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How climate change and 'heat islands' are killing Black people
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How climate change and 'heat islands' are killing Black people

The nation’s history of redlining and other forms of housing discrimination means that climate change and the Black community are on a deadly collision course.

LISTEN: Kristina Marusic joins the Out d'Coup podcast to discuss "A New War on Cancer"

PITTSBURGH — This week Raging Chicken Media interviewed EHN reporter Kristina Marusic about her new book, A New War On Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention for its Out d'Coup podcast.

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LISTEN: Kristina Marusic joins The Allegheny Front to discuss "A New War on Cancer"

EHN reporter Kristina Marusic recently joined The Allegheny Front's Kara Holsopple to discuss her new book, "A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention."

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LISTEN: Denise Moreno Ramírez on protecting workers in auto shops and beauty salons from toxics

LISTEN: Denise Moreno Ramírez on protecting workers in auto shops and beauty salons from toxics

Dr. Denise Moreno Ramírez joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research, and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons.

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Veterans exposed to chemical at Camp Lejeune faced a 70% higher Parkinson's risk, study says
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Veterans exposed to chemical at Camp Lejeune faced a 70% higher Parkinson's risk, study says

Marines who were stationed at Camp Lejeune had a 70% higher risk of Parkinson’s disease than veterans who served at a post across the country, a new study found.

Fighting "A New War on Cancer"

What if we rethought how we fight cancer?

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Testing finds glyphosate in two popular oat milks

Two out of 13 popular brands of oat milk had detectable levels of the controversial herbicide glyphosate, according to a new report from Mamavation.

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BPA in consumer products

Even BPA-free plastic particles can mess with your sex hormones, study finds

Plastic pollution was thought to be particularly harmful when adulterated with hormone-altering BPA. Yet regular plastic could have similar effects
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Op-ed: Reducing soil toxics in community gardens

How different groups engaged in community gardens can cultivate partnerships and practices to reduce harmful chemical exposures.

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Opinión: Reducir los tóxicos en los suelos de las huertas comunitarias

De como los diferentes grupos involucrados en las huertas comunitarias pueden cultivar alianzas y prácticas que reduzcan la exposición a químicos dañinos.

Visiting health care professionals take “environmental justice tour” of Pittsburgh

Visiting health care professionals take “environmental justice tour” of Pittsburgh

Doctors, nurses and hospital staff from across the country learned about the city’s ongoing problems with pollution.

Adrift: Communities on the front lines of pesticide exposure fight for change

Adrift: Communities on the front lines of pesticide exposure fight for change

Rural communities of color and farmworkers are disproportionately exposed to some of the most dangerous chemicals used in agriculture.

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Stay safe this summer: Ditch sunscreens with “troublesome” oxybenzone, experts say

Fewer US sunscreens contain oxybenzone, an ingredient with health and safety concerns

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How the “Halliburton Loophole” lets fracking companies pollute water with no oversight

Fracking companies used 282 million pounds of hazardous chemicals that should have been regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act from 2014 to 2021.