC plastic chemical spurs obesity, prediabetes: Study

Burning sugarcane in Florida is making people sick. Could ‘green harvesting’ change the game?

EPA broke rules in shake-up of science panels, federal watchdog says

Humans may be accidentally geoengineering the oceans

Chesapeake states grapple with ‘forever chemical’ contaminating drinking water

Peter Dykstra: Trump’s Midsummer Night’s Hallucination

With his normal Shakespearean aplomb, the president rattles off a list of his green credentials.

EU court confirms BPA as substance of ‘very high concern’

How toxic PFAS chemicals could be making their way into food from Pennsylvania farms

The chemicals—linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis—have been detected in a type of fertilizer used on farms throughout the state.

Monoculture farming is not good for bees: Study

Farmers around the world are increasingly relying on pollinators—but not providing the crop diversity bees and other insects need to thrive

A crack in the Great Lakes Compact? Approved water diversion prompts pushback

"The idea that massive water bodies can be permanently transformed is not a fanciful one"

What’s in a name? Legislatures labor over lab meat label

As the plant-based and cell-cultured "meat" industry grows, policymakers are increasingly looking to influence labelling — which could shape consumer acceptance

EPA air chief gave presentation at fringe climate denier event, new emails show

With his normal Shakespearean aplomb, the president rattles off a list of his green credentials.

The chemicals—linked to cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis—have been detected in a type of fertilizer used on farms throughout the state.

Farmers around the world are increasingly relying on pollinators—but not providing the crop diversity bees and other insects need to thrive

"The idea that massive water bodies can be permanently transformed is not a fanciful one"

As the plant-based and cell-cultured "meat" industry grows, policymakers are increasingly looking to influence labelling — which could shape consumer acceptance

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