Environmental Health News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

PITTSBURGH — More than a year after the Pennsylvania Department of Health published three studies linking fracking to cancer and other health effects, advocates say the agency failed to keep promises to help residents living near fracking wells.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

According to a recent study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, 1 this alarming possibility is more than just a hypothesis — it’s a reality that warrants your attention. posing a hidden threat to heart health. You might assume that existing regulatory limits on arsenic in water are sufficient to protect your health.

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Environmental Health News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco, a Colombian environmental advocate, received her first death threat at 19. This firsthand account includes graphic references to violence and self-harm. Public safety was nonexistent. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. It was two weeks of almost no sleep.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

But, beware — these black plastic products are typically loaded with toxic flame-retardant chemicals, which are linked to health issues, including infertility, developmental problems and cancer. The authors say that electronic waste recycling lacks "the necessary transparency and restrictions to ensure safety."

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Read part 2: What’s hampering federal environmental justice efforts in the hydrogen hub build-out? Coptis grew up among coal miners, but became an activist focused on coal and fracking after witnessing environmental harms the fossil fuel industry caused. This is part 1 of a 2-part series.

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Mercola

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Mamavation community members asked us these questions about their favorite electrolyte products to protect their families from the potential health impacts of these chemicals. Disclosure: This consumer study is released in partnership with Environmental Health News. These chemicals are linked to serious health effects.

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Environmental Health News

APRIL 10, 2025

As chief financial officer of a law firm specializing in environmental toxic exposure cases including those involving PFAS I have seen firsthand how this crisis has deeply affected countless individuals. This budget not only supports critical research but also helps equip firefighters with the most effective gear to safeguard their health.

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NC Health News

APRIL 6, 2025

And efforts to get the states rule makers both the North Carolina General Assembly and the Environmental Management Commission to set a water quality standard for 1,4-dioxane are not making much headway. The federal drinking water health advisory level is 0.35 Today, the average CFPUA customer bill includes a $7.50

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Exposure to PFAS, a group of thousands of compounds, has been linked to health problems including cancer, decreased response to vaccines, and low birth weight, according to a federally funded report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The chemicals accumulate in the human body.

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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. Valle worries that eating food from her farm and drinking the water, found also to contain arsenic, are to blame for health issues shes experienced recently. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Department of Labor and its Occupational Safety and Health Administration extended the public comment period for weighing in on a proposed rule to better protect people from extreme heat in indoor and outdoor workplaces. Gonzlez Mendoza died as a result of a pre-existing condition, Payne said in a statement sent to NC Health News.

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Environmental Health News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Read part 1: Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules One Wednesday evening last May, Yukyan Lam stared into the camera on her computer, delivering carefully prepared remarks during a virtual listening session convened by the U.S. This is part 2 of a 2-part series. Department of Energy (DOE).

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Environmental Health News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

This story was originally published in The New Lede , a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. The groups requested that the FDA conduct a scientific review of research to determine the safety of Red Dye 3 and decide to maintain Red No 3 in the permanent list of color additives.

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Environmental Health News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

We think theres a case here for folks to act with urgency given the developments in Washington, given the threat to public health and public safety that these chemicals pose, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-CA), who introduced the bill, said on a February 19 press call. An annual report released Feb.

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