EHN Originals

In Chicago, your ZIP code still decides how long you live. My neighbors on the Southeast Side die younger than people who live a few miles up the lakefront. A new Illinois law finally forces the state to address one of the biggest reasons why. The gap is staggering. Depending on your neighborhood, life expectancy…

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Welcome to summer! Here our staff share a memorable book that they’ve recently read, and this year’s collection reflects the curiosity and diverse interests of our team. We hope these recommendations lead you to a book you’ll remember long after summer ends. Each review links out to the book through Bookshop.org, which works to connect…

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Welcome to summer, everyone! Each 4th of July, our staff share a memorable book that they’ve recently read, and this year, like every year, has produced an eclectic, thought-provoking mix. We hope our picks inspire some new additions to your own lists. Each review links out to the book through Bookshop.org, which works to connect…

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A recent study found that Colorado children who’d been diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia were more than twice as likely to live near dense oil and gas development, including both conventional and fracking wells, than healthy children throughout the state. Oil and gas wells emit chemicals that have been linked to increased risk for this…

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About a year ago, while scrolling on Facebook, retired NBC reporter Brian Thompson saw something that shook him. A woman named Sherri Lilienfield shared photos of her front lawn covered in at least two inches of what, at first glance, looked like pristine white snow. It was not. It was plastic dust from a nearby…

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PITTSBURGH — EHN reporters Cami Ferrell and Kristina Marusic won four 2025 Golden Quill awards for their reporting on hydrogen energy and chemical recycling. The Golden Quills competition, held by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, honors excellence in print, broadcast, photography, videography and digital journalism in Western Pennsylvania and nearby counties in Ohio and…

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Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the first national drinking water standards for six hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Last week, the Trump administration announced that it would delay the timeline for implementing limits on two of those compounds and reconsider the limits on the remaining four. There are more than…

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Editor’s note: This op-ed was written by Frederick vom Saal and 15 co-authors. The full list of co-authors, their affiliations, and their contact information is included below. As senior environmental health researchers and physicians, we are united in our concern about the escalating prevalence of chronic diseases in the United States. To stop the increase…

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In February 2025, consumers reacted to reports that toxic flame retardant chemicals had been found in black plastic spatulas made from recycled plastic. Sales of black nylon utensils plummeted over 20%, while sales of stainless steel and silicone products soared 13% and 70%. This sharp consumer reaction highlights a truth: Investors are exposed to financial…

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Editor’s note: This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. US regulators are poised to approve a pesticide made with a controversial class of toxic chemicals, stoking concerns of new risks for farms across the country. Syngenta, which developed the…

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