Health risks from the toxic chemicals in 3G artificial pitches
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Is the UK sleepwalking into a public health crisis?
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Hi Lee, hope all good.

It's Viv ... I've only just found out that you're on here too.
I've sent you a DM on X/Twitter.

Take care.... speak soon.
June 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Learn how to take hardwood cuttings with this step-by-step guide. Discover the best techniques & tips to successfully propagate woody plants
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November 21, 2024 at 6:56 PM
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December 1, 2024 at 12:40 PM
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Today is Healthy Environments for Learning Day!

Collective Call for Action to protect children from extreme heat in schools and child care settings in Canada, co-signed by 40+ organizations: healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/held/2025-ca...

Related CELA reports: cela.ca/reports-fail...
April 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Thames Water names US private equity (PE) group KKR as preferred bidder.

Worst possible outcome. Water industry woes started with PE.

PE business model: profiteering, asset-stripping, low investment, staff/wage cuts, tax dodging.

Govt must reject PE takeover. Must nationalise.
Thames Water names US private equity group KKR as preferred bidder
KKR expected to acquire stake worth £4bn as UK’s biggest water supplier tries to stave off nationalisation
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
PFAS are toxic in all settings.
We need a full ban asap.

chemsec.org/why-the-fren...
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Why the French PFAS ban isn’t the victory it seems
We are driving the change to safer chemicals
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March 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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March 3, 2025 at 6:41 AM
PFAS are toxic...
They're not safe in any products...

We have to change how we live, it's the only way.

chemsec.org/why-the-fren...
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Why the French PFAS ban isn’t the victory it seems
We are driving the change to safer chemicals
chemsec.org
March 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Hi @jpetrlik.bsky.social
I see you belong to IPEN ... I'm good friends with Yuyun ... she's amazing.
February 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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VIDEO: IPEN global Co-chair Yuyun Ismawati speaks to Deutsche Welle about the status of the #PlasticsTreaty talks youtu.be/Qs65V2k1LZs?...
Why are plastic industry lobbyists at the UN talks on plastic pollution in South Korea? | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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December 1, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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Super proud of this co-publication with @emdashsanders.bsky.social at ExxonKnews, about the DOE's unusual relationship with plastics industry lobbying groups. @gristnews.bsky.social grist.org/accountabili...
‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry
Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.
grist.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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The Arctic is warming 4x faster than the rest of the world, and Indigenous Arctic People face the brunt of the plastic and petrochemical industry’s toxic operations. Read “The Arctic’s Plastic Crisis” report from IPEN and Alaska Community Action on Toxics.
stoppoisonplastic.org/blog/portfol...
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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“Burning [plastics] in kilns not designed to filter out dangerous substances releases “a whole new cocktail of contaminants”, said Lee Bell, a policy advisor at the International Pollutants Elimination Network.
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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SourceMaterial and AFP investigate plastic offsetting and their analysis shows that most plastic credits are awarded for burning plastic: www.source-material.org/plastic-cred...
Burning plastic and emitting toxic gases central to ‘plastic offsetting’
Plastic offsetting sector’s preferred solution puts the climate and people’s health at risk, without curbing production.
www.source-material.org
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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In a recent report, the EcoWaste Coalition highlights the presence of alarmingly high levels of cadmium—a toxic heavy metal—in lucky charm bracelets sold in the Philippines. ipen.org/news/ecowast...
February 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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@lizagross.bsky.social at @insideclimatenews.org examines how the pervasive use of fossil fuel-derived chemicals in consumer products impedes efforts to mitigate climate change. insideclimatenews.org/news/1202202...
Consumerism—and the Chemicals in All of Our Stuff—Is Thwarting the Transition From Fossil Fuels - Inside Climate News
Climate change mitigation strategies that don’t address overconsumption and reduce dependence on fossil fuel-derived chemicals will exacerbate health harms and biodiversity loss, scientists warn.
insideclimatenews.org
February 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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In this article for Mongabay, Rabul Sawal reports on the alarming increase in respiratory infections among residents of Lelilef Sawai village on Indonesia's Halmahera Island, coinciding with the establishment of the Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP).
news.mongabay.com/2025/02/dise...
Disease surges in Indonesia community on frontline of world energy transition
LELILEF SAWAI, Indonesia — Hernemus Takuling’s life in this coastal village has changed ever since construction began on the Weda Bay Industrial Park, which borders Lelilef Sawai, home to around 5,000...
news.mongabay.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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IPEN senior advisor Mariann Lloyd-Smith said Catherine's levels were "quite high compared to other impacted communities and certainly we saw impacts in those communities, according to the ANU study".
February 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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In an article for ABC News, Xanthe Gregory reports on the concerns of residents in Australia’s Blue Mountains following PFAS blood testing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
PFAS blood results spark NSW residents' demand for widespread testing
Three Blue Mountains residents have received their results from PFAS blood testing, prompting demands for a community-wide study.
www.abc.net.au
February 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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The Guardian reports on a study that found microplastic contamination in 99% of 182 seafood samples from Oregon, with shrimp showing the highest levels:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The study's findings emphasize how the widespread use of plastics enter every ecosystem.
Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples
The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Dr. Kefela advocates for centering these communities in policy-making and solution development, highlighting the importance of environmental justice in addressing plastic pollution.
February 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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In this op-ed for @ehnewsroom.bsky.social, Dr. Timnit Kefela emphasizes that marginalized communities bear a disproportionate burden of plastic pollution throughout its lifecycle—from production to waste accumulation. www.ehn.org/communities-...
Op-ed: Putting communities at the heart of plastic pollution initiatives
From the production of plastics to their fates as waste or microplastics in the environment, marginalized communities are disproportionately impacted by them.
www.ehn.org
February 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Katherine Fung explores the challenges in regulating PFAS in this Newsweek article. She highlights the pervasive nature of PFAS in the environment and the difficulties in treating contaminated water, likening the process to "playing Whack a Mole”.
www.newsweek.com/why-forever-...
Why 'forever chemicals' are so hard to regulate
"It's like playing Whack a Mole," Erik Olson told Newsweek about treating water that's contaminated by PFAS.
www.newsweek.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The Plastics Map reviews more than 130 IPEN publications covering policy analyses, testing of hundreds of plastic products, studies on environmental and food chain contamination from plastic waste, surveys of country-based plastic data, and more: ipen-plastic-map.vercel.app
February 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM