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The Arctic's Plastics Crisis: Dangers to health and human rights of indigenous peoples
June 4, 2024 — The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world, and Arctic Indigenous Peoples bear the brunt of the plastic and petrochemical industry’s toxic operations. Plastics and chemicals from all . . .
Mapping Environmental Injustice: Disparities in chemical exposures and neurodevelopmental outcomes
July 2, 2024 — One in six children in the U.S. has a developmental disability and the prevalence of those disabilities has increased over the past decade. Families with low incomes and families of color have long faced . . .
Health Hazards of Wireless Technologies: What do we know now?
September 25, 2024 — Wireless technologies, including cell phones, wireless internet, and Bluetooth devices, have become ubiquitous in our lives. Most adults in the US own a cell phone, and cell phone use is widespread among children and . . .
What’s New
The Plastics Treaty: An opportunity to multisolve
Apr 23, 2024 — Evidence of human health harms of plastics across the life cycle has been strong for decades. Now, as the next meeting of the global plastics treaty gets underway, new studies documenting these harms (and their costs) have been coming fast and furious. . . .
On the Brink of Ink: The impact of tattoos and their safety
Apr 17, 2024 — Tattoos have been a cornerstone in human expression for thousands of years. From an ancient iceman whose remains were found with tattoos across his body, to modern day tattoo conventions, this art form has transcended its ancient roots and is now a common form of expression. . . .
A vision for safer, more sustainable food contact materials
Mar 29, 2024 — The world is working on ending plastic pollution through a new plastics treaty. If the treaty gets the science right, it has enormous potential to detoxify the planet. But right now, this goal is far beyond reach because there is an elephant in the room: plastic chemicals. . . .
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