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EPA’s Controversial Pesticide Rule Sparks Health Concerns

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Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) recent proposed rule will allow its continued use on 11 agricultural crops. According to earlier research, high prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos is associated with decreases in both psychomotor and mental development scores among children.

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LISTEN: Pradnya Garud on the role of unions in climate justice

Environmental Health News

Pradnya Garud joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the role of unions in climate and environmental justice. The Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast is a biweekly podcast featuring the stories and big ideas from past and present fellows, as well as others in the field. How are you?

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Weekly Health Quiz: Toxin Defense, Vitamin D and Thyroid Health

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They have no significant impact on overdose risks 7 To optimize your thyroid health, what is the best way to manage iodine intake? Managing iodine intake within safe levels can help maintain thyroid health. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Opposing fracking cost one Colombian activist her mental health. She’s fighting to win it back.

Environmental Health News

Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco, a Colombian environmental advocate, received her first death threat at 19. Yuvelis, you’re invited to join the public hearing on fracking.” Public safety was nonexistent. To read a version of this story in Spanish click here. Haz clic aquí para leer este reportaje en español.

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Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition

Environmental Health News

I also spoke with dozens of formerly incarcerated people who explained that the physical and mental suffering they endured in prisons from both environmental and social factors left them in much worse shape than before their sentences.

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Three years on, still assessing the health, legal aspects of Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire

NC Health News

Nearly 6,500 people were told to flee their homes in the middle of the night for their health and safety. The company also violated Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards related to its storage of ammonium nitrate. Did the fire affect health? history’,” the lawsuit states.

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EMF Exposure — A Major Factor in the Development of Autism

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I was focusing on my kids health and my health and really had some time and energy to really go deep and find out what was really out there. He eventually learned about dirty electricity, and once he started addressing his exposure, he regained 10 pounds in a couple of months, along with his health.