Cáncer ocupacional: riesgo silencioso en el trabajo
57m By EHN CuratorsEl cáncer ocupacional es una de las enfermedades más graves provocada por la exposición prolongada a sustancias cancerígenas en el trabajo (asbesto, productos químicos, radiación). Sectores como la minería, la construcción y la industria son…Webinar: Ultrashort-chain PFAS: the global threat of trifluoroacetic acid
Tue 11:41am By Sarah HowardThis Feb. 19, 2025 webinar features Dr. Hans Peter Arp discussing TFA, a degradation product of many refrigerants and a widespread contaminant in the environment. Shorter-chain PFAS have been assumed to be less hazardous than longer-chain PFAS, but widespread…Webinar: Plastics, chemicals and cancer: The role of the Global Plastics Treaty in preventing breast…
Tue 11:37am By Sarah HowardThis Feb. 27 webinar is sponsored by CHE-Alaska. Researchers at the Silent Spring Institute recently identified more than 900 chemicals that could increase breast cancer risk, and found that 414 of these chemicals are used in plastics. They will discuss the…Webinar: GMO corn and glyphosate: New evidence from Mexican scientists (in English and Spanish)
Tue 11:28am By Sarah HowardThis March 4 webinar will discuss Mexico’s recently released scientific review document, and will be presented with simultaneous English/Spanish interpretation. The evidence draws on recent literature to make the case that there are unacceptable health risks…Shell’s petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania still hasn’t spurred economic development: Report
Tue 11:19am By Kristina MarusicPITTSBURGH — After more than two years in operation, Shell’s petrochemical plant in Pennsylvania has failed to deliver economic growth to the surrounding region, according to a new report.Western Pennsylvania’s Beaver County, which is home to the plant,…Webinar: Impacts of fracking in North and South America (in English and Spanish)
Tue 11:04am By Sarah HowardThis March 26 webinar will be presented with simultaneous English/Spanish interpretation. It will discuss the 9th edition of the Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking and Associated Gas and Oil…Esperan que la administración Trump ponga a los trabajadores de justicia ambiental y derechos…
Tue 10:59am By EHN CuratorsLos empleados de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) que trabajan en la oficina de justicia ambiental y derechos civiles esperan una nueva ronda de avisos de licencia paga que afectará a aún más trabajadores federales, dijeron a CNN cuatro fuentes…Carlos Pedrós-Alió, ecólogo microbiano: "Estamos acelerando muchísimo la extinción de especies"
Tue 10:47am By EHN CuratorsDado el ritmo actual de extinción, es probable que algunos animales y plantas desaparezcan antes de haberlos descrito. Nos lo cuenta Carlos Pedrós-Alió en esta entrevista.Los campesinos que cuidan los canales incas para que Lima beba incluso cuando hay sequía
Tue 10:44am By EHN CuratorsUna comunidad de la sierra peruana lidera una iniciativa para resistir ante las impredecibles lluvias y el aumento de la temperatura. Su labor ayuda a suministrar agua a la capital de Perú.A medida que aumenta la temporada de incendios, los senadores de California presionan para que haya…
Tue 10:19am By EHN CuratorsEl Senado, y el presidente del Senado, Mike McGuire, propuso que bomberos trabajen a tiempo completo en lugar de nueve meses cada año.Trump firma orden para volver a las pajitas de plástico y dice que las de papel “no funcionan”
Tue 10:17am By EHN CuratorsDonald Trump anunció el lunes que prohibirá el uso de pajitas de papel en todo Estados Unidos, alegando que “no funcionan” y no duran mucho.Environmental group left in limbo after federal grant suddenly vanishes
Tue 7:11am By EHN CuratorsA South Carolina environmental nonprofit lost access to a $365,000 federal grant after the Trump administration froze Inflation Reduction Act funds, leaving critical air monitoring projects in marginalized communities at risk.Lisa Sorg reports for Inside…The silent threat beneath our feet: How deregulation fuels the spread of forever chemicals
Mon 7:47am By Paul AdepojuThis article was originally published in The Revelator and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.The water flowing from taps in Wilmington, North Carolina, looked clean, tasted normal, and gave no indication that it carried an invisible threat.…AI-generated climate solutions tend to favor small policy changes over bold action
Fri 6:52am By EHN CuratorsAI-powered chatbots suggest modest tweaks to climate policy rather than systemic changes, reinforcing the status quo, a new study finds.Sarah DeWeerdt reports for Anthropocene.In short:Researchers analyzed responses from four AI chatbots to questions about…Op-ed: Putting communities at the heart of plastic pollution initiatives
