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Which Water Filters Reduce Microplastics?

Which Water Filters Reduce Microplastics?
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There’s growing attention on microplastics as a human health concern. Autopsy studies are showing an increasing body burden of plastics accumulating in us, with a study published earlier this year by showing that the average person now has a credit card and a half’s worth of plastic…in their brains. The … [continued]

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Bill Gates Laments World Going Backwards

Bill Gates Laments World Going Backwards
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A couple of months ago, Bill Gates wrote a blog post about how climate change emissions projections have gone down. Steve Hanley wrote an article with a response. ‘“Fortunately for all of us, this view is wrong,” Gates wrote. “Although climate change will have serious consequences — particularly for people … [continued]

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Trump EPA Finalizes Weak Rule to Reduce Dangerous Air Pollution from New Gas-Burning Power Plants, Ignores Health Benefits and Lives Saved from Pollution Reduction

Trump EPA Finalizes Weak Rule to Reduce Dangerous Air Pollution from New Gas-Burning Power Plants, Ignores Health Benefits and Lives Saved from Pollution Reduction
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The Trump EPA has unveiled a final rule under the Clean Air Act that revises emission limits for dangerous nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution from new gas-burning turbines used in power plants and industrial facilities. Emissions of NOx form smog and soot, which is harmful to human health and linked to serious heart … [continued]

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