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Britons and their unborn children at risk due to government inaction over toxic chemicals in everyday use, MPs warn

UK mothers' breast milk has highest concentration of flame retardants in the world, with UN warning babies come 'pre-polluted.'

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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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Recycled electronics are turning Thailand into a 'dumping ground for hazardous waste'

Recycling your electronics might get old tech out of the house. But on the fringes of Bangkok, villagers say the western world's e-waste is destroying their lives.

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Christopher Ketcham: This land was your land

Federal agencies have been captured by the very industries they should be regulating.

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Lifestyle

EPA to allow use of pesticide considered ‘very highly toxic’ to bees

The agency says sulfoxaflor poses less risk than alternatives and is a critical tool for farmers. The agency's critics were anything but thrilled with Friday's announcement.

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Billions of air pollution particles found in hearts of city dwellers

Exclusive: The hearts of young city dwellers contain billions of toxic air pollution particles, research has revealed.

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Asbestos mine settlement to stop erosion in Vermont communities

State and federal authorities have jointly decided to work with the towns of Eden and Lowell to spend an $850,000 settlement to upgrade water ways and fish habitat.

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Love thy neighbor: The Bible Belt is becoming a dumping ground

An OZY investigation uncovers that the South bears the burden of America's trash, from carcinogenic radioactive waste to toxic coal ash and trains of human refuse.

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Water

Alabama governor criticizes state environmental agency over 3M pollution case

Alabama's environmental agency needs to do a better job responding to chemical releases into the Tennessee River in north Alabama, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Wednesday.

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

Editor's note: This story is part of an ongoing collaboration between Environmental Health News and PublicSource on PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania and was funded in part through the Bridge Pittsburgh Media Partnership.

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Toxics

Even moderate air pollution may lead to lung disease

Exposure to pollutants had harmful effects similar to that from smoking.

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‘We won’: environmental activists claim victory after Detroit incinerator closes

Citing poor air quality and environmental racism, residents of the majority Black neighborhood surrounding the plant had long fought for its closure.

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From slag to shopping: Century III Mall was part of an industrial recycling project

Century III Mall literally occupies a unique place in the Pittsburgh region — and a role in an early industrial recycling project.

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Water

First litter-trapping stormwater net launches in Gansbaai

Gansbaai Harbour has long struggled with excessive pollution. However, thanks to a little inspiration from Australia and the dedicated efforts of Wildfred Chivell, founder of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust, this area finally has a hope of fighting back against plastic pollution.

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Pollution 'cuts Birmingham children's life expectancy'

A child born in 2011 in Birmingham may die two to seven months early, researchers say.

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From our Newsroom

Britons and their unborn children at risk due to government inaction over toxic chemicals in everyday use, MPs warn

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

Recycled electronics are turning Thailand into a 'dumping ground for hazardous waste'

Christopher Ketcham: This land was your land

EPA to allow use of pesticide considered ‘very highly toxic’ to bees

Billions of air pollution particles found in hearts of city dwellers

Asbestos mine settlement to stop erosion in Vermont communities

Love thy neighbor: The Bible Belt is becoming a dumping ground

Alabama governor criticizes state environmental agency over 3M pollution case

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

Even moderate air pollution may lead to lung disease

‘We won’: environmental activists claim victory after Detroit incinerator closes

From slag to shopping: Century III Mall was part of an industrial recycling project

First litter-trapping stormwater net launches in Gansbaai

Pollution 'cuts Birmingham children's life expectancy'

Nutrient runoff starves corals in the Florida Keys

Too much nitrogen killed off corals in the Keys, and, as reefs suffer around the world, this new research offers lessons learned in Florida that could save other nutrient-loaded corals

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

As warming waters and acidification threaten corals around the world, scientists are gathering clues to save the charismatic colonies and bolster biodiversity

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’

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"

Too much nitrogen killed off corals in the Keys, and, as reefs suffer around the world, this new research offers lessons learned in Florida that could save other nutrient-loaded corals

As warming waters and acidification threaten corals around the world, scientists are gathering clues to save the charismatic colonies and bolster biodiversity

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

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"

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