As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”
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Editor's note: This story was originally published in The New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group, and is republished here with permission. Billed as a type of food system that works in harmony with nature, “regenerative”…Asesinatos y graves amenazas en contra de defensores, ambientalistas, comunidades y científicos tienen en alerta a América Latina
Apr 29, 2025, 9:38 am By EHN Curators
Seis lecturas de la cobertura de Mongabay LatAm que exponen los riesgos que enfrentan las personas defensoras del medio ambiente y el territorio en Bolivia, México, Chile y Honduras.Asesinatos de defensores ambientales en México aumentan 25% en 2024
Apr 29, 2025, 9:31 am By EHN Curators
Los asesinatos de defensores ambientales aumentaron 25 % en 2024 en México, de acuerdo con el Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA). El CEMDA alertó también sobre el aumento de la participación del Estado y privados en las agresiones contra…Hospitals have huge environmental footprints – here’s how they can be more sustainable
Apr 29, 2025, 7:15 am By EHN Curators
Hospitals have huge environmental footprints – here’s how building design can be more sustainable.The greater Pittsburgh region is among the 25 worst metro areas in the country for air quality: Report
Apr 24, 2025, 1:28 pm By Kristina Marusic
PITTSBURGH — The greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area is among the 25 regions in the country with the worst air pollution, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The nonprofit public health organization’s annual “State of the…Evangelical churches in Indiana turn to solar and sustainability as an expression of faith
Apr 23, 2025, 6:22 am By EHN Curators
A growing number of evangelical churches and universities in Indiana are embracing renewable energy and environmental stewardship as a religious duty, reframing climate action through a spiritual lens. Catrin Einhorn reports for The New York Times In short:…Opinion: The use of sulfur in organic farming may be “natural,” but it’s not harmless
Apr 22, 2025, 6:00 am By Ronald Lane
In California’s agricultural heartland, where fields of grapes and strawberries stretch for miles, a sharp, acrid smell often lingers in the air. That smell is sulfur dioxide — a toxic gas formed when elemental sulfur, the most widely used pesticide in the…Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study
Apr 21, 2025, 6:00 am By Cami Ferrell
Health impacts are likely being underestimated by traditional risk models used by regulators, according to a new study that has found a different way to measure the cumulative risk air pollution poses to health. The new method, which accounts for the ways…Common pesticide harms fertility and reproduction in bees
Fri 1:59pm By Sarah HowardThe pesticide sulfoxaflor - a common substitute for toxic neonicotinoid pesticides - harms bees’ reproductive health, according to a new study published in Chemosphere. In short: Sulfoxaflor impaired bee reproduction, reducing the frequency of mating…Plastics may disrupt the body’s clock, raise risk of chronic disease, study finds
Apr 15, 2025, 1:47 pm By Pamela Ferdinand
This article was originally published by U.S. Right To Know and is republished here with permission under a Creative Commons license. Chemicals found in common food packaging plastics like cling film and snack pouches may interfere with the body’s natural…Opinion: The PFAS Alternatives Act is a path toward safer firefighting
Apr 10, 2025, 6:00 am By Jonathan Sharp
Firefighters stand on the front lines of disaster, battling wildfires that may consume thousands of acres, responding to emergencies in rural communities, and putting themselves in harm’s way to keep their communities safe. Yet many do not know that the…A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Apr 9, 2025, 9:42 am By Kristina Marusic
PITTSBURGH — International Recycling Group (IRG) has announced that they will cancel a planned plastic waste processing facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, due to President Trump’s federal funding cuts and tariffs, among other reasons. The facility, slated to…POSTPONED: North Carolina EDC working group 5th annual meeting
Apr 4, 2025, 7:46 am By Sarah Howard
Previously scheduled for April 25, 2025, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies (HEEDS) has postponed its 5th Annual Meeting of EDC-NC, its North Carolina working group on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). More information. We hope to…Rural families use innovative DNA tool to track pig farm pollution
Apr 4, 2025, 6:25 am By EHN Curators
Communities living near factory farms are using a new scientific tool to track pig feces in their homes — and fight back. Hana Mensendiek reports for U.S. Right To Know. In short: Residents in Duplin County, North Carolina, worked with Johns Hopkins…Rural families use innovative DNA tool to track pig farm pollution
Apr 4, 2025, 6:25 am By EHN CuratorsCommunities living near factory farms are using a new scientific tool to track pig feces in their homes — and fight back. Hana Mensendiek reports for U.S. Right To Know. In short: Residents in Duplin County, North Carolina, worked with Johns Hopkins…Analysis raises concerns about potential misuse of atrazine weedkiller in US Midwest
Apr 4, 2025, 6:10 am By Douglas Main
Editor's note: This story was originally published by The New Lede and is republished here with permission. Corn growers across Midwestern states appear to be flouting regulations aimed at protecting important waterways from contamination with toxic atrazine…Analysis raises concerns about potential misuse of atrazine weedkiller in US Midwest
Apr 4, 2025, 6:10 am By Douglas MainEditor's note: This story was originally published by The New Lede and is republished here with permission. Corn growers across Midwestern states appear to be flouting regulations aimed at protecting important waterways from contamination with toxic atrazine…Webinar: Changes at NIH: What do they mean for environmental health?
Apr 3, 2025, 11:34 am By Sarah Howard
This May 8 webinar features Dr. Linda Birnbaum, who will discuss the implications of the Trump administration's changes for environmental health, and Dr. Scott Belcher who will discuss the effects on individual research efforts. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies…Webinar: Changes at NIH: What do they mean for environmental health?
Apr 3, 2025, 11:34 am By Sarah HowardThis May 8 webinar features Dr. Linda Birnbaum, who will discuss the implications of the Trump administration's changes for environmental health, and Dr. Scott Belcher who will discuss the effects on individual research efforts. Sponsored by the EDC Strategies…Opinion: I live in Flint, Michigan. Shuttering environmental justice at EPA hurts communities like mine.
Apr 3, 2025, 6:00 am By Benjamin Pauli
Eleven years ago Flint, Michigan, fatefully switched its drinking water supply to the Flint River. The consequences are well-documented: significant damage to pipes, a historic outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, system-wide lead contamination. My…
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