A coalition of environmental groups sued the Trump administration this week to try to thwart the approval of the Stibnite Gold Project, a planned gold and antimony mine in Central Idaho.
Environment
Feb 21, 2025
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The chemicals found in sunscreens are becoming an increasing presence in our ocean. But there are still significant gaps in our understanding of how they might affect marine ecosystems, according to a new study.
Environment
Feb 18, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) today published the updated Air Toxics at School database, a web-based platform that tracks toxic air pollution affecting ...
Environment
Jan 29, 2025
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Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up across Los Angeles County. While many of the latter have been in areas of dense brush, resulting in ...
Environment
Jan 27, 2025
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The ability to tolerate toxic substances can help animals find new food sources and thrive in certain ecological niches. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit ...
Evolution
Jan 21, 2025
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The safety of dyes obtained from the bloodred webcap fungus can vary, according to a new doctoral dissertation exploring their toxicity. Completed at the University of Eastern Finland, the study found that red dermorubin ...
Biochemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise.
Environment
Jan 14, 2025
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Colorado air pollution regulators spend a lot of time thinking about greenhouse gases that create a smog across the Front Range and contribute to global warming, But this week, they'll focus on five toxic chemicals that make ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2025
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A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of contamination, but its authors are standing by their conclusions ...
Materials Science
Dec 20, 2024
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The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean a toxic site leaking cancer-causing chemicals under dozens of homes in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Environment
Nov 29, 2024
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