# environmental health (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover environmental health. Page: Feed: --- ## [Did climate change cause this heat wave? Most likely, and here's why](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5940053/heat-wave-extreme-forecast-climate) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them. ## [Trees are vital for cooler cities, but they need help too](https://www.dw.com/en/trees-are-vital-for-cooler-cities-but-they-need-help-too/a-78488665) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Record-breaking heat and drought are putting urban trees at risk. Experts explain how to protect these essential assets and build city forests that can withstand the climate challenges ahead. ## [Abandoned oil and gas pipes leak tonnes of microplastics annually](https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/abandoned-oil-and-gas-pipes-leak-tonnes-of-microplastics-annually/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Abandoned plastics in the North sea could be contributing up to 500 tonnes of microplastic annually, adversely affecting marine life. ## [The biggest carbon polluters are to blame for half of U.S. western water lost, ‘groundbreaking’ paper says](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082026/attribution-study-links-carbon-majors-to-colorado-river-crisis/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Some of the most impactful changes from climate change have come in the stressed Colorado River basin. ## [The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events](https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-disaster-big-one-threat-5b062254250a759483c94376d32ae478) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods, and droughts as long as we continue to use gas, oil, and coal at our current pace. ## [Even meteorologists are baffled by the Midwestern tornado season](https://grist.org/extreme-weather/even-meteorologists-are-baffled-by-the-midwestern-tornado-season/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ More than 200 tornadoes have hit Illinois this year. Here's how the twisters form, and how climate change might be influencing them. ## [The clean energy transition has a grid problem. Here’s how to fix it](https://atmos.earth/climate-solutions/the-clean-energy-transition-has-a-grid-problem-heres-how-to-fix-it/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ If the United States’ electrical grid were a highway, much of it would be clogged with bumper-to-bumper traffic. ## [Tesla ditches the solar roof — and embraces regular solar panels](https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/tesla-pulls-plug-on-solar-roof-as-it-chases-wild-new-solar-dreams) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ The product that was supposed to redefine both roofing and home solar never moved beyond expensive niche status. Does the new plan reflect lessons learned? ## [Romania is falling behind the renewables race. Can the EU's biggest solar farm save it?](https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/23/romania-is-falling-behind-the-renewables-race-can-the-eus-biggest-solar-farm-save-it) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ The Dama Solar farm in Romania could produce enough power for almost one million people. ## [Brazil’s unique data center boom relies on clean power despite social burden](https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/brazils-unique-data-center-boom-rides-on-clean-power-despite-social-burden/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ With a predominantly renewable energy mix, Brazil has become an attractive destination for data centers. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ybkZTToLMfzu) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Why nuclear, why New Hampshire, why now?](https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/08/24/why-nuclear-why-new-hampshire-why-now/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Dependence on natural gas is a major reason New Hampshire’s electric bills — and those in other New England states — often rank among the highest in the U.S. ## [How growing up in ‘Chemical Valley’ inspired French lawyer to sue industry she used to work for](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/24/chemical-valley-inspired-lawyer-sue-industry-france-helene-duguy) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Hélène Duguy is taking on companies accused of failing to stop PFAS pollution in the area of France she calls home. ## [Pennsylvania tries to cut the spread of 'forever chemicals' from sewage on farm fields](https://www.alleghenyfront.org/pennsylvania-pfas-sewage-sludge-farms-water-alcosan/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Pennsylvania and other states are trying to limit the spread of PFAS through the spreading of sewage sludge on farm fields. ## [They grew up breathing Detroit air. Generations of women are pushing for new approaches to pollution](https://19thnews.org/2026/08/southwest-detroit-michigan-pollution-approaches/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Families live among refineries, industrial facilities, and major freight corridors with heavy truck traffic. For decades, residents have asked what all of that pollution is doing to their health. ## [The Vancouver, BC families breathing in diesel truck fumes](https://thenarwhal.ca/port-of-vancouver-diesel-truck-air-pollution/) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ East Vancouver neighborhoods shoulder the health burden of thousands of diesel trucks heading to and from the Port of Vancouver every