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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Amazon rainforest fires quickly shaping G7 summit with Trump, Macron

"This speaks to climate change being an issue at the highest level of international discourse," one professor of earth and atmospheric sciences said.

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How Jay Inslee moved the ball on the climate issue – and why he fell short

Climate policy experts are already musing over the next chapter in the presidential campaign after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s exit from the Democratic field.

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Children

The glass world

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Attention Pittsburgh — Let's talk PFAS

As part of an ongoing reporting collaboration to cover PFAS contamination in Pennsylvania, EHN and Pittsburgh-based PublicSource are holding a community forum next month for residents to hear from reporters and experts on health concerns, state contamination and cleanup progress.

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Toxics

Widely used PVC plastic chemical spurs obesity, prediabetes: Study

Mice exposed in the womb to a chemical used in PVC plastic, door and window frames, blinds, water pipes, and medical devices were more likely to suffer from prediabetes and obesity, according to a study released this week.

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Monsanto behind GOP effort to defund cancer researchers

Documents suggest the firm has antagonized regulators and applied pressure to shape research of the world’s leading herbicide.

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Amazon rain forests are on fire, and Brazil faces a global backlash

The fires scorching the Amazon come amid growing concern that Brazil’s weakening environmental policies could jeopardize the country’s trade and foreign relations.

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Workers at big government lab sue over exposure to a toxic chemical

Former technicians at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York say the were sickened by exposure to a toxic cleaning compound.

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French mayors ban glyphosate weedkiller, defying government

Some 20 French mayors have banned glyphosate from their municipalities, defying the government, which is now taking legal action to impose national legislation which allows the controversial weedkiller's continued use for now.

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

Amazon rainforest fires quickly shaping G7 summit with Trump, Macron

How Jay Inslee moved the ball on the climate issue – and why he fell short

The glass world

Attention Pittsburgh — Let's talk PFAS

Widely used PVC plastic chemical spurs obesity, prediabetes: Study

Monsanto behind GOP effort to defund cancer researchers

Workers at big government lab sue over exposure to a toxic chemical

French mayors ban glyphosate weedkiller, defying government

People breathing dirty air more likely to have mental health problems

A large study of US and Danish population links poor air quality to an increased risk for psychiatric disorders

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot—Part 2

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

PFAS contamination is likely at Pittsburgh airport. Airports may face legal challenges by doing nothing.

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

Competing visions for a famed river in a Midwest hotspot—Part 1

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

Peter Dykstra: Acid heroes

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

NY seeks to be first state requiring ingredient labeling on menstrual products

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

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

A large study of US and Danish population links poor air quality to an increased risk for psychiatric disorders

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

Airport officials say they're doing everything the law requires regarding PFAS. Experts say the law doesn't go far enough.

This 2-part series explores two projects on Michigan's Grand River and how a fast-growing region is struggling to define a relationship with the river it was built around.

Environmental victories are rare. Here's a look at some of the earliest heroes in a victory-in-progress.

Months after an EHN report on toxics in menstrual pads and diapers, New York lawmakers pass bill pushing for ingredient disclosure

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