EHN Originals

The documentary’s “facts” are deceptive and misleading, not to mention way out of date

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Water, water everywhere and hardly a drop is being protected by the Trump Administration. In its latest act of abdication, the Environmental Protection Agency published its Navigable Waters Protection Rule in the Federal Register on April 21. The rule is scheduled to go into effect June 22, completing the elimination of the Obama Administration’s Waters…

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What affects how likely you are to die from the novel coronavirus? The answer is clear: The older you are and the more health problems that afflict you, the more likely you won’t make it. We can’t do anything about getting older except age with grace and tolerate the excesses of youth (as long as…

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What affects how likely you are to die from the novel coronavirus? The answer is clear: The older you are and the more health problems that afflict you, the more likely you won’t make it. We can’t do anything about getting older except age with grace and tolerate the excesses of youth (as long as…

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Endocrine disrupting chemicals are chemicals masquerading as hormones. These insidious contaminants increase the diseases that cause the underlying conditions that result in susceptibility to COVID-19. Hormones determine our development, and our behavior—all at tiny concentrations. Hormone-impersonating chemicals can rob us of otherwise healthy lives. Most Americans have endocrine disrupting chemicals in their bodies. We are…

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Editor’s Note: This Q&A originally ran on The Harvard Gazette and is republished here with permission. Denis Hayes was a 25-year-old student at Harvard Kennedy School in 1969 but dropped out after a semester to become a principal organizer of a grass-roots nonprofit that planned a nationwide rally on April 22, 1970, an event they…

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BPA – a common chemical in durable plastics – is detrimental to our health and remains in widespread use. We can all take steps to prevent usage of BPA plastics. Use our easy guide. Why are people concerned about BPA? BPA is concerning to many because of the health effects and because human exposure to…

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From cell phones and computers to bicycle helmets and hospital IV bags, plastic has molded society in many ways that make life both easier and safer. But the synthetic material also has left harmful imprints on the environment and perhaps human health, according to a new compilation of articles authored by scientists from around the…

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I’ve been writing about the environment for years, but here are three presidents I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned: James Monroe, Chester Alan Arthur, and William McKinley. Each signed versions of a law that morphed—by McKinley’s time—into a cornerstone environmental law. In 1824, Monroe signed the first of more than a dozen laws called the…

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