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Op-ed: Strengthening microplastic regulation to protect our kidneys
More than 37 million Americans have kidney disease, leading to severe swelling, fatigue, back pain, […]
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Op-ed: A plastic recipe for societal suicide
Our romance with plastic commenced just over a century ago. For much of this history, […]
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Op-ed: An open letter to the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is going through a major reorganization to improve […]
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Court gives preliminary approval of $600 million settlement for the East Palestine train derailment
This week, the court overseeing a lawsuit for the February 2023 train derailment in East […]
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LISTEN: Liliana Sierra Castillo on blue justice
Liliana Sierra Castillo joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the […]
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What will the EPA’s new regulations for “forever chemicals” in drinking water mean for Pennsylvania?
PITTSBURGH — Last month the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first federal regulations […]
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New hope for long-polluted communities, but skepticism of Superfund success remains
This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental […]
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Environmental justice advocates find hope, healing and community in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — Environmental justice advocates gathered last week to celebrate progress and chart a path […]
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Cancer-causing benzene levels were cut in half at US refineries in 2023: Report
HOUSTON — The number of U.S. oil refineries exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s action […]
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Op-ed: Sexism, pollution and Alzheimer’s
Women are two to four times more likely to develop any of 100-plus chronic auto-immune […]