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A Chemical-Sniffing Van Shows How Heat Amps Up Pollution

21 June 2024 at 10:44
In heat waves, chemicals like formaldehyde and ozone can form more readily in the air, according to researchers driving mobile labs in New York City this week.

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Mobile labs that measure airborne pollutants drove around New York City and New Jersey during the recent heat wave.

Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Plastic Pillows in Shipments

20 June 2024 at 17:49
They’ll be replaced in North America with paper packing, eliminating some 15 billion pillows a year. Plastic film is a major pollutant.

Β© Fred Greaves/Reuters

Plastic film is one of the most common forms of marine plastic litter, scientists say.

Damages From PFAS Lawsuits Could Surpass Asbestos, Industry Lawyers Warn

28 May 2024 at 19:14
At an industry presentation about dangerous β€œforever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed.

Β© E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune, via Getty Images

A 3M plant on the Mississippi River. The company has faced legal action over manufacturing the chemicals.

10 Big Biden Environmental Rules, and What They Mean

9 May 2024 at 05:06
Asbestos, β€œforever” chemicals, E.V.s and endangered species. Here’s what 10 new rules cover, and why the administration has been churning them out.

Β© Tom Brenner for The New York Times

President Biden giving an Earth Day speech inside Prince William Forest Park in Virginia, last month.

U.S. Tightens Rules on Risky Virus Research

A long-awaited new policy broadens the type of regulated viruses, bacteria, fungi and toxins, including those that could threaten crops and livestock.

Β© Karen Ducey/Getty Images

Working inside a biosafety Level 3 lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2020.
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