E.P.A. Files Show Agency’s Approval of Potentially Toxic Fracking Chemicals

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“The E.P.A. in 2011 approved the use of these chemicals, used to ease the flow of oil from the ground, despite the agency’s own grave concerns about their toxicity, according to the documents, which were reviewed by The New York Times.”

The Real Consequences of Climate Change on Our Health

Consequences of Climate Change on Health

Heart attacks, miscarriages, encephalitis, pneumonia… Some dedicated researchers are working hard to tie actual health outcomes to climate change events which are expected to only worsen and intensify if policy leaders do not change course. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and the Natural Resources Defense Council set out to better understand how … Read more