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Bottled drinking water contains a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles, scientists find
New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics.
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Biden's rules on clean cars face a crucial test as Republican-led challenges go to DC appeals court
Efforts by the Biden administration to limit tailpipe pollution from automobiles face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by Republican-led states head to a federal appeals court.
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Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds
Some paper and bamboo straws contain so-called “forever chemicals” that could make them a less-than-ideal alternative to plastic, researchers have found.
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Waters off New Jersey may be more polluted than you think
A new study from Monmouth University suggests there’s more pollution off the Jersey Shore than we realize. Adam Harding reports.
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Livestock pollution: EPA denies tougher regulations for large farms
The Biden administration is rejecting a plea from environmentalists to toughen regulation of large livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways.
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That stinks: good samaritan finds skunk with cup stuck on head
Why did the skunk cross the road? In this skunk’s case, blame litter.
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NJ Groups Fight Power Plants, Wait for Environmental Law
Residents of largely minority areas in New Jersey are fighting three proposed gas-fired power plants as they wait for the state’s environmental law – signed with great fanfare nearly three years ago – to take full effect.
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Hawaii Whale Dies With Fishing Nets, Plastic Bags in Stomach
A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, highlighting the threat to wildlife from the millions of tons of plastic that ends up in oceans every year.