Tag: pollution
Cigarette waste: New solutions for the world’s most-littered trash
A range of new tactics aim to curb cigarette butt pollution, including groundbreaking legislation that could hold tobacco companies accountable for their products’ waste.
Canada announces plan to ban single-use plastics
“As early as 2021, Canada will ban harmful single-use plastics from coast to coast.”
Will Ohio River get optional pollution limits as new fracking-reliant plastics...
“To me, this feels like an invasion."
Costa Rica to become first country in world that’s both plastic...
“Decarbonization is the great task of our generation and Costa Rica must be one of the first countries in the world to accomplish it, if not the first.”
The terrifying implications of India’s elections for people and the planet
The Modi government’s far-right bigotry is well-known, but its equally disturbing environmental record isn’t.
Trump’s EPA is changing its math to make clean power plan...
"Using fake math to hide the death toll from dirty air at the behest of the coal industry is sadly consistent with the Trump administration's complete disregard for public health."
Trump administration downplays danger of air pollution in new regulatory rollbacks
"Now, to benefit coal interests, the U.S. EPA wants to simply ignore the health impacts that occur below their self-imposed limit."
‘A new and unanticipated danger of plastic pollution’: New study shows...
The study is the first of its kind to look at the impacts of plastic on this type of bacteria.
The world just took a major step to curb plastic pollution,...
"The U.S. is the world’s largest exporter of plastics, mostly to developing nations. And this has created a global crisis of waste in countries in South and Central Asia as well as South America and Africa."
Exclusive: Air permit OK’d after new evidence of carcinogens at Enbridge’s...
The project has been fraught with charges of conflicts of interest and behind-the-scenes dealings between state agencies and Enbridge.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).