Feb 5, 2025, 8:08 am By Timnit Kefela, Phd, MscIt was planting day. In prior weeks, our students voted on the vegetables they wanted to grow and began preparing for that day.…Evidence of “forever chemicals” found in everyday bras
Feb 5, 2025, 8:07 am By EHN EditorsSeven out of 14 bras tested have detectable levels of fluorine, an indicator of toxic PFAS, according to a new report from Mamavation.In 2022, Mamavation, an environmental wellness blog and community, tested sports bras and found evidence of per-and…Opinión: Solucionar la contaminación plástica debe poner en el centro a las comunidades
Feb 5, 2025, 5:01 am By Timnit Kefela, Phd, MscEra día de siembra. En las semanas previas, nuestros estudiantes habían votado por los vegetales que querían sembrar y habían empezado a prepararse para ese día.…Los impactos ambientales y financieros de las primeras medidas de Trump en Latinoamérica
Feb 5, 2025, 2:36 am By EHN CuratorsDonald Trump emitió una serie de órdenes ejecutivas para sobre temas de medio ambiente, migración y diversidad.Sustainable reusable theatre caps made from plant-based material created for NHS Scotland
Feb 4, 2025, 10:50 am By EHN CuratorsScotland's Golden Jubilee University National Hospital has helped to design theatre caps made from plant-based material.Un estudio encuentra altas concentraciones de plásticos en placentas de bebés prematuros
Feb 4, 2025, 9:50 am By EHN CuratorsLos investigadores utilizaron espectrometría de masas de alta sensibilidad para analizar 175 placentas.El deshielo de Groenlandia se acelera por el cambio climático
Feb 4, 2025, 9:47 am By EHN CuratorsLas grietas de sus glaciares han aumentado hasta un 25% según nueva investigación a gran escala.El verdadero coste del oro: un nuevo proyecto minero reaviva un viejo conflicto en República…
Feb 4, 2025, 9:41 am By EHN CuratorsEl último capítulo de la tensa relación entre la comunidad de Cotuí y la minera canadiense Barrick Gold amenaza con dejar a 653 familias desplazadas y dos enfrentamientos en menos de tres meses.La amenaza global de las bacterias resistentes a los antibióticos ya está aquí
Feb 4, 2025, 9:38 am By EHN CuratorsLos científicos y los médicos no pueden seguir el ritmo de la ola de personas cuyos cuerpos no responden al tratamiento con antibióticos básico debido a la resistencia de las bacterias.Las muertes por contaminación atmosférica en Brasil, un reto para la industria
Feb 4, 2025, 9:33 am By EHN CuratorsLa industria pesada está relacionada con tasas elevadas de mortalidad en las regiones donde se concentra, lo que pone de manifiesto la necesidad de aumentar el monitoreo y las medidas para reducir las emisiones.Beatriz González, nutricionista: "Evita el atún, los moluscos, los crustáceos y los tuppers de…
Feb 4, 2025, 9:24 am By EHN CuratorsEstas sustancias tóxicas pueden entrar en nuestro cuerpo a través del contacto directo con la piel, a través de la dieta, o respirando.¿Podría la gripe aviar propagarse por el aire?
Feb 4, 2025, 9:12 am By EHN CuratorsLos científicos tardaron en reconocer que la covid se propaga por el aire. Algunos intentan ahora adelantarse a la gripe aviar.Juez aprueba gigantesco proyecto de extracción de litio del Salton Sea y pone fin a la demanda de…
Feb 4, 2025, 9:09 am By EHN CuratorsUna demanda alegaba que el proyecto Hell's Kitchen podría causar problemas de agua y aire no revelados en su informe de impacto ambiental. Un juez no estuvo de acuerdo.Wildfires may increase radioactive contamination in rivers
Feb 3, 2025, 5:44 am By EHN CuratorsWildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone may have made radioactive contaminants more mobile, increasing their likelihood of washing into nearby rivers, researchers found.Carolyn Wilke reports for Eos.In short:The 2020 wildfires burned about a third of the…Behind the Ban: Breaking down the risks of Red Dye 3 and chemicals like it
Jan 31, 2025, 8:19 am By Cami FerrellEarlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 in foods, beverages and oral medications because the chemical has been linked to cancer in animal studies. The FDA previously banned the same dye in cosmetics and topicals for…Kennedy’s confirmation hearing skips over climate impacts despite health focus
Jan 30, 2025, 7:46 am By EHN CuratorsRobert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services on Wednesday largely focused on his vaccine stance and conflicts of interest, while his environmental positions, critical for public health, were barely…
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