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"Some Condom And Lubricant Brands Contain Alarming Levels Of PFAS – Study" [1]

"Several brands of condoms and lubricants contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, including styles of Trojan and K-Y Jelly, new research finds."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [7], 07/29/2024
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Wood Pellets Boom To Feed EU Demand At A Cost For Black People In South [8]

"This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time in the air outdoors."

Air [9]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [10]
Forests [11]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [5]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: AP [16], 07/29/2024
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"Second Trump Term Could Boost Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’, Experts Warn" [17]

"A second Donald Trump presidency would represent a serious threat to dealing with the toxic impact of PFAS “forever chemicals”, as well as other toxins, and could be a danger to the health of millions of Americans, experts and environmental campaigners warn."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [20], 07/29/2024
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"The Plastic Industry’s $30 Million Lie" [21]

"If you’ve tuned into any major TV network in the last few months, you may have seen an ad promising a brand new way to end plastic pollution: advanced recycling."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [24]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: HEATED [26], 07/29/2024
  • Read more about "The Plastic Industry’s $30 Million Lie" [21]

"Everything You Need to Know About Project 2025's Plan for the EPA" [27]

"The details of Project 2025 plans on climate, and for the EPA."

Chemicals [2]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [14]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Drilled [28], 07/29/2024
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Track Harmful Algal Blooms With Data. Avoid Bad Clams [29]

It’s summertime and the living is easy for algae that can be hazardous to human health. Climate heating and agricultural pollution are making the problem worse. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores useful sources of data for tracking trends. Plus, tips on how to use the data for local reporting on the risks posed by this seasonal threat.

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Reporters Toolbox [30]
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Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [33]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Food [35]
Government [36]
Health [37]
Journalism & Media [24]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [14]
Science [38]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [39]
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National (U.S.) [6]
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Public [5]
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"How Pennsylvania’s Oil Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across The State" [40]

"Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [41]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Source: Grist [43], 07/26/2024
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"Harris Offered A ‘Blueprint’ For Environmental Justice. Can She Grow It?" [44]

"The vice president could double down on President Joe Biden’s focus on communities burdened by pollution if she is elected president."

Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [45], 07/26/2024
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"Pesticide Exposure As Risky As Smoking, Study Finds" [46]

"People who don’t farm, but live in US agricultural communities where pesticides are used on farms, face an increased cancer risk as significant as if they were smokers, according to a new study."

Agriculture [31]
Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: The New Lede [47], 07/26/2024
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Looking From Space, Researchers Find Pollution Spiking Near E-Commerce Hubs [48]

"Research showed truck-related releases of nitrogen dioxide, which can cause asthma, concentrated around some 150,000 warehouses nationwide."

Air [9]
Climate Change [33]
Environmental Health [4]
Infrastructure [49]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [41]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [50], 07/25/2024
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