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EPA drinking water and PFAS research in Cincinnati, 16 February 2023.

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Air pollution can be damaging to human health - and it's very hard to escape, new research warns.

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An investigation has revealed the ‘frightening’ scale of forever chemical pollution in Europe

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Forever chemicals are everywhere. Here’s what we can do to fix the problem.

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06/02/2023

Eating one fish in a year is the same as ingesting water with PFOS at 48 parts per trillion for one month, researchers have warned..

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17/01/2023

The ozone layer is on track to recover, according to a new UN assessment.

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10/01/2023

Forever chemicals - also known as PFAS, or Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - are used in everything from cosmetics to kitchenware.

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Ditch forever chemicals, investors worth €8 trillion tell companies

01/12/2022

A damning Greenpeace report has alleged that multiple Shein products breach the EU's chemical regulations.

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SHEIN’s clothes contain ‘hazardous chemicals,’ Greenpeace claim

25/11/2022

Forever chemicals do not breakdown in the natural world.

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California sues 18 companies over forever chemical pollution

11/11/2022

PFAS have been found in drinking water, wildlife, blood and breastmilk.

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‘Global contamination’: Europe should lead in regulating PFAS

20/10/2022

A worker in an industrial chemical factory. The European commission may delay planned reform of its chemical regulation laws.

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Campaigners slam proposed delay to Europe’s new toxic chemical laws

17/10/2022

In this June 6, 2018, file photo, PFAS foam washes up on the shoreline of Van Etten Lake in Oscoda Township, Michigan, US.

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19/08/2022

The culprit behind the ‘mass death sentence’ for the Oder River’s fish is still a mystery.

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Polish police are offering €215,000 to solve the River Oder poisoning

16/08/2022

Rainwater was found to contain unsafe levels of forever chemicals.

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Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say

04/08/2022

Nappies are filled with toxic chemicals, says a report.

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21/07/2022

Is tap water safe to drink in the US?

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16/06/2022

A textiles factory in Bangladesh.

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H&M, Boohoo and Zara among brands to be fined, under tough new EU laws

31/03/2022

The Chicago River appears green after the Plumbers Union Local 130 dyed it on Saturday, 12 March 2022, ahead of St. Patrick's Day.

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15/03/2022

Why the clothes industry is so bad for the environment

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26/02/2022

A woman stops her son going in the Yamuna River, covered by a chemical foam caused by industrial and domestic pollution, for bathing, in New Delhi.

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Chemical pollution has now passed safe planetary limit, scientists say

18/01/2022