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Opinion: A ‘literal dumpster fire’ is burning under an LA suburb.
Residents report headaches, nosebleeds, breathing issues, cancer clusters, and contaminated water linked to the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire.
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Residents report headaches, nosebleeds, breathing issues, cancer clusters, and contaminated water linked to the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire.
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Postcard from California: The ‘literal dumpster fire’ burning under an LA suburb
In a canyon 40 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, a fire is smoldering. Unlike the forest fires that erupt every year in Southern California, this fire is 30 feet underground. It’s been spewing toxi...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Opinion: A ‘literal dumpster fire’ is burning under an LA suburb.
Residents report headaches, nosebleeds, breathing issues, cancer clusters, and contaminated water linked to the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire.
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Residents report headaches, nosebleeds, breathing issues, cancer clusters, and contaminated water linked to the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire.
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The EPA is dismissing a new cancer classification for the herbicide #atrazine from the world’s top cancer agency — the IARC.
The EPA echoed the chemical’s manufacturer, Syngenta, in its criticism.
The EPA echoed the chemical’s manufacturer, Syngenta, in its criticism.
December 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The EPA is dismissing a new cancer classification for the herbicide #atrazine from the world’s top cancer agency — the IARC.
The EPA echoed the chemical’s manufacturer, Syngenta, in its criticism.
The EPA echoed the chemical’s manufacturer, Syngenta, in its criticism.
Internal documents revealed through litigation show Syngenta spent years trying to discredit scientists who raised concerns about the pesticide atrazine.
Despite the new findings, the EPA says the existing evidence does not support a cancer link.
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Despite the new findings, the EPA says the existing evidence does not support a cancer link.
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EPA dismisses new cancer warning on atrazine, echoing Syngenta criticisms
US regulators are dismissing new research by international cancer experts that warns of links between cancer and the widely used pesticide atrazine, deriding the team of cancer scientists and echoing ...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Internal documents revealed through litigation show Syngenta spent years trying to discredit scientists who raised concerns about the pesticide atrazine.
Despite the new findings, the EPA says the existing evidence does not support a cancer link.
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Despite the new findings, the EPA says the existing evidence does not support a cancer link.
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“The EPA has twisted itself into pretzels to deny the World Health Organization’s findings on glyphosate and to stand by its assessment. So I don’t have a lot of hope that they will look at atrazine with open minds,” said Lori Ann Burd of @biologicaldiversity.org.
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EPA dismisses new cancer warning on atrazine, echoing Syngenta criticisms
US regulators are dismissing new research by international cancer experts that warns of links between cancer and the widely used pesticide atrazine, deriding the team of cancer scientists and echoing ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“The EPA has twisted itself into pretzels to deny the World Health Organization’s findings on glyphosate and to stand by its assessment. So I don’t have a lot of hope that they will look at atrazine with open minds,” said Lori Ann Burd of @biologicaldiversity.org.
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Atrazine, one of the most widely used herbicides in the US, has been classified as probably carcinogenic by the IARC.
The EPA is now rejecting the finding, citing what it calls a flawed approach, a stance praised by chemical giant Syngenta.
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The EPA is now rejecting the finding, citing what it calls a flawed approach, a stance praised by chemical giant Syngenta.
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EPA dismisses new cancer warning on atrazine, echoing Syngenta criticisms
US regulators are dismissing new research by international cancer experts that warns of links between cancer and the widely used pesticide atrazine, deriding the team of cancer scientists and echoing ...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Atrazine, one of the most widely used herbicides in the US, has been classified as probably carcinogenic by the IARC.
The EPA is now rejecting the finding, citing what it calls a flawed approach, a stance praised by chemical giant Syngenta.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/12/atra...
The EPA is now rejecting the finding, citing what it calls a flawed approach, a stance praised by chemical giant Syngenta.
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EPA officials are dismissing a new cancer warning on atrazine from the IARC, echoing criticism from pesticide maker Syngenta.
Advocates including @biologicaldiversity.org point to research linking atrazine to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers.
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Advocates including @biologicaldiversity.org point to research linking atrazine to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers.
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EPA dismisses new cancer warning on atrazine, echoing Syngenta criticisms
US regulators are dismissing new research by international cancer experts that warns of links between cancer and the widely used pesticide atrazine, deriding the team of cancer scientists and echoing ...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
EPA officials are dismissing a new cancer warning on atrazine from the IARC, echoing criticism from pesticide maker Syngenta.
