Dr. Joe AngleyEPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enactedAssociated Press - By MATTHEW DALYWASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA …
Dr. Joe AngleyChemicals used in plastic food packaging linked to 10% of preterm births in 2018verified_publisherSalon - By Joseph WintersA class of chemicals commonly used in plastic food containers and cosmetic products may have caused about 10 percent of the United States’ preterm births in 2018, according to a study from environmental health experts at New York University. The chemicals, called phthalates, are typically added to …
Dr. Joe AngleyGlyphosate: What's wrong with the pesticide?verified_publisherDW English - Gero RueterThe EU has extended approval of weedkiller glyphosate. But why is it controversial? Opponents say it causes cancer and pollutes waterways, but …
Dr. Joe AngleyA climate scientist on how to recognize the new climate change denialverified_publisherVox - Avishay ArtsyDelay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action. For the past dozen years or so, every time the United Nations General Assembly holds its annual session in New York City, climate activists hit Manhattan to protest outside. They call it Climate Week. And this week …
Dr. Joe AngleyEarth's sixth mass extinction is underway and "rapidly accelerating," study warnsAxios - Ivana SaricEarth's sixth mass extinction is already happening — and it is rapidly accelerating, researchers warned in a study out this week in the Proceedings of …
Dr. Joe AngleyNASA Visualisation Offers a Disturbing Glimpse of All That Carbon in Our AtmosphereGizmodo Australia - Angely MercadoAnimations created by NASA’s Scientific Visualisation Studio include images and videos showing what carbon emissions would look like if they were …