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20+ Agrochemicals, Including Common Herbicides, Linked To Prostate Cancer [1]

"New research adds to evidence that several types of agrochemicals — including the widely used herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate — may raise the risk of prostate cancer."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The New Lede [10], 11/12/2024
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Climate Change Identified As Main Driver Of Worsening Drought In U.S. West [11]

"New research shows global warming has become the dominant driver of worsening droughts in the Western U.S. Scientists say the severity of future droughts will be determined largely by how much more planet-heating gases humans release into the atmosphere."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [13]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: LA Times [17], 11/08/2024
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Toxic PFAS In Menstrual Pads Harm Reproductive Health, Group Charges [18]

"Carefree menstrual pads are contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, which presents a threat to the reproductive health of women using the products, a new lawsuit filed in California state court alleges."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [20], 11/08/2024
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Pesticide PAC Money Surges Into States As Firms Seek To Limit Damage Awards [21]

"As pesticide companies struggle to cap legal payouts to plaintiffs who claim they were injured by Roundup and other products, money from two political committees affiliated with major pesticide manufacturers has surged into state-level politics."

Agriculture [2]
Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: U.S. RTK [25], 11/05/2024
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"Invasive Species Spell Trouble for New York’s Beloved Tap Water" [26]

"Zebra mussels, hydrilla and now a waterflea have made their homes in New Croton Reservoir."

Biodiversity [27]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Infrastructure [28]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [29]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 11/05/2024
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L.A. County Sues Pepsi And Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution [32]

"Los Angeles County has filed suit against the world’s largest beverage companies — Coca-Cola and Pepsi — claiming the soda and drink makers lied to the public about the effectiveness of plastic recycling and, as a result, left county residents and ecosystems choking in discarded plastic."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [12]
Consumer [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Waste [33]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [8]
California [34]
Source: LA Times [35], 11/05/2024
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"Trump Will Push To Get Fluoride Out Of Drinking Water, RFK Jr. Says" [36]

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged Saturday that a future Trump administration would seek to remove fluoride from drinking water as a Day 1 goal, reversing a decades-old intervention widely credited for boosting public health."

Chemicals [3]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [24]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [37], 11/04/2024
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"London Protesters Demand Water Companies Clean Up Sewage-Tainted Rivers" [38]

"Holding signs with slogans including “stop the plop” and “species not feces,” thousands of people marched in London on Sunday to demand a cleanup of Britain’s sewage-clogged waterways."

Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [24]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [7]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [8]
Europe [40]
Source: AP [41], 11/04/2024
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Campaign Cash: Louisiana Regulators’ Ties To The Utilities They Oversee [42]

"The state is tied for dead last in renewable energy adoption. Little surprise, with so much fossil fuel money flowing to its commissioners."

Climate Change [12]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [7]
Public [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: Floodlight [44], 11/04/2024
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November 14, 2024

Making Sustainable Seafood Choices Irresistible: Closing the Values-Action Gap [45]

This Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and GlobeScan webinar will draw on insights from the world’s largest seafood consumer survey, examining what drives the growing wave of eco-consciousness and explore why, despite their best intentions, consumers often struggle to follow through on sustainable choices. 10am PT / 1pm ET.

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