Advocates including @biologicaldiversity.org point to research linking atrazine to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/12/atra...
Advocates including @biologicaldiversity.org point to research linking atrazine to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other cancers.
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A new report from @pewtrusts.org and ICF says rapid global action could cut annual plastic pollution by 83 percent by 2040.
The authors call for bans on avoidable plastics, eliminating subsidies and a shift to reusable systems.
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The authors call for bans on avoidable plastics, eliminating subsidies and a shift to reusable systems.
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Plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, report finds
Failure to address a worldwide plastic pollution crisis could trigger a surge in greenhouse gas emissions and human health problems tied to the industry, according to a new report.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A new report from @pewtrusts.org and ICF says rapid global action could cut annual plastic pollution by 83 percent by 2040.
The authors call for bans on avoidable plastics, eliminating subsidies and a shift to reusable systems.
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The authors call for bans on avoidable plastics, eliminating subsidies and a shift to reusable systems.
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Cancer rates in Iowa are rising.
One suspected culprit: farm runoff.
Nitrates and pesticides are seeping into wells and municipal water systems, leaving communities deeply concerned about what’s coming out of their taps.
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One suspected culprit: farm runoff.
Nitrates and pesticides are seeping into wells and municipal water systems, leaving communities deeply concerned about what’s coming out of their taps.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Cancer rates in Iowa are rising.
One suspected culprit: farm runoff.
Nitrates and pesticides are seeping into wells and municipal water systems, leaving communities deeply concerned about what’s coming out of their taps.
Watch our full documentary: thenewlede.org/2025/09/watc...
One suspected culprit: farm runoff.
Nitrates and pesticides are seeping into wells and municipal water systems, leaving communities deeply concerned about what’s coming out of their taps.
Watch our full documentary: thenewlede.org/2025/09/watc...
Plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, a new @pewtrusts.org and ICF report warns.
At that pace, it would equal a garbage truck of plastic waste entering the environment every second.
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At that pace, it would equal a garbage truck of plastic waste entering the environment every second.
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Plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, report finds
Failure to address a worldwide plastic pollution crisis could trigger a surge in greenhouse gas emissions and human health problems tied to the industry, according to a new report.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Plastic pollution could more than double by 2040, a new @pewtrusts.org and ICF report warns.
At that pace, it would equal a garbage truck of plastic waste entering the environment every second.
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At that pace, it would equal a garbage truck of plastic waste entering the environment every second.
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"This garbage ghostwritten study finally got the fate it deserved,” said Attorney Brent Wisner.
Citing “serious ethical concerns,” a leading journal has retracted a key Monsanto Roundup safety study.
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Citing “serious ethical concerns,” a leading journal has retracted a key Monsanto Roundup safety study.
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Citing "serious ethical concerns," journal retracts key Monsanto Roundup safety study - The New Lede
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in the year 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide a...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"This garbage ghostwritten study finally got the fate it deserved,” said Attorney Brent Wisner.
Citing “serious ethical concerns,” a leading journal has retracted a key Monsanto Roundup safety study.
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Citing “serious ethical concerns,” a leading journal has retracted a key Monsanto Roundup safety study.
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A key 2000 Roundup safety study has been retracted over conflicts of interest and misrepresented authorship.
Attorney Brent Wisner calls it a textbook case of ghostwriting and corporate manipulation of science.
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Attorney Brent Wisner calls it a textbook case of ghostwriting and corporate manipulation of science.
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Citing "serious ethical concerns," journal retracts key Monsanto Roundup safety study - The New Lede
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in the year 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide a...
www.thenewlede.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A key 2000 Roundup safety study has been retracted over conflicts of interest and misrepresented authorship.
Attorney Brent Wisner calls it a textbook case of ghostwriting and corporate manipulation of science.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/12/citi...
Attorney Brent Wisner calls it a textbook case of ghostwriting and corporate manipulation of science.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/12/citi...
A major Roundup safety paper relied on by regulators worldwide has been pulled after the journal found "serious ethical concerns" and undisclosed corporate involvement.
