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Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer? A WHO Review Of 63 Studies Finds No Link. [1]

"A review commissioned by the World Health Organization found wireless technology use has skyrocketed, but brain cancer rates have not gone up accordingly."

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [4]
Technology [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Source: Washington Post [9], 09/06/2024
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Eco-Alternatives to the Perfect, Weedless Lawn [10]

A good and very localizable environmental story is right outside your front door … or at least outside your neighbor’s. Lawns and the myriad ways they are managed can provide a window into wildness, or resource use, or chemical pollution. The latest TipSheet offers more than a dozen story ideas and reporting resources, from xeriscaping and butterfly gardens to nurseries and planning boards.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [11]
Topics on the Beat: 
Agriculture [12]
Chemicals [13]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Government [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Planning & Growth [17]
Pollution [18]
Waste [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Wildlife [21]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [7]
International [8]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"The World Is Pumping Out 57 Million Tons Of Plastic Pollution A Year" [22]

"The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Global South."

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [18]
Waste [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
International [8]
Source: AP [23], 09/05/2024
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Pa. Will Monitor Private Wells Near The East Palestine Site For 10 Years [24]

"A year and a half after a catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical fire in East Palestine, Ohio, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced plans to monitor private drinking water wells for Pennsylvania residents living within one mile of the accident site for the next decade."

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [2]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [26]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Source: EHN [29], 09/03/2024
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"Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever’ Chemicals." [30]

"Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance."

Agriculture [12]
Chemicals [13]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Food [31]
Pollution [18]
Waste [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [32], 09/03/2024
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"Climate-Friendly Meat? Regulators Tighten Scrutiny of Label Buzzwords." [33]

"The new guidelines from the Agriculture Department encourage third-party assessments of environment-related claims, which have come under fire."

Agriculture [12]
Climate Change [34]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [35]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [36], 08/30/2024
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EPA Rejects Plastics Industry’s Misleading Math About Recycled Content [37]

"The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”"

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [2]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [18]
Waste [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: ProPublica [39], 08/30/2024
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Chemical Industry Scientists Plan To Derail PFAS Rule On Drinking Water [40]

"Scientists with financial ties to industry and histories of producing controversial research to derail chemical regulations are mobilizing to attack strict new federal drinking water limits for toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals”, documents reviewed by the Guardian reveal."

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [2]
Economy & Business [41]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Pollution [18]
Science [42]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: HuffPost [43], 08/28/2024
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"Drinking Water Is at Risk in Parts of Long Island, Study Finds" [44]

"The supply of drinking water for parts of Long Island is under threat, according to a new federal report."

Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [26]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [6]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [45]
Source: NYTimes [46], 08/26/2024
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Microplastics Are Infiltrating Brain Tissue, Human Organs, Studies Show [47]

"Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight"

"A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, leading researchers to call for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution.

Studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow.

Chemicals [13]
Consumer [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [16]
People & Population [48]
Pollution [18]
Public [6]
International [8]
Source: Guardian [49], 08/22/2024
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