*IN-DEPTH* — First-of-its kind testing points to dangers and unknowns of #PFAS in clothing.
“They’re not even sure what their suppliers” are adding in some cases.
ehn.org/pfas-clothing- #STOPPFAS
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In his new book, famous scientist Paul Ehrlich reflects on an unparalleled career on our fascinating, ever-changing planet.
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Diversified Energy’s liabilities exceed its assets, according to a new report, sparking concerns about whether taxpayers will wind up paying to plug its 70,000 wells.
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#California's oil and gas phaseout: “Twenty years without any of the protections is just 20 more years of poisoning.”
ehn.org/oil-and-gas-po #climate
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Just one meal of freshwater caught fish per year is a significant dose of #PFAS: “These fish are incredibly contaminated.”
“We don’t want to see citizens and taxpayers have to pay for plugging these well after this company is gone. The way Diversified’s business model is set up, this is a distinct possibility.”
ehn.org/abandoned-oil-
"How do you change centuries of colonialism and racism that have always uplifted light and white skin tone and features?” -
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LISTEN: on the rodent infestation and #energyjustice connection
“What it really comes down to is political will and resource allocation.”
ehn.org/energy-justice
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WATCH: Two giants in the #environmental health field discuss progress & the road ahead.
"It isn't one scientific finding that accomplishes structural change in science. It's a drumbeat — one after the other — for decades." -
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Are our educational systems failing to prepare people for existential environmental threats?
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Pennsylvania’s environmental regulator says, over a five-year period, more than half of conventional oil and gas operators failed to report how much gas they pulled from the ground and whether their equipment is safe.
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Farmers who have taken regenerative approach hail the return of these birds as indication of ecosystem health.
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Some of the tens of thousands of seeds stored at a facility in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley may hold keys to helping the planet's food supply adapt to #climate change.
Gabriel Gadsden joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of rodent infestations and energy #justice and how we can simultaneously tackle both issues.
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ICYMI: Across the U.S., birth weights have declined as rates of natural gas production have increased, according to a first-of-its-kind national study.
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#PFAS & #fracking: A new map reveals at least 97 new locations that could have been contaminated by the industry’s use of “forever chemicals.”
ehn.org/fracking-penns
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“Plastic cannot be considered ‘safe’ until it is thoroughly tested. And no plastic has ever been thoroughly tested using the tools of modern, 21st century medical science.” -
ehn.org/plastic-pollut
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"For thousands of our neighbors in Allegheny County, this is not a quality of life issue, it is a life or death issue.”
ehn.org/pm25-air-pollu
WATCH: discusses a new analysis that found that sperm count globally dropped by more than half between 1973 and 2018, and that the decline is accelerating.
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LISTEN: joins the podcast to discuss the intersection of rodent infestations and #energyjustice and how we can simultaneously tackle both issues.
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“Consuming a single freshwater fish could measurably increase PFAS levels in your body."
ehn.org/pfas-in-fish-2
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WATCH: Breaking down racialized beauty norms
"How do you change centuries of colonialism and racism that have always uplifted light and white skin tone and features?”
Diversified Energy’s liabilities exceed its assets, sparking concerns about whether taxpayers will wind up paying to plug 70K wells.
“All of this leads me to believe that Diversified’s business model is built on a faulty foundation."
ehn.org/abandoned-oil-
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Do California's oil and gas changes go far enough?
“We’ll be long dead before they phase those sites out. If you’re going to do something, stop it now.”
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"#Plastic," a new production by renowned Japanese company K-Ballet, aims to draw attention to a global pollution crisis through some unusual set and wardrobe design.
Diversified Energy’s liabilities exceed its assets, according to a new report, sparking concerns about whether taxpayers will wind up paying to plug its 70,000 wells.
Faced with the twin challenges of a long-range #climate crisis and short-term weather that leaves bald spots on hills, ski resort owners and operators are struggling to adapt.
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Racist beauty standards are driving the use of beauty products that are often contaminated with chemicals that alter the human endocrine system, cause organ damage, and spur cancer in communities of color, according to new research. #justice
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California will soon have the largest oil drilling setbacks in the U.S.
Experts say other states can learn from this move.
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LISTEN: “Mature and old growth trees have been undergoing biological evolution for millennia. They’re a little bit ahead of us.” -
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WATCH: talks about her new study examining who's using potentially harmful beauty products in NYC.
youtube.com/watch?v=jZhHrg #beautyjustice
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"Eating one serving of fish at the median PFOS contamination level was equivalent to consuming one month’s worth of drinking water contaminated at 2,400 times the recommended health advisory limit set by the EPA."
ehn.org/pfas-in-fish-2 #PFAS #GreatLakes
"As I’ve aged, I’ve found myself increasingly diverted from my great interest in human achievements in science to increasing distress at certain features of modern human culture that I believe threaten us all." -
