Climate Health
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![Two men in white hazmat suits water a bare plot of soil.]()
![Two men in white hazmat suits water a bare plot of soil.]()
A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil
Can it work for PFAS-contaminated farms?
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![Two 18-wheeler trucks pass through a neighborhood below an orange sky with a basketball hoop in the foreground.]()
![Two 18-wheeler trucks pass through a neighborhood below an orange sky with a basketball hoop in the foreground.]()
The Biden administration is updating truck pollution standards
"We really should have been doing this yesterday"
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![White particles in a swirling cloud above the earth on dark blue background]()
![White particles in a swirling cloud above the earth on dark blue background]()
There’s an invisible ecosystem in the air — and climate change is disrupting it
New research shows how warmer temperatures could push atmospheric pathogens into new areas.
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![Abandoned coal mine among trees]()
![Abandoned coal mine among trees]()
The Biden administration is spending billions to clean up toxic abandoned coal mines
But it still isn't enough.
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![Medium shot of cattle in pen on farm on summer morning.]()
There are ‘forever chemicals’ in beef now
How toxic PFAS made their way from sewage to fertilizer to beef in Michigan.
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Biden administration moves to restore mercury rules for power plants weakened under Trump
EPA reaffirmed its authority to regulate mercury and other hazardous air pollutants amid push to curb power plant emissions.
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The EPA is tackling pollution in ‘Cancer Alley’
Better air monitoring is coming to the Gulf, along with a crackdown on polluters.
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![Syringe drawing from bottle with tick and liquid inside]()
![Syringe drawing from bottle with tick and liquid inside]()
How mRNA technology could create a new vaccine — against ticks
Tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. This new vaccine could eventually protect against several of them.
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![Black and white photo of a female firefighter in front of a red circle]()
![Black and white photo of a female firefighter in front of a red circle]()
Growing body of research points to reproductive health problems for female firefighters
Women who fight wildfires worry about their fertility. A new study shows their concerns may be valid.
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![A long line of cars and trucks move along a notorious stretch of highway in New York City's Bronx.]()
![A long line of cars and trucks move along a notorious stretch of highway in New York City's Bronx.]()
In an East Coast first, New Jersey will phase out diesel trucks
New Jersey joins California, Oregon, and Washington in setting ambitious goals to electrify trucks by 2035.
