EHN Originals

“El Inland Empire vuelve a ser el peor del país en calidad del aire” decía un titular de PBS SoCal en 2022. Dos años después, la situación es la misma. A principios de este año, la Asociación Americana del Pulmón publicó su reporte de Estado del Aire a la par de un estudio que mostró…

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Recycled content in food packaging is increasing as sustainability advocates press manufacturers to cut their use of virgin plastic. Since 1990, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for ensuring food contact materials are safe, approved at least 347 voluntary manufacturer applications for food contact materials made with recycled plastic, according to…

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LA PORTE, Texas– En una húmeda tarde de verano de julio, a unos 40 minutos de Houston, los niños corren arriba y abajo por la costa tejana de Sylvan Beach. Las familias acampan para pasar el día con sus neveras llenas de bebidas y aperitivos. Basta con dar unos pasos cerca de la orilla para…

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LA PORTE, Texas – On a humid summer afternoon in July, about 40 minutes from Houston, children are running up and down the Texas coastline of Sylvan Beach. Families make camps for the day with coolers filled with drinks and snacks. It doesn’t take more than a few steps near the shore to realize plastics…

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Brandon Rothrock joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of the environment and LGBTQ+ identities, and emerging climate and health issues in Appalachia. Rothrock, a current fellow and a first-year geography Ph.D. student and EmPOWERment NSF Research Trainee at The Ohio State University, also talks about how geography informs…

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Steve Kress’s smile lit up the dusk as research assistants at least 50 years younger than him regaled him with tales of their vigilance to save tern chicks on Stratton Island, Maine. For an hour, all talk centered around a mortal enemy of tern chicks: the black-crowned night heron. The latter is a beautiful, stocky…

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Eleven popular avocado oils recently tested have detectable levels of phthalates, according to a new report from Mamavation. Partnering with EHN.org, the environmental wellness blog and community had 11 avocado oils tested by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-certified lab and found levels of phthalates ranging from 76 parts per billion to 56,808 ppb. Five of…

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About 7,400 miles away from my partners in Namibia, I sit at my desk, pen in hand and mouth agape. This isn’t the first time my colleagues have left me speechless. Through testimonies of children seeking revenge for their murdered fathers, families losing generations due to heartbreak, communities fractured, prospects of marriage dissolved and homes…

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Separada por unas 7.400 millas (11.000 km) de mis compañeros en Namibia, estoy sentada en mi escritorio, con el bolígrafo en la mano y la boca abierta. Esta no es la primera vez que mis compañeros me dejan sin palabras. Con los testimonios de niños que buscan venganza por sus padres asesinados, familias que pierden…

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Las instalaciones industriales más contaminantes del condado de Harris, que incluye a Houston, son en su inmensa mayoría compañías petroquímicas responsables de la emisión de millones de libras de sustancias químicas y de cientos de violaciones ambientales estatales y federales, según un nuevo informe. Haz clic aquí para leer este reportaje en inglés. To read…

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