Environmental Health

Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania Freshwater Mussels

"Researchers detected increased radioactivity in mussels downstream of oil and gas wastewater discharge points, raising concerns about effects up the food chain."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/03/2025

"Undocumented People Are Among Most Vulnerable To Climate-Fueled Disasters"

"Carmen, her husband and three children were sound asleep in their western North Carolina home when she heard her phone ring that late September morning. It was her brother-in-law alerting the family to downed trees, powerlines and homes destroyed by historic rain and strong winds from Hurricane Helene."

Source: NPR, 01/03/2025

Oil Industry Playbook: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

"Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry."

Source: ProPublica, 01/02/2025

"Climate Change Added 41 Days Of Dangerous Heat Around World In 2024"

"People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world’s damaging weather throughout 2024.

The analysis from World Weather Attribution and Climate Central researchers comes at the end of a year that shattered climate record after climate record as heat across the globe made 2024 likely to be its hottest ever measured and a slew of other fatal weather events spared few.

Source: AP, 01/02/2025

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