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Thomas Brock, whose discovery paved the way for PCR tests, dies at 94

In 1966, he found heat-resistant bacteria in a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park. That led to the development of the chemical process behind the coronavirus test.

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Chemicals linked to birth defects are being dumped in Pittsburgh’s rivers: Report

Chemicals linked to cancer and developmental harm are also released in large quantities into the city’s three rivers.

U.S. seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty

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Thomas Brock, whose discovery paved the way for PCR tests, dies at 94

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Chemicals linked to birth defects are being dumped in Pittsburgh’s rivers: Report

Chemicals linked to cancer and developmental harm are also released in large quantities into the city’s three rivers.

Chemical recycling grows — along with concerns about its environmental impacts

Industry says chemical recycling could solve the plastic waste crisis, but environmental advocates and some lawmakers are skeptical.

U.S. seeks allies as split emerges over global plastics pollution treaty

Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court case targeting the Clean Water Act

What is a wetland worth?

Universities are failing us

Our educational systems are failing to prepare people for existential environmental threats

LISTEN: Ashley Gripper on growing food to fight systemic oppression

“They never felt more resilient, more confident, more grounded in terms of their mental health, than they did when they were growing food.”

Peter Dykstra: Does climate action need a king?

Tradition could silence Charles III’s passionate voice on climate change. But should it?

The Titans of Plastic

Pennsylvania becomes the newest sacrifice zone for America’s plastic addiction.

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Chemicals linked to cancer and developmental harm are also released in large quantities into the city’s three rivers.

Industry says chemical recycling could solve the plastic waste crisis, but environmental advocates and some lawmakers are skeptical.

Our educational systems are failing to prepare people for existential environmental threats

On the environment beat, maybe it’s right that the bad news dominates. But the good news is out there, too.

“They never felt more resilient, more confident, more grounded in terms of their mental health, than they did when they were growing food.”

Tradition could silence Charles III’s passionate voice on climate change. But should it?

Pennsylvania becomes the newest sacrifice zone for America’s plastic addiction.

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