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The state Of Long Island’s water

What we can do to protect our water now Attendees at The State of Long Island's Water panel discussion, cohosted by the North Shore Land Alliance, North Country Garden Club and The Nature Conservancy, recently learned that Long Island's water resources, both ground and surface waters, are contaminated by excess nitrogen from human septic systems.

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Toxics

Your drug habit is destroying the planet

The illegal drug trade comes with a significant environmental cost, but it doesn't have to.

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Water

Scientists in the UK find cocaine in shrimp

Researchers in the UK have found traces of illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals and pesticides in samples of freshwater shrimp.

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Justice

Why is Mongolia overdosing on antibiotics?

The Mongolian use of these drugs is among the highest on the U.N.'s radar, which could have dire consequences.

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Pharmaceuticals, illegal drugs showing up in zebra and quagga mussels

Divers are planning to collect zebra and quagga mussels this week in Muskegon. It's part of a national effort to study chemical pollution, called Mussel Watch.

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Bugs are full of our drugs—and they could be getting other critters hooked, too

Insects near streams are taking in loads of pharmaceutical drugs and can pass the compounds on to predators higher in the food chain, such as frogs, birds and bats, according to a new study.

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Water

Platypus eating a normal insect diet could ingest at least 69 drugs, research reveals

Insects near waste water could give a platypus or trout half a human dose of antidepressants.

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Energy

Mexico’s drug cartels are moving into the gasoline industry

Mexico's drug cartels are moving into the gasoline industry — infiltrating the national oil company, selling stolen fuel on the black market and engaging in open war with the military.

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Originals

Birds on Prozac are not as sexy to potential partners: Study

Female birds on antidepressants don't excite potential mates the way their drug-free counterparts do, raising concerns that environmental exposure to the drugs could impact populations, according to new research.

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Children

The startups waging war against superbugs

India is on the front line in the battle against drug-resistant diseases.

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Water

Cocaine in rivers harming endangered eels, study finds

Tiny amounts of cocaine flushed into rivers cause eels to become not only hyperactive but to suffer from muscle wastage, impaired gills and hormonal changes, a study has found.

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Water

Study of treated wastewater detects chemicals from drug production facilities

With many a daily flush of a toilet, a dilute cocktail of chemical compounds we excrete, from hormones to antidepressants to caffeine to nicotine, are sluiced into the sewers of American life, eventually making their way into municipal wastewater treatment plants.

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Interplay

10 million lives could be lost to superbugs - so how far have we got in the race to beat them?

British scientists claim they have beaten more than a dozen rival teams around the world in the race towards a new synthetic antibiotic.

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Wire

Sewage suggests that people got high for 2017 eclipse

Even drugs that clear the body quickly leave traces about when and where they were used. In fact, many traces get flushed down the toilet - and those traces can be surprisingly revealing.

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From our Newsroom

Former firefighters describe how they used foam with PFAS chemicals at Pittsburgh's airport for decades

The foam, required by the Federal Aviation Administration, contains chemicals that are harmful and don't break down. Former firefighters say the foam was used liberally and rarely cleaned up.

The state Of Long Island’s water

Your drug habit is destroying the planet

Scientists in the UK find cocaine in shrimp

Why is Mongolia overdosing on antibiotics?

Pharmaceuticals, illegal drugs showing up in zebra and quagga mussels

Bugs are full of our drugs—and they could be getting other critters hooked, too

Platypus eating a normal insect diet could ingest at least 69 drugs, research reveals

Mexico’s drug cartels are moving into the gasoline industry

Birds on Prozac are not as sexy to potential partners: Study

The startups waging war against superbugs

Cocaine in rivers harming endangered eels, study finds

Some rivers are so drug-polluted, their eels get high on cocaine

Study of treated wastewater detects chemicals from drug production facilities

10 million lives could be lost to superbugs - so how far have we got in the race to beat them?

Sewage suggests that people got high for 2017 eclipse

Peter Dykstra: Acid heroes

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

NY seeks to be first state requiring ingredient labeling on menstrual products

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

WATCH: Investigative reporter talks about Bayer/Monsanto's efforts to discredit her work

"I really was just doing my job as a journalist."

Former firefighters describe how they used foam with PFAS chemicals at Pittsburgh's airport for decades

The foam, required by the Federal Aviation Administration, contains chemicals that are harmful and don't break down. Former firefighters say the foam was used liberally and rarely cleaned up.

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.

PFAS contamination is likely at Pittsburgh airport. Airports may face legal challenges by doing nothing.

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

"I really was just doing my job as a journalist."

The foam, required by the Federal Aviation Administration, contains chemicals that are harmful and don't break down. Former firefighters say the foam was used liberally and rarely cleaned up.

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

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

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