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4chan Is Dead. Its Toxic Legacy Is Everywhere

Many of the 4chan users that called me mid-Battletoad attack left messages. I listened to all of them. A pattern…

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Environment

Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water | PFAS

Three UK military bases have been marked for investigation over fears they may be leaking toxic “forever chemicals” into drinking…

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Environment

About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers | Farming

About one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4…

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Environment

Colorado residents now have a way to ‘see’ the toxic emissions they live with » Yale Climate Connections

A tour of oil and gas sites encroaching on Denver’s eastern suburbs fell on a fitting day, with air so polluted that…

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Environment

Atomic Secrets: a Chornobyl scientist warns of a toxic future | Nuclear waste

Dmitry Kalmykov is a Ukrainian scientist who has dedicated his life to investigating environmental disasters, first at Chornobyl and now…

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Environment

Inside the fight to save California’s dying sea lions from toxic algae: ‘We’re like 911 operators’ | California

It was just after 8am on Tuesday, a thick morning fog still clinging to the California coastline, and SeaWorld’s animal…

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Environment

‘Toxic cocktail’: almost 200 pesticides found in European homes | Pesticides

Almost 200 pesticides have been found by a study examining dust in homes around Europe, as scientists say regulators need…

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Environment

Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ | PFAS

The Trump administration is quietly carrying out a plan that aims to kill hundreds of bans on highly toxic PFAS…

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Environment

New House Republican proposal seeks to exempt many toxic Pfas from review | Republicans

A new Republican plan would exempt many new toxic Pfas or “forever chemicals” from health and safety review, a move…

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Environment

California: sea lion attack on teenager raises fears of toxic algae poisoning | California

A teenager was attacked by a sea lion in southern California, raising concerns that a recent increase in algae-induced poisonings…

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