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A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, titled “Health Effects of Fossil Fuel–Derived Endocrine Disruptors,” establishes the impact of EDCs on human health and the environment, with a particular focus on pollutants derived from fossil fuels. Learn more in EHP's new Featured Research Review ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eCp-s5NX

Many Ohio landowners who ended up with fracked wells on their properties were forced by state law to accept them, according to findings published Monday in Nature Energy. Others gave in only after repeated and aggressive sales attempts, researchers at New York’s Binghamton University found. https://lnkd.in/eu53mXVY

Climate change is making ticks more threatening. Learn why and what you can do about it ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/epWw8PFx

Although the chemistry may not be “all that hard,” DAC requires a lot of equipment and a lot of energy—and therefore a lot of money. Can pulling carbon from the air slow climate change? Will the technology harm our health? https://lnkd.in/eaV3Cuf3

Fossil fuel-induced climate change has transformed heat from a problem into a threat. Extreme heat kills more people than all other weather-related disasters combined. People with disabilities face even higher risk of injury or death during heat waves, especially since they are more likely to have less income and no air conditioning. https://lnkd.in/gnDjesTv

A report recently released by CNX is at odds with hundreds of studies on the impacts of the unconventional gas industry on health, the environment and the climate. Inside Climate News reports. https://lnkd.in/efHEEyx4

Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills and incinerators. Lisa Song reports for ProPublica. https://lnkd.in/exEf72Hz

The United States, one of the world's biggest plastic makers, will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much new plastic is produced each year in a major policy shift, a source close to U.S. negotiators told Reuters this week. https://lnkd.in/d6QUzMxs

Extreme heat kills more people in the U.S. than flooding, hurricanes, and tornadoes — combined. This week, the Biden administration announced a first-of-its-kind National Heat Strategy to “reduce heat-related impacts” and “ensure a thriving, heat-resilient nation.” https://lnkd.in/e9ZR3pQ9