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Understanding of the relationship between chemicals and pollutants and reproductive health is advancing rapidly—and now you can have access to leading experts to stay on top of the latest science and ways to improve your health. Evidence shows that pollutants and toxic chemicals have an impact on a number of reproductive health outcomes and disorders,…

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What a dreadful year. But, still, we don’t have to venture far to find some silver linings in the toxic clouds. Environmental journalism rises from humanity’s latest ash piles. Our professional cousins, health journalism folks like Laurie Garrett and Maryn McKenna, saw their worst-case pandemic projections borne out, at horrible cost. Of course, vindicating some…

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Covid-19, the economy and climate change rank as the three greatest challenges facing the incoming Biden Administration. Human health and the need for substantive and influential health leadership weave through all three. But the looming public health crisis associated with climate change deserves particular attention. Biden’s policy developers are being informed by the “Climate 21…

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For most college students, Saturdays are for relaxing or spending time with friends, but Damar Garcia is often busy preparing campaign materials for community residents about the importance of ensuring that young people of color have greater access to nature in cities. Garcia, an environmental activist and college student at Whittier College in Los Angeles…

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Dozens of the top oil and gas companies in the world—including Shell, BP and Total—agreed today to better track and reduce their methane emissions. The initiative—called the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership and led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the European Commission and Environmental Defense Fund—was launched in 2014 as a voluntary effort…

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You may remember that in 2018 some prominent scientists gave us a 12 year deadline to fix climate change. I’m more certain of this bit of environmental punditry than I’ve been about anything in my life: In the year 2030, American policymakers will have finally caught up to the notion that climate change is every…

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Scientists have found microplastics hidden in the snow and streams on the famous climber’s mecca, Mount Everest, adding to the concerning body of evidence that no place on the planet is free from these microscopic pollutants. New analysis of 19 snow and stream water samples collected from the world’s highest mountain—standing at 29,029 feet and…

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The grocery store is a wonderful place: thousands of ingredients and products at your fingertips available to combine, cook, and eat. However, that choice can be overwhelming: while shoppers in the 1970s chose from a mere 9,000 products, shoppers today choose from more than 47,000. Selecting food that is clean and healthy for you and…

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In the midst of a pandemic, sales of cleaning products have skyrocketed, and many feel a need to clean more often. Knowing what to look for when purchasing cleaning supplies can help prevent unwanted and dangerous toxics from entering your home. One of our recent articles, “Disinfection dangers: How to avoid viruses without exposing yourself…

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Fish carcasses sinking to the deepest parts of the ocean carry toxic mercury pollution that ends up contaminating bottom-dwelling sea creatures, according to a new study. The study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, provides evidence that the pollution from coal-fired power plants, mining, and other heavy industry is…

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