Lynne Peeples
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Seattle, WA, United States
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Radioactive Contamination Is Seeping Into Drinking Water Around the U.S.
Mining, fracking and other activities are increasing the levels of harmful isotopes in water supplies. → Read More
With Winter Comes More Stagnant Air, Intensifying COVID-19 Risks
Air inversions, a natural phenomenon common during the winter, worsen air pollution and could make COVID more lethal. → Read More
From Alaska to Florida, harmful PFAS compounds pollute water at multiple sites in every state
Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment. → Read More
Winter inversions threaten to increase air pollution, COVID-19 risks
"We're now talking about two pandemics. We have a pollution pandemic, and we have the COVID pandemic." → Read More
Are wildfires contaminating your drinking water? — High Country News – Know the West
Manufactured substances known as volatile organic compounds pollute water around the U.S., and they’re heightened in the aftermath of fires. → Read More
Seattle Has a Sane Plan to End Lockdown. It Might Not Work.
Outdoor recreation rules are loosening in the first U.S. city to go into COVID-19 lockdown. The stakes couldn’t be much higher. → Read More
What if This Coronavirus Lockdown Is Only the Beginning?
“It's like a fire... You have to keep suppressing it,” one expert said. → Read More
What will it take to rid our store shelves of BPA?
Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment. → Read More
Despite findings that tiny amounts of BPA impact health, FDA sticks to its message
Government regulators and academic scientists are at odds over findings from a novel collaborative study on the potential health effects of bisphenol-A (BPA). → Read More
In a scientific first, researchers gave people BPA — and saw a link to precursor of type 2 diabetes
A first-of-its-kind study of a small group of people exposed to a very small amount of bisphenol-A (BPA) is raising questions about the federal government's stance that low doses of the common chemical are safe. → Read More
U.S. Superfund sites offer lessons for the future
Superfund sites are being repurposed as recreational areas, renewable energy facilities and more. → Read More
New life for toxic land
Across the U.S., Superfund sites are being repurposed as recreational areas, renewable energy facilities and more. Many offer lessons for the future. → Read More
Are Hazardous Vapors Seeping Into Your Home?
The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny. → Read More
Are hazardous vapors seeping into your home?
The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts, advocates and agencies → Read More
Are hazardous vapors seeping into your basement?
The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts, advocates and agencies → Read More
"Insidious, Invisible" Impacts on Baby Health: Toxic Exposure and Preterm Births
''Because preterm birth occurs less frequently in many places, it gives us hope that we can prevent it,'' says expert. → Read More
Video: "Insidious, invisible" impacts on baby health — Environmental Health News
“Because preterm birth occurs less frequently in many places, it gives us hope that we can prevent it,” says expert February 10, 2016 By Lynne Peeples Environmental Health News When Dr. Brian Morgan moved to Fresno, California, a decade ago, the frequency of babies being born too early in his new community struck him. So did the widespread pollution —freeway exhaust, processing plant emissions,… → Read More
Fracking Fluid Contains A Stew Of Known Toxic Chemicals
New research reveals fracking involves hundreds of toxins that may pose serious ills and many more that remain unstudied. → Read More
How Do You Fight The World's 'Largest Environmental Health Problem'? Harness The Sun.
More than 4 million people die prematurely every year from household air pollution -- largely a result of cooking with smoky stoves. → Read More
How Do You Fight The World's 'Largest Environmental Health Problem'? Harness The Sun.
More than 4 million people die prematurely every year from household air pollution -- largely a result of cooking with smoky stoves. → Read More