Oct 27, 2017

Unconventional #oil, gas drilling, like #fracking, could harm young brains nearby #energy

Multiple pollutants found in the air and water near fracked oil and gas sites are linked to brain problems in children, according to a science review published today.

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Unconventional #oil, gas drilling, like #fracking, could harm young brains nearby #energy

30 years of being (almost always) right

Bill McKibben: Can Chase Bank's lending to fossil fuel companies be stopped?

Autism and phthalates: Exposure in womb linked to autistic traits in boys

Amid the non-stop Trump news, don't ignore the persistent assault on the environment

Together, we make mud

The I-told-you-so heard ‘round the world

Before Gore, Greta, and the Green New Deal: Part Two

Eastern Kentucky is underwater, but you probably didn’t notice

For dicamba lawsuits, Bader verdict is just the beginning

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Unconventional #oil, gas drilling, like #fracking, could harm young brains nearby #energy

"The mindless clinging to outdated science is detrimental to public health and to the development of good science"

EHN is teaming up with The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to bring you the voices of next generation environmental health leaders

The failure to ban asbestos has resulted in widespread and potentially deadly chronic risks that reach down to our youngest citizens and their teachers.

Text "OHIO" to 765-227-2602 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative.

Coal, oil and gas have given communities across the U.S. both steady paychecks and devastating pollution. It's time to make health a priority in meeting our energy demands.

The Trump Administration's policies today reflect a half-century of Republican hostility toward science

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