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This community will get $5M due to Shell’s petrochemical pollution — just don’t call it charity
PITTSBURGH — Community advocates tasked with spending $5 million in fines from Shell’s industrial air […]
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Pennsylvanians living near fracking wells face higher risk for childhood cancer, low birth weights and asthma attacks
PITTSBURGH—Residents living near fracking wells were more likely to experience childhood cancer, severe asthma attacks […]
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Opinion: How toxic fertilizers create toxic municipal bonds
Two environmental hazards are emerging in tandem with the promise of disruptions to municipal financial […]
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Growing veggies in the city this year? You may want to check your soil
PITTSBURGH—There’s nothing better than a summer day spent in the garden — but be careful […]
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East Palestine 6 months later: Health issues persists and answers are elusive
A half year after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, independent researchers say their […]
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Should hospitals be next to divest from fossil fuels?
PITTSBURGH — Last year, a group of climate-concerned doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical […]
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ER visits for heart problems plummeted after Pittsburgh coal processor shut down
PITTSBURGH—The closure of one of Pittsburgh’s largest coal-processing plants in 2016 led to a lasting […]
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BPA’s evil cousin
Most people have heard of BPA — but researchers say its chemical cousin, BADGE, is […]
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Ramped-up US construction exposes workers to an unregulated toxic
Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series, BPA’s evil cousin. LOWELL, MA — […]
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BADGE at the “very top as a chemical of concern” for workers handling epoxy resins
Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series, BPA’s evil cousin. BOSTON — The […]