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5 tips for living a nontoxic life

5 tips for living a nontoxic life

5 tips for living a nontoxic life When many people think of living a "nontoxic lifestyle," they assume their goal should be eliminating all exposure to chemicals. However, this is not possible and not necessary, since the body is capable of eliminating most toxins on its own (at

Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand

Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand

After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue. "It's suffocating," the 36-year-old coconut seller told AFP in Chiang Mai, a tourist destination among

Groups react to HHS, EPA flagging microplastics for further study

(The Center Square) – The Environmental Protection Agency designated microplastics and pharmaceuticals as priority contaminant groups Thursday. The decision prompted diverse reactions from affected industries, health, and environmental advocacy organizations. The EPA released its draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List for public comment, which now includes these substance groups as potential drinking

States sue Trump administration over rollback of some air pollution regulations

(The Center Square) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is co-leading a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of some federal limits on toxic air pollution. The lawsuit targets the repeal of the 2024 update to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, known as MATS, which was

Panelists in Gallatin Gateway discussion push back on data centers

Panelists in Gallatin Gateway discussion push back on data centers

Thousands of data centers across the country are powering the artificial intelligence systems that have become a part of our daily lives, and Montana is no stranger to this development. About 50 people came to the Gallatin Gateway Community Center for a panel discussion on Monday night to hear about

How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner

How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner

(LOS ANGELES) Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times higher in the 1970s than today, and the

Germany's WWII munitions a toxic legacy on Baltic Sea floor

Germany's WWII munitions a toxic legacy on Baltic Sea floor

Below the waves off Germany's northern tourist beaches, a toxic time bomb lurks on the Baltic Sea floor -- enormous quantities of World War II munitions that are slowly rusting away. Scientists warn that as salt water corrodes the metal casings on rockets, artillery shells and bombs, they will