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Citing "serious ethical concerns," journal retracts key Monsanto Roundup safety study - The New Lede
The journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology has formally retracted a sweeping scientific paper published in the year 2000 that became a key defense for Monsanto’s claim that Roundup herbicide a...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A major Roundup safety paper relied on by regulators worldwide has been pulled after the journal found "serious ethical concerns" and undisclosed corporate involvement.
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Despite paying more than $11 billion in settlements, Bayer is still battling tens of thousands of #Roundup lawsuits.
Now the company has gained a powerful new ally: the US Department of Justice.
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Now the company has gained a powerful new ally: the US Department of Justice.
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Trump administration sides with Bayer in seeking Supreme Court ruling on Roundup fight - The New Lede
Bayer, the beleaguered maker of Roundup herbicide, has garnered the support of the US Department of Justice in its court battle to turn back a tide
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December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Despite paying more than $11 billion in settlements, Bayer is still battling tens of thousands of #Roundup lawsuits.
Now the company has gained a powerful new ally: the US Department of Justice.
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Now the company has gained a powerful new ally: the US Department of Justice.
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The Trump administration is backing chemical giant Bayer
in its push for a Supreme Court review of lawsuits alleging the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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in its push for a Supreme Court review of lawsuits alleging the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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Trump administration sides with Bayer in seeking Supreme Court ruling on Roundup fight
Bayer, the beleaguered maker of Roundup herbicide, has garnered the support of the US Department of Justice in its court battle to turn back a tide
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December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Trump administration is backing chemical giant Bayer
in its push for a Supreme Court review of lawsuits alleging the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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in its push for a Supreme Court review of lawsuits alleging the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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“MAHA voters chose this administration because they were tired of watching captured regulators sign off on chemicals that are poisoning their families, not because they wanted Washington to hand pesticide giants a liability shield,” said Kelly Ryerson.
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Trump administration sides with Bayer in seeking Supreme Court ruling on Roundup fight
Bayer, the beleaguered maker of Roundup herbicide, has garnered the support of the US Department of Justice in its court battle to turn back a tide
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December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“MAHA voters chose this administration because they were tired of watching captured regulators sign off on chemicals that are poisoning their families, not because they wanted Washington to hand pesticide giants a liability shield,” said Kelly Ryerson.
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New research reveals that landfills may serve as long-term sources of #PFAS emissions, underscoring the need for more accurate tracking of PFAS fate and transport after disposal.
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US landfills emit nearly a ton of airborne PFAS a year, study finds
US municipal landfills leak roughly 1,800 pounds of PFAS into the air annually — evidence that the country’s garbage dumps are a persistent source of airborne “forever chemicals,” according to a new n...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
New research reveals that landfills may serve as long-term sources of #PFAS emissions, underscoring the need for more accurate tracking of PFAS fate and transport after disposal.
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Common pesticides and plastic chemicals can stifle healthy gut bacteria, according to a new study in @nature.com.
Gut bacteria disruptions have been linked to a variety of health problems including allergies, Parkinson’s disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Gut bacteria disruptions have been linked to a variety of health problems including allergies, Parkinson’s disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Common pesticides and plastic chemicals stifle healthy gut bacteria
More than a hundred chemicals in pesticides, plastics and other products that people are routinely exposed to stifle the growth of health-promoting gut bacteria, according to a new study.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Common pesticides and plastic chemicals can stifle healthy gut bacteria, according to a new study in @nature.com.
Gut bacteria disruptions have been linked to a variety of health problems including allergies, Parkinson’s disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Gut bacteria disruptions have been linked to a variety of health problems including allergies, Parkinson’s disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Researchers analyzed gas from 30 landfills across the United States and found #PFAS contamination at every single site.
Their data suggest that landfills nationwide may collectively emit nearly a ton of PFAS into the air annually.
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Their data suggest that landfills nationwide may collectively emit nearly a ton of PFAS into the air annually.
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US landfills emit nearly a ton of airborne PFAS a year, study finds
US municipal landfills leak roughly 1,800 pounds of PFAS into the air annually — evidence that the country’s garbage dumps are a persistent source of airborne “forever chemicals,” according to a new n...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Researchers analyzed gas from 30 landfills across the United States and found #PFAS contamination at every single site.
Their data suggest that landfills nationwide may collectively emit nearly a ton of PFAS into the air annually.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/land...
Their data suggest that landfills nationwide may collectively emit nearly a ton of PFAS into the air annually.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/land...
