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Gas flare and fields of hay
Pollution & Toxins

Gas Flaring Can Harm People 60 Miles Away, Study Finds

Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.
March 18, 2022
by
Hannah Grover
Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.
plastic pollution
Commentaries

It’s Time for a Global Treaty on Plastics

The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
February 25, 2022
by
Erica Cirino
The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
chemical plant with city in the background
Commentaries

Why the Chemical Industry Is an Overlooked Climate Foe — and What to Do About It

It’s time to overhaul the chemical industry — for the sake of fenceline communities and the rest of the planet.
January 28, 2022
by
Darya Minovi
It’s time to overhaul the chemical industry — for the sake of fenceline communities and the rest of the planet.
black smoke at refinery
Commentaries

It’s Time to Stop Rolling the Dice on Chemical Disasters

The Environmental Protection Agency can help protect millions of people who live near industrial facilities — but only if it works now to strengthen an important federal chemical policy.
January 18, 2022
by
Pam Nixon
The Environmental Protection Agency can help protect millions of people who live near industrial facilities — but only if it works now to strengthen an important federal chemical policy.
Incinerator next to houses
The Ask

Injustice Forever? Toxic PFAS Chemicals Have ‘Made a Mockery of Our Environmental Regulations’

With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.
December 17, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.
Facilities and emissions at night
The Ask

The Fight Against Plastic: ‘If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu’

A new podcast puts BIPOC storytelling front and center in working for solutions to the plastic crisis.
December 3, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
A new podcast puts BIPOC storytelling front and center in working for solutions to the plastic crisis.
methane flare
News

Links From the Brink: Trump Reversals, Tuskless Elephants, Methane and Giant Snails

The month’s best and worst environmental news, plus other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.
November 5, 2021
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
The month’s best and worst environmental news, plus other stories, science and context you don’t want to miss.
Environmental Books

12 Environmental Novels We’re Reading This Fall

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.
October 21, 2021
by
John R. Platt
Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.
Brookhaven landfill protest
Pollution & Toxins

‘We’re Taking Action Into Our Own Hands’ — A Community Stands Against a Landfill

Long Island residents and their allies seek environmental justice after decades of pollution.
October 13, 2021
by
Erica Cirino
Long Island residents and their allies seek environmental justice after decades of pollution.
plastic bits in hand
The Ask

How to Turn Off the Tap on Plastic Waste

Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.
October 6, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Erica Cirino’s new book, Thicker Than Water, examines the plastic pollution crisis — and its solutions — from oilfield to landfill.

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