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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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1. August 4, 2025 | Environmental Health News
India’s booming leather trade is poisoning its rivers, fields, and families
Tanneries along India’s Palar River are supplying the global leather market while contaminating farmland, sickening residents, and pushing the region’s water to toxic extremes. First of a two-part series on the leather industry in the Palar River basin. 2. August 1, 2025 | ACS Nano
Nanoplastics linked to lower fertility in couples
A new study of 51 couples published in ACS Nano found that exposure to nanoplastics, which are even smaller than microplastics, is linked to lower fertility. 3. July 30, 2025 | The Guardian
Skin lightening products linked to rising cancer cases among African women
Doctors in several African countries are reporting new cancer cases tied to decades of skin-lightening cream use, raising concerns about weak regulation and growing market demand. 4. July 28, 2025 | Environmental Health News
EPA prepares to approve dicamba weedkillers despite history of crop damage
Federal regulators signaled plans to approve new dicamba-based herbicides for genetically engineered cotton and soybeans, reigniting debates over farm chemical drift and environmental safety. 5. July 28, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Georgia sterilization plants using ethylene oxide get two-year delay on new pollution rules
President Donald Trump granted medical sterilization facilities in Georgia and other states an extra two years to meet stricter ethylene oxide emission standards, citing concerns over supply chain disruptions and national security. 6. July 28, 2025 | The Guardian
Microplastics spread from household waste to soils, animals, and human food chains
Tiny plastic fibers shed from clothing enter wastewater systems, contaminate soils and accumulate through food chains, reaching humans in food, water and air worldwide. 7. July 25, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Plastic particles may be quietly sabotaging your hormones and fertility
A new scientific review finds that microplastics are not only polluting the planet but interfering with our hormones, damaging reproductive organs, and costing the U.S. billions in healthcare. 8. July 25, 2025 | CBC News
Wildfires in Manitoba may release decades of hidden toxic metals, scientists warn
Wildfires burning through northern Manitoba peatlands could release toxic metals from historical mining and smelting sites, raising unanswered questions about the health risks to nearby communities. 9. July 24, 2025 | The Guardian
Airborne pollutants tied to rising dementia risk, Cambridge study finds
A large review of more than 29 million people links fine particulate matter and soot from traffic and wood burning to higher dementia risk, adding weight to calls for stricter air quality rules 10. July 23, 2025 | The Washington Post
How a microplastics researcher avoids plastic in daily life
A leading scientist studying microplastics details how she limits everyday exposure to plastic in food, cookware, and household dust. 11. July 23, 2025 | Newsweek
Air pollution during midlife may accelerate brain aging, study finds
Exposure to polluted air between ages 45 and 69 is linked to cognitive decline and structural brain changes, new research shows. 12. July 23, 2025 | The Washington Post
EPA proposes bringing dicamba herbicide back to farms after court bans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has moved to re-register dicamba, a weedkiller banned twice by federal courts for damaging neighboring crops and ecosystems, by proposing new restrictions on when and how it can be used. 13. July 22, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Bald eagle chicks in Great Lakes region show signs of toxic chemical exposure
Baby bald eagles nesting near the Great Lakes are testing positive for PFAS and other long-banned pollutants, raising alarms about the persistence of toxic chemicals in the ecosystem. 14. July 22, 2025 | The Hill
Reusable period products found to contain harmful PFAS chemicals, study finds
Scientists have found that many reusable menstrual products, including period underwear and washable pads, contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), raising concerns about prolonged skin exposure to these persistent and potentially toxic chemicals. 15. July 21, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may be harming farmworkers’ kids in California
Working in the fields while pregnant is common in Watsonville, but many women don’t realize the pesticides around them could be endangering their children’s long-term health. 16. July 19, 2025 | The Washington Post
Maine residents confront medical confusion and mental toll after PFAS exposure
Residents in central Maine are struggling to access medical guidance and testing after discovering their well water was contaminated with PFAS, a class of toxic chemicals linked to numerous health risks. 17. July 19, 2025 | The Guardian
Pesticide mixtures may increase pregnancy risks, new study finds
Pregnant women exposed to multiple pesticides face higher chances of complications than those exposed to a single pesticide, according to new research from Argentina. 18. July 17, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Contaminated drinking water in Illinois raises concern over PFAS exposure risks
State officials in Illinois have warned residents in dozens of communities that their drinking water contains unsafe levels of PFAS, a class of toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues. 19. July 17, 2025 | Environmental Health News
Wildfire smoke poses growing health threats as politics delay response
Wildfire smoke, now a year-round hazard in North America, is linked to rising health risks — from asthma to cognitive decline — even as political fights stall coordinated responses and research funding. 20. July 17, 2025 | The New Lede
Toxic insecticides are showing up in Colorado water at staggering levels
Insecticides linked to bee die-offs and birth defects are showing up in Colorado’s water at levels 100 times higher than what experts say aquatic life can handle. 21. July 17, 2025 | Mongabay
Plastic waste burned in poor countries releases toxic smoke and threatens global health
Communities in the Global South are increasingly burning plastic waste in open pits and homes, releasing dangerous toxins and raising alarm among health experts ahead of upcoming United Nations treaty talks. 22. July 14, 2025 | Euronews
Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to higher risk of slow-growing brain tumors
People exposed to traffic-related air pollution over many years may face an increased risk of developing meningiomas, a typically non-cancerous but potentially harmful brain tumor. 23. July 14, 2025 | The Independent
Vietnam plans to ban gas-powered motorcycles in Hanoi to curb worsening air pollution
Vietnam will begin phasing out fossil-fuel motorcycles in central Hanoi starting July 2026, as the country attempts to improve air quality and reduce climate emissions. 24. July 14, 2025 | The New Lede
FDA urges food industry to drop synthetic dyes as new plant-based color gains approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new natural food dye made from gardenia plants and is pressing the food industry to eliminate petroleum-based synthetic dyes like Red No. 3, which has been linked to cancer. 25. July 14, 2025 | The Conversation
Pesticide pollution is altering how fish behave in freshwater and ocean ecosystems
Pesticides are disrupting fish social behavior across species and ecosystems, potentially weakening aquatic populations and destabilizing food webs before visible die-offs occur.
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