Feb 18 From drugged oysters to birds full of plastic, oceans are feeling the burden of pollution By Danielle Venton, KQED Scientists are finding a growing presence of pharmaceuticals, small pieces of plastic and household chemicals in the bodies of Pacific razor clams, Pacific oysters and remote seabirds. Continue reading
Dec 13 Babies born closer to fracking sites are more likely to be underweight By Nsikan Akpan Low birth weight, defined as being born under 5.5 pounds, has previously been linked with an increased risk of childhood mortality and poorer educational outcomes. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 24:54 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 21, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 21, one of the U.S. soldiers killed in Niger is laid to rest, and Spain moves to dissolve the secessionist government in Catalonia. Also, a look at the number of global deaths caused by… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 4:04 Pollution causes one in six deaths worldwide By PBS News Hour In 2015, pollution killed three times the number of people as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined, and 15 times the number of people killed by war and violence. The study, by the environmental nonprofit Pure Earth and published in The… Continue watching
Oct 20 One out of six deaths worldwide were pollution-related in 2015 By Laura Santhanam That’s three times more deaths than all fatal cases of AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria, a new report says. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Hurricane Harvey caused potentially dangerous chemical spill, says EPA By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Friday, the EPA warned that Hurricane Harvey caused a potentially dangerous chemical spill from a Houston-area Superfund site. The EPA detected high levels of dioxins in the San Jacinto River, which are linked to cancer and… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 10:27 Destruction in chemical hub Houston raise post-hurricane health concerns By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 29 Hurricane Harvey damages petrochemical refineries, releasing thousands of pounds of airborne pollutants By Nsikan Akpan ExxonMobil disclosed Tuesday that two refineries accidentally released 12,000 pounds of hazardous vapors after being damaged by Hurricane Harvey. But the disclosures represent just four of more than a dozen reports filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality since… Continue reading
Aug 29 This New York river dumps millions of fabric microfibers into the ocean daily By Teresa Carey The Hudson River dumps 300 million microfibers into the Atlantic Ocean each day, according to a new study. Invisible to the naked eye, these fibers can cause health problems for animals and humans. Continue reading
Aug 11 When faced with pollution, these sea snakes shed their stripes By Teresa Carey Australian ecologists found turtle-headed sea snakes cope with excessively polluted waters by losing their white stripes. Continue reading