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‘Poisoning the Well’ Authors Sharon Udasin and Rachel Frazin on PFAS Contamination and Why It ‘Has Not Received the Attention It Deserves’

‘Poisoning the Well’ Authors Sharon Udasin and Rachel Frazin on PFAS Contamination and Why It ‘Has Not Received the Attention It Deserves’

In the introduction to Sharon Udasin and Rachel Frazin’s new book, Poisoning The Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America, the authors cite an alarming statistic from 2015 that PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are present in the bodies of an estimated 97% of Americans. How did we ever get to this point? Their book is […]

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    UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights

    UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights

    United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights Elisa Morgera on Monday presented a new report to the General Assembly calling for the criminalization of spreading disinformation regarding the climate crisis, as well as a complete ban on fossil fuel lobbying and advertising by the industry. In The imperative of defossilizing our economies report, Morgera argues […]

    EPA Employees Sign ‘Declaration of Dissent’ Over Trump Administration Policies

    EPA Employees Sign ‘Declaration of Dissent’ Over Trump Administration Policies

    A group of more than 170 employees of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday published a Declaration of Dissent from policies under the Trump administration. The employees said the administration’s policies “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.” “Since the Agency’s founding in 1970, EPA has accomplished this […]

    Personal Care Products Like Shampoo Can Harm Aquatic Life: Study

    Personal Care Products Like Shampoo Can Harm Aquatic Life: Study

    Shampoo, conditioner and sunscreens may be part of many people’s self-care routines, but most of these products contain chemicals that are harmful to animals and the environment. New research has found that, contrary to long-held beliefs, some of the ingredients in personal care products, such as softening agents in shampoos, are harmful to aquatic life. […]

    China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records

    China Solar and Wind Installations Break More World Records

    China is leading the world in new solar and wind installations and doing so at a record-shattering pace.  In May 2025 alone, the country added 93 gigawatts of solar capacity, or nearly 100 solar panels per second, and 26 gigawatts of wind capacity, or about 5,300 wind turbines. This breaks down to about one turbine […]