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Study shows world’s most common pesticide a danger to deer

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Zika: Researchers are learning more about the long-term consequences for children

A new review of research on the Zika virus since 2016 finds there is still much scientists don't understand about the pandemic — including when another may strike.

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Victims left behind in US Agent Orange cleanup efforts

Vietnamese victims have yet to receive compensation – and many live in desperate poverty.

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Silicon Valley is full of active Superfund sites

Microchip manufacturers contaminated the groundwater in the 1980s. Almost 40 years later, the cleanup still isn’t complete.

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Minnesota legislative auditor will investigate MPCA for its handling of Water Gremlin pollution

But it's not the factory he says he will investigate — it's the government agency that could have stopped it from releasing harmful chemicals into the air for 17 years.

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"The destruction of a society": First the U.S. invaded Iraq - then we left it poisoned

Bombs, bullets and military hardware abandoned by U.S. forces have left Iraq "toxic for millennia."

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PFAS site found where groundwater flows toward Kalamazoo River

The PFAS site caused Kalamazoo to make changes within its water system, part of which is nearby.

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Crews stabilize cap that covers San Jacinto Waste Pits

With hurricane season underway, contractors this week secured a sloped area of the San Jacinto Waste Pits that has needed multiple repairs over the years.

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Residents of NC neighborhood collect their own air pollution data

A Mecklenburg County community air-pollution monitoring project is highlighting how housing discrimination affects the health of predominantly African-American residents.

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How a bipartisan plan to ban use of carcinogenic TCE fell apart at the Minnesota Legislature

Both the House and the Senate voted to outlaw TCE, and Minnesota would have been the first state in the country to end the use of the chemical, commonly used as an industrial solvent. But neither bill ultimately became law.

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Kunia veterans blame possible exposure to toxic pesticides for mystery illnesses

A group of more than 100 veterans who served in Kunia are suffering from neurological issues, cancer, birth defects and other illnesses.

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PFAS water contamination at military bases and communities

More than 610 drinking water sources in 43 states contain potentially unsafe levels of chemical compounds linked to birth defects, cancers and infertility, a new study found.

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Illegal online sales driving mercury pollution crisis in Indonesia

In a study of one mining village, 94 percent of childbearing women had mercury levels in their bodies higher than the internationally recognized safety threshold of one part per million.

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How the Trump administration pulled back on regulating toxic chemicals

The Trump administration has halted bans on toxic chemicals that are known to cause serious health threats. These moves, led by an ex-industry group executive now at the EPA, have allowed the continued use of products found to cause cancer, birth defects, and other ailments.

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