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Events
Webinar: EDCs & female reproductive health: a growing health concern
This Nov. 20 webinar is sponsored by the EDC Strategies Partnership.
Webinar: Plastics in the built environment: considerations related to artificial turf
This Nov. 12 webinar is designed to be useful for those involved in infrastructure planning within municipalities, colleges and universities, and...
Webinar: Why Parkinson’s disease is preventable
This Dec. 10 conversation-style webinar will cover the link between environmental contaminants and an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, and...
Policy and Regulations
Close friend of JD Vance skirts normal channels to take over NIH environmental health institute
Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the...
Inside Climate News
Senate hearing exposes divide over chemical safety law
Industry leaders and Republicans in Congress again signaled their desire to hasten federal reviews of new chemicals at a Senate hearing, while an...
The New Lede
New Mexico’s efforts to regulate PFAS attracts national industry pushback
As New Mexico moves to implement one of the nation’s toughest laws phasing out PFAS in consumer products, state officials are encountering pushback...
Source NM
Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals
A proposed EPA rule under the Trump administration would restrict states from banning or regulating some of the nation’s most hazardous chemicals,...
The Guardian
From industry to E.P.A.: Lobbyist now oversees pesticide rules
Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants...
The New York Times
Endocrine Disruptors in the News
JD Vance officiated the wedding of new head of NIH environmental institute
Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism.
Science Magazine
How is California phasing out the use of forever chemicals?
California has adopted new science-based health goals for PFAS in drinking water and approved legislation to phase out the chemicals from consumer...
Sustainability Magazine
Congress members question Defense Department’s delay in PFAS cleanup
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the military to explain why cleanup of PFAS chemicals at bases nationwide has been pushed back.
Plastic’s triumph was no accident. It built an economy addicted to throwaway living
When Saabira Chaudhuri began covering consumer goods companies for The Wall Street Journal, she expected stories about marketing and product...
Mongabay
Why the search is on for PFAS-free batteries
The demand for Lithium-ion batteries might be on the rise, but how many of us are aware they contain harmful PFAS compounds, otherwise known as...
Forbes
New Science
Common pesticide linked to health impacts across multiple generations
In short: “The findings of this exploratory study show that prenatal glyphosate exposure, even at doses previously considered safe, induces...
EHN
Plastic tableware use linked to microplastics in semen
In short: “Collectively, this study provides direct human evidence that microplastic accumulation in semen is associated with impaired sperm...
Prostate cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals
Chemicals in everyday products — from plastics and pesticides to cosmetics — may increase the risk and severity of prostate cancer, a new review...
U.S. Right To Know
Prenatal exposure to arsenic increases type 1 diabetes risk, even at low levels
A large, population-wide study published in Environment International found that prenatal exposure to arsenic in public drinking water supplies...
Microplastics in the placenta linked to increased risk of miscarriage
In a recent study published by eBioMedicine, researchers found that women with higher levels of microplastics in their placenta were at an increased...
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