California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 17 votes
Joe Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in US drinking water ~enviro water.drinking pollution.water Article 1181 words 26 votes
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio ~transport Article 941 words 21 votes
Iowa fertilizer spill kills nearly all fish across sixty mile stretch of rivers ~enviro pollution.water Article 719 words 47 votes
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food packaging: Migration, toxicity, and management strategies ~food Link 5 votes
The plastic chemicals hiding in your food. Test results for bisphenols/phthalates. ~food Link 14 votes
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson, 1962) ~enviro pollution water conservation Article 17 967 words, published Jun 9 1962 8 votes
Companies knew the dangers of PFAS 'forever chemicals'—and kept them secret ~enviro pollution.water Article published Jun 1 2023 58 votes
Monsanto hit with $175m verdict against Roundup – a string of nine- and ten-figure losses for the popular herbicide ~health Article 404 words 27 votes
Green hydrogen could reach economic viability through the co-production of valuable chemicals ~enviro energy.renewable Article 786 words 3 votes
A Washington state based startup called Aquagga has successfully deployed a PFAS destruction unit nicknamed “Eleanor” ~enviro pollution Link 31 votes
Road hazard: Evidence mounts on toxic pollution from tires ~enviro pollution.air pollution.water plastics.micro Article 2091 words 30 votes
Union Pacific still says a leak caused thirty tons of explosives ingredient ammonium nitrate to go missing ~transport Article 320 words, published Aug 29 2023 15 votes
The ultrawealthy family of WV Gov. Jim Justice wants to reopen an industrial plant that for decades emitted chemicals in Birmingham. A new EPA proposal might block this. ~enviro energy pollution Article 1234 words 13 votes
Bisphenol A: Health experts drastically reduce safe intake limits of widespread plastic ~health Article 1359 words, published Aug 28 2023 13 votes
Chemical companies’ PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1043 words 11 votes
US conservationists push EPA to add 1,000+ pollutants to 'outdated' list of toxic chemicals ~enviro pollution Article 741 words 20 votes
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The hidden toll of military labor on noncitizen soldiers. For immigrants, linking citizenship to using up one’s body and mind exerts an additional pressure to downplay damage and push through pain. ~life work Article 3758 words, published Apr 27 2023 1 vote
Danish study exposes links between toxic PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, and weight loss relapse ~health Article 527 words 3 votes
There were more toxic chemicals on train that derailed in Ohio than originally reported, data shows ~transport Article 757 words 18 votes
Oxford University-led study detects twenty-six types of PFAS compounds in ice around Svalbard, threatening downstream ecosystems ~enviro water.melt pollution.water Article 408 words 6 votes
A day in the life of India’s e-waste workers ~enviro Article 1662 words, published Aug 5 2022 5 votes
Poland: ‘Huge’ amounts of chemical waste dumped into river ~enviro pollution.water Article 481 words 8 votes
Maine’s disaster from PFAS-contaminated produce is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods ~enviro pollution Article 1502 words 6 votes
Scientists are concerned by falling sperm counts and declining egg quality. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be the problem. ~science biology Article 926 words 12 votes
Illegal CFC emissions have stopped since scientists raised alarm ~enviro pollution.air Article 715 words 17 votes
We broke phosphorus: Humanity is flushing away one of life's essential elements ~science chemistry biology Article 4536 words 19 votes
Forever chemicals are widespread in US drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1383 words 17 votes
How the waters off Los Angeles became a DDT dumping ground ~enviro pollution.water Article 5481 words 12 votes
US families consume cancer-linked glyphosate in their food; eating organic reduces levels ~health Article 1148 words 7 votes
How DuPont may avoid paying to clean up a toxic 'forever chemical' ~enviro pollution Article 1248 words 10 votes
In agricultural giant Brazil, a new and growing hazard: The illegal trade in pesticides ~enviro Article 1897 words 5 votes
Oregon outlaws use of so-called ‘cyanide bombs’ as advocates move to take ban nationwide ~enviro Article 455 words 8 votes
Analysis: Rat poison found in 85% of tested mountain lions, bobcats, fishers ~enviro pollution Link 8 votes
Looking to fungi, spiders and other natural insect killers for less toxic alternatives to synthetic pesticides ~enviro Article 1225 words 7 votes
More evidence points to China as source of ozone-depleting gas ~enviro pollution.air Article 1245 words 8 votes
West Texas vineyards blasted by herbicide drift from nearby cotton fields ~food drinks Article 1771 words 3 votes