More than a hundred chemicals in pesticides, plastics and other products that people are routinely exposed to stifle the growth of health-promoting gut bacteria, according to a new study in @nature.com.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/pest...
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/pest...
Common pesticides and plastic chemicals stifle healthy gut bacteria
More than a hundred chemicals in pesticides, plastics and other products that people are routinely exposed to stifle the growth of health-promoting gut bacteria, according to a new study.
www.thenewlede.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
More than a hundred chemicals in pesticides, plastics and other products that people are routinely exposed to stifle the growth of health-promoting gut bacteria, according to a new study in @nature.com.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/pest...
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New research from @ncstate.bsky.social and Oregon State finds that US municipal landfills release about 1,800 pounds of #PFAS into the air each year.
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US landfills emit nearly a ton of airborne PFAS a year, study finds
US municipal landfills leak roughly 1,800 pounds of PFAS into the air annually — evidence that the country’s garbage dumps are a persistent source of airborne “forever chemicals,” according to a new n...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New research from @ncstate.bsky.social and Oregon State finds that US municipal landfills release about 1,800 pounds of #PFAS into the air each year.
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Exposure to microplastics may speed plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice, a condition that leads to heart disease, according to a new study.
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Microplastics drive plaque buildup in arteries of male mice, study suggests
Exposure to tiny plastic particles that litter the environment may speed plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice, a condition that leads to heart disease, according to a new study.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Exposure to microplastics may speed plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice, a condition that leads to heart disease, according to a new study.
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California farmland is doused with 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing toxic #PFAS each year, a new analysis finds.
“It doesn’t make sense when plenty of non-PFAS pesticides are readily available,” says Jared Hayes of @ewgofficial.bsky.social.
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“It doesn’t make sense when plenty of non-PFAS pesticides are readily available,” says Jared Hayes of @ewgofficial.bsky.social.
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California farmland doused with 2.5 million pounds of PFAS pesticides each year, analysis finds
Farm fields in California, the largest US agricultural state, are sprayed each year with an average of 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing toxic PFAS, potentially exposing millions of people t...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
California farmland is doused with 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing toxic #PFAS each year, a new analysis finds.
“It doesn’t make sense when plenty of non-PFAS pesticides are readily available,” says Jared Hayes of @ewgofficial.bsky.social.
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“It doesn’t make sense when plenty of non-PFAS pesticides are readily available,” says Jared Hayes of @ewgofficial.bsky.social.
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Microplastics from clothing packaging and everyday products are showing up in organs across the body.
A new study suggests they may directly drive plaque formation in arteries.
@ucriverside.bsky.social @beyondplastics.bsky.social
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A new study suggests they may directly drive plaque formation in arteries.
@ucriverside.bsky.social @beyondplastics.bsky.social
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Microplastics drive plaque buildup in arteries of male mice, study suggests
Exposure to tiny plastic particles that litter the environment may speed plaque buildup in the arteries of male mice, a condition that leads to heart disease, according to a new study.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Microplastics from clothing packaging and everyday products are showing up in organs across the body.
A new study suggests they may directly drive plaque formation in arteries.
@ucriverside.bsky.social @beyondplastics.bsky.social
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/micr...
A new study suggests they may directly drive plaque formation in arteries.
@ucriverside.bsky.social @beyondplastics.bsky.social
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The nonprofit @ewgofficial.bsky.social has released a map showing that 52 PFAS-containing pesticides approved by the EPA were sprayed in 58 California counties from 2018 to 2023.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The nonprofit @ewgofficial.bsky.social has released a map showing that 52 PFAS-containing pesticides approved by the EPA were sprayed in 58 California counties from 2018 to 2023.
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The EPA says the toxic weed killer paraquat may evaporate more than earlier estimates suggested.
As a result, people beyond the treated fields could still breathe in the pesticide vapor.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/5443/
As a result, people beyond the treated fields could still breathe in the pesticide vapor.
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EPA sees "greater uncertainty" with paraquat risk factor, seeks more data
New data is adding to regulatory concerns about the potential human health impacts of the weed killer paraquat, leading the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to seek more information from manuf...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The EPA says the toxic weed killer paraquat may evaporate more than earlier estimates suggested.
As a result, people beyond the treated fields could still breathe in the pesticide vapor.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/5443/
As a result, people beyond the treated fields could still breathe in the pesticide vapor.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/11/5443/