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BPA in Mothers and Newborns
From UPI (an article about a study co-conducted by Upstream Contributor, Dr. Frederica Perera): Bisphenol-A — a chemical found in plastics — was detected in at least 94 percent of urine samples in...
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Leo Trasande on Environmental Health
Healthy Child Healthy World recently interviewed Upstream Contributor, Dr. Leo Trasande, about environmental health. Here are some of the questions and answers. So what is environmental health?...
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BPA in Cans Linked to Asthma
From UPI: U.S. researchers report a link between early childhood exposure to bisphenol A — a chemical used in can liners and store receipts — and higher asthma risk. Lead author Dr. Kathleen Donohue,...
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The Global Burden of Disease Study
Executive summary: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) is the largest ever systematic effort to describe the global distribution and causes of a wide array of major diseases, injuries,...
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Pesticide Drift
From Earth Justice: Each year, nearly one billion pounds of pesticides are sprayed into fields and orchards around the country. As the families who live nearby can tell you, those pesticides don’t...
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Acidic Oceans
* * * New research is showing that carbon dioxide is not only causing global warming, but it’s also causing sea water to become more acidic. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the implications...
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Mortality Effects of Pollution
From New York Times: Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new summary of data from a scientific...
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Exxon Groundwater Case Goes to Jury
From the AP: Jurors in the longest state trial in New Hampshire’s history will return to the courtroom this week after a nearly two-week hiatus to hear closing arguments in the state’s groundwater...
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Pre-Natal Exposure to Pollution Linked to Cancer
From Bloomberg (by Nicole Ostrow): Children whose mothers have an increased exposure to air pollution from motor vehicles while pregnant may have a higher chance of developing certain cancers, a study...
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Vote for Peggy Shepard
Upstream Contributor, inspirational community organizer, and environmental justice advocate Peggy Shepard has been nominated for a Lady Godiva award. Please vote for her here. If you want to learn...
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