Human-driven climate change is causing temperatures to rise to dangerous new heights, while worsening drought and impeding food security, according to the ninth Lancet Countdown report. The report by health experts and doctors warned that people all over the world are facing unparalleled health threats because of the climate crisis. “This year’s stocktake of the […]
A “supermajority” — 85 percent — of young Americans polled feel distressed about human-caused climate change and, and similar percentages want stronger action from corporations and the government, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. In the survey — the largest of its kind — most of the 16,000 respondents aged […]
In a new study, scientists detected the presence of 10 target per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including compounds such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), in samples of tap water from the UK and China as well as in bottled waters from 15 countries. The study, published in the journal ACS ES&T Water, […]
Although scientists have known there are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the air, they also knew that many airborne PFAS were going undetected. Now, a new method can detect for gaseous fluorine to better measure the previously undetected airborne PFAS. PFAS are made up of organofluorine compounds that can release fluorine into the air, […]
A network of universities across Europe has launched an initiative to train medical students on climate change-related illnesses as well as provide education on more sustainable healthcare. The initiative includes 25 universities that have formed the European Network on Climate & Health Education (ENCHE), which will incorporate climate change education into the existing curriculum. The […]
Since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on September 26, at least 227 people have died, with many still missing and thousands displaced. Homes and businesses in western North Carolina were destroyed, and some are still living without power, internet and safe drinking water. Aid sent by governments and larger nonprofits can sometimes take a […]
The signing of three new bills into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom allows local communities to limit oil drilling while helping the state address pollution from “idle wells.” The laws will help protect the environment and public health, while empowering communities to set better protections around fossil fuel activities in their neighborhoods, a press […]
On Thursday, the death toll from Hurricane Helene rose to at least 200, according to authorities, the Associated Press reported. Helicopters searched for survivors above washed-out bridges, while rescuers hiked through the wilderness. After pummeling Florida’s Gulf Coast, the powerful Category 4 storm dumped over 40 trillion gallons of rainfall — enough to fill up […]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been ordered by a federal judge to strengthen regulations surrounding fluoride in drinking water. In San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen took the side of several advocacy groups to find that, at current levels, fluoridating drinking water supplies presented an unreasonable risk to the developing brains […]
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