Dec 02, 2017

Welsh, Scottish health ministers call on UK for folic acid in flour

The Welsh and Scottish health ministers want Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to make it compulsory for UK suppliers of flour to fortify it with folic acid.

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Toxics

Professor warns of ‘insect apocalypse’

A new report has warned of an "insect apocalypse" after finding more than half of the world's insects may have been killed in the last 50 years.

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The author overlooking the Ohio River on the North Side section of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail off of Route 65 in Pittsburgh.

Originals

Tracing water, memory and change through Black experiences along and near Pennsylvania's Route 65

I live right above the Ohio River, off of a thoroughfare called the Ohio River Boulevard.

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Ryan Smith and Hallie Taylor own the Marietta Adventure Company. (Credit: Julie Grant/TheAllegheny Front)

Originals

One Ohio River town that’s using outdoor recreation to boost its economy

Every September, tourists flock to historic Marietta, along the banks of the Ohio River, for a celebration that harkens back to the Ohio Valley's early days.

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Climate

Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn

Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet's limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the Middle East to Asia and Latin America, researchers and bankers said on Monday.

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Climate

Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Canadian scientists say fresh water under threat

A report from the Global Water Futures project that involves 22 universities says Canadian water supplies are increasingly threatened by accelerating climate change and policies that haven’t changed in decades.

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Climate

Inside Copenhagen’s plan to be the world’s first carbon-neutral capital

Amid mounting global concern about climate change, Denmark has turned into a buzzing hive of green experimentation.

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Children

What could happen if a $9.4 billion chemical plant comes to "Cancer Alley"

In Louisiana, a Taiwanese industrial giant seems likely to be granted a permit to build a billion-dollar plastics plant. Its proposed emissions could triple levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S.

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Justice

Many Native Americans can't get clean water, report finds

A new report from DigDeep and the U.S. Water Alliance found race is the strongest predictor of water and sanitation access. This has implications for public health.

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Exposed: How willful blindness keeps BPA on shelves and contaminating our bodies

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

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"It's a functioning ecosystem now"

Good River: Our reporters want to hear your Ohio River stories and concerns

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The ongoing health concerns and mixed messaging over the chemical BPA

Welsh, Scottish health ministers call on UK for folic acid in flour

An interactive view of the Cheat River

American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

"It's a functioning ecosystem now"

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

The ongoing health concerns and mixed messaging over the chemical BPA

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