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Toxics in plastic blamed for health, environment hazards

Report warns exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday consumer goods could result in cancers, damage to immune system.

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Larry J. Schweiger: Controlling climate pollution in Pennsylvania

Anyone witnessing record-breaking fires, unprecedented floods, and droughts can see we are facing a climate crisis.

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‘The ultimate recycling’: Old Etna steel mill could become 100,000-square-foot tech-flex space

An old Etna steel mill could become the newest landing spot for tech firms in the region.

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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County officials talk about household lead issues with experts

Children exposed to lead have lower IQs and are more likely to develop attention deficit disorders, and adults who are exposed are at greater risk for heart disease. That's what a leading researcher of the problem told Pittsburgh City Council members Tuesday.

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In the Ohio River Valley, with the pandemic’s help, the petrochemical boom is on hold

“It just kind of changed the game for all industries, including this one,” said a spokesman for a company that wants to build an ethane cracker. “And so they have had to put off their announcement of a decision.”

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EHN reporter wins two Golden Quill Awards

Kristina Marusic, EHN's Pittsburgh reporter, won two 2020 Golden Quill Awards for her reporting on air pollution and cancer in Western Pennsylvania.

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On the goal of green chemistry: Natalie O'Neil, PhD.

Natalie practices a sustainable lifestyle: reusable shopping bags, Farmers' Market produce, etc. But after gaining responsibility for the hazardous waste in her graduate school lab, she realized sustainability was absent from her career: and took steps to change that.

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Tackling the difficult questions: Ashley Malin, PhD.

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Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our fruits, veggies, and bodies.

Toxics in plastic blamed for health, environment hazards

Larry J. Schweiger: Controlling climate pollution in Pennsylvania

‘The ultimate recycling’: Old Etna steel mill could become 100,000-square-foot tech-flex space

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County officials talk about household lead issues with experts

In the Ohio River Valley, with the pandemic’s help, the petrochemical boom is on hold

EHN reporter wins two Golden Quill Awards

On the goal of green chemistry: Natalie O'Neil, PhD.

Tackling the difficult questions: Ashley Malin, PhD.

Climate change will continue to widen gaps in food security, new study finds

Countries already struggling with low crop yields will be hurt most by a warming climate.

The chemical BPA is widespread on beaches around the world

"When we lie on the beach, we're not only lying on a bed of sand but a bed of plastics."

Why environmental justice needs to be on the docket in the presidential debates: Derrick Z. Jackson

If you want to talk about the inequality in our economy, COVID-19, race, and silent violence in our cities, you need to start with environmental injustice.

Our plastic planet

While climate change remains environmental issue #1, the worries over plastic in our water, soil, food, and bodies continue to grow.

Microplastics in farm soils: A growing concern

Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our fruits, veggies, and bodies.

Cutting edge of science

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Countries already struggling with low crop yields will be hurt most by a warming climate.

"When we lie on the beach, we're not only lying on a bed of sand but a bed of plastics."

If you want to talk about the inequality in our economy, COVID-19, race, and silent violence in our cities, you need to start with environmental injustice.

While climate change remains environmental issue #1, the worries over plastic in our water, soil, food, and bodies continue to grow.

Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our fruits, veggies, and bodies.

An exclusive look at important research just over the horizon that promises to impact our health and the environment

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