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Unusual Toxoplasma parasite strain killed sea otters and could threaten other marine life

Frontiers

Scientists warn that this new strain, never previously reported in aquatic animals, could potentially pose a health threat to other marine wildlife and humans. Scientists in California are raising the alarm about a newly reported form of toxoplasmosis that kills sea otters and could also infect other animals and people.

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After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Union of Concerned Scientists

EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the action will ensure that “polluters pay for the costs to clean up pollution threatening the health of communities.” Unfortunately for humans, the same properties represent Kryptonite. There is no known safe level of human exposure to these chemicals. billion and $12.5

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HotSpots H2O: As Water Systems Fail in Pakistan, Heat Wave Begets A Health Crisis

Circle of Blue

Water shortages forced residents to turn to cholera-contaminated ponds for drinking water, health officials say. We have no other option but to drink contaminated water from the ponds along with the animals,” one resident told a local news outlet. It needs immediate action to prevent crop, livestock losses.

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How Tobacco Companies Created the Disinformation Playbook

Union of Concerned Scientists

For instance, half of adults in the United States obtain their news at least sometimes from social media. And anti-vaxxers are eager to persuade you that vaccines (one of history’s greatest public health achievements) is somehow suspect. For instance, oil and gas companies have long denied or undermined climate change science.

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What Americans Actually Think About Plastic Pollution

Ocean Conservancy

This research was shared by several news outlets, and although finding microplastics in these food items was not much of a surprise to us , plenty of people were shocked by our results and began to ask more questions about microplastic pollution and human health impacts. We wanted to understand what U.S. About half of U.S.

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What’s Up With Water – October 18, 2022

Circle of Blue

Welcome to “What’s Up With Water” – your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. According to the World Health Organization, since the end of August over 13,000 cases of the waterborne pathogen have been recorded. In research news, a new report details a steep decline in the abundance of the world’s animals.

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Paula García Knows Renewable Energy Is for the People

Union of Concerned Scientists

“Careful with the plants, careful with the trees, careful with the animals,” her grandfather would repeat. Traveling to the southern region of Colombia as a young child, Paula García remembers being taught by her elders about the deep interconnectedness between humans and the natural world.