week. ## [Cost to fix deteriorating landfill falls on Virginia taxpayers](https://www.bayjournal.com/news/pollution/cost-to-fix-deteriorating-landfill-falls-on-virginia-taxpayers/article_a2a7384d-81fd-48cf-91af-30f2ba6a9a4c.html) _2026-08-25 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Shoosmith Landfill, just 12 miles south of Richmond, has a documented history of neglect and permit violations. ## [Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/personal-care-products-unlabeled-toxic-chemicals) _2026-08-24 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Even products labeled ‘eco,’ ‘green,’ or ‘natural’ can contain dangerous compounds including PFAS. ## [Secret plan to dump slaughterhouse waste blindsided residents of Iowa’s Loess Hills](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22082026/iowa-loess-hills-slaughterhouse-waste/) _2026-08-24 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Monona County officials and residents fear a repeat of the communication gaps and loopholes that left them caught off guard by a plan to import treated slaughterhouse manure. ## [Why cancer, not affordability, may be the biggest issue in Iowa’s midterms](https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/08/cancer-rates-iowa-maha-pesticides-herbicides-glyphosate-farming-agriculture-midterm-elections-issues/) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · EHN_ "State leadership and industrial agriculture are very hesitant to have those conversations." ## [What to do when wildfires trigger trauma](https://www.dw.com/en/germany-europe-wildfires-trauma/a-78449930) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ The wildfires this summer have broken records in Germany and are unlikely to subside in future. Psychologists say post-traumatic stress disorder caused by such disasters is serious but can be treated if people seek help. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fIAyEfskbxZr) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [As Minnesota gets warmer and wetter, what does that mean for drought?](https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/21/as-minnesota-gets-warmer-wetter-what-does-that-mean-for-drought) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · EHN_ A new national study is calling for a new framework for drought assessment that better captures the long-term effect of climate change. ## [Notes from Illinois’ virtual power plant frontier](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20082026/inside-clean-energy-illinois-virtual-power-plants/) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Solrite is the latest energy services company to venture into Illinois, a sign of how quickly a new state law has jump-started the market. ## [Lobsters and acidic seas: Can shellfish help neutralize one of the greatest threats to the ocean?](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/environment-oceans-acidification-alkali-carbon-absorption-lobsters) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more carbon dioxide, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research. ## [As litigation looms and drought takes its toll, state officials are defiant over Colorado River's future](https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/08/21/officials-defiant-over-colorado-river/) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Years of negotiations between Colorado and six other Colorado River Basin states have failed to produce a new agreement on water allocations. ## [A Supreme Court case may be slowing Trump’s next climate rollback](https://www.eenews.net/articles/a-supreme-court-case-may-be-slowing-trumps-next-climate-rollback/) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ “EPA is trying to have their cake and eat it, too,” said one environmental lawyer. ## [Heatwave in France: 2026 sets record for rockfalls in the Alps](https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/20/heatwave-in-france-2026-sets-record-for-rockfalls-in-the-alps) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ The summer of 2026 saw an unprecedented wave of landslides in the French Alps, especially around Mont Blanc, driven by extreme heat and thawing permafrost. ## [How climate change is messing with your blood](https://time.com/article/2026/08/19/climate-change-impacting-blood-carbon-dioxide-levels/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Our blood chemistry is changing as carbon emissions rise, reveals a new study. ## [As whey gains, will dairy’s footprint follow?](https://sentientmedia.org/as-whey-gains-will-dairys-footprint-follow/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ At the center of protein maxxing, whey products require energy-intensive processing and emissions-intensive milk and cheese production, with climate consequences if unchecked. ## [Filipino cacao growers learn to live with a hotter climate](https://e360.yale.edu/features/2026-film-contest-first-place-philippines-chocolates) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ In “Chocolates Melting Away”, Breech Asher Harani explores how cacao growers in the Philippines are developing new techniques to protect their crops from increasingly turbulent weather. ## [Trashed solar panels will be a treasure worth up to $1 trillion](https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/08/trashed-solar-panels-will-be-a-treasure-worth-up-to-1-trillion/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ A huge new study charted 1,708 recycling scenarios across 32 regions and found a way to turn a looming waste crisis into a circular-economy windfall. ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MGCrYlNfE1t7) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks](https://hechingerreport.org/how-florida-quietly-removed-climate-change-content-from-textbooks/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Publishers acceded to Florida's requests, watering down information on climate change’s impact; now the state has turned to updating its science standards. ## [One year after Roseland oil disaster, parents fear for their kids](https://capitalbnews.org/roseland-louisiana-oil-pollution-black-children/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ As the Louisiana town of Roseland recovers, residents wrestle with the increasingly difficult task of shielding children from a polluted future. ## [As Europe bakes, momentum grows for climate-resilient farming](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/europe-bakes-momentum-grows-climate-resilient-farming-2026-08-19/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ With Britain about to record its hottest summer yet, Sam Squier's nearly 200-acre beef farm in south east England stands out as a lush, green oasis surrounded by scorched brown fields. ## [Report: Big Food companies regularly sue to stop or slow down public health policies](https://investigatemidwest.org/2026/08/19/report-big-food-companies-regularly-sue-to-stop-or-slow-down-public-health-policies/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Companies such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Mars have regularly sued governments around the world in an effort to prevent public health proposals from being implemented. ## [Top Toxicology Roles Right Now (August 20)](https://benchtobeyond.substack.com/p/top-toxicology-roles-right-now-august-a29) _2026-08-20 · Lauren Walker, PhD DABT · From Bench to Beyond_ From early-career to senior leadership across pharma, medtech, environmental health & product stewardship ## [The threatening thaw: Climate professor on heat wave risks of a permafrost tipping point](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/tipping-points-heatwaves-wildfires-permafrost-climate-crisis) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Professor Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds. ## [Why one highway exploded this summer — and why many more are at risk](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/08/20/why-its-been-tough-summer-americas-roads-rails/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Hotter summers are wreaking havoc across transportation infrastructure. One solution: paint everything white. ## [In Michigan, LG opens one of America’s biggest battery cell factories](https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/michigan-lg-biggest-battery-cell-factory) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · The Daily Climate_ Trump officials touted the storage and Electric Vehicle plant as an example of “energy dominance,” underscoring increasing bipartisan acceptance of grid batteries. ## [Parents warned about 'cute' squishy toys as Amazon removes counterfeits containing lead and phthalates](https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/counterfeit-squishy-toys-safety-warning-1762897) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns parents about counterfeit squishy toys that may contain hazardous substances such as lead and phthalates, urging caution and vigilance when purchasing these popular children's items. ## [Amara’s Law made Minnesota the strictest state on PFAS](https://spokesman-recorder.com/2026/08/18/epa-pfas-regulations-rollback-minnesota/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency narrows its definition of PFAS and approves new PFAS-containing pesticides, Minnesota is moving in the opposite direction under Amara’s Law, named for a 20-year-old who died of liver cancer linked to 3M’s “forever chemicals.” ## [Climate change reshuffles where people are moving in Florida](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20082026/florida-threats-lead-to-climate-migration/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ The threat of hurricanes and costs of insurance are pushing residents into former citrus lands and inland communities. ## [Maine struggles to get homeowners to test wells for arsenic](https://apnews.com/article/maine-well-water-test-arsenic-dd694e67c77cc3bca01a9da065c32158) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Wendy Brennan agreed to participate in a study examining how arsenic exposure can affect children’s cognitive development primarily because her young daughter wanted the free T-shirt. ## [NASA-funded study reveals sharp black carbon levels in Addis Ababa](https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/52371/) _2026-08-19 · EHN Curators · EHN_ A newly published study supported by NASA has provided one of the most comprehensive perspectives into air quality in Ethiopia’s capital. ## [How hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday products can affect your thyroid and health](https://theconversation.com/endocrine-disruptors-how-hormone-disrupting-chemicals-in-everyday-products-can-affect-your-thyroid-and-health-289778) _2026-08-19 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Dependent on a delicate hormonal balance, the thyroid gland is adversely affected by ultra-processed foods, among other artificial interventions in our diet. ## [The hidden cost of the “great deal”: Is fast fashion worth your health?](https://wordinblack.com/2026/08/the-hidden-cost-of-the-great-deal-is-fast-fashion-worth-your-health/) _2026-08-19 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Few people can resist fast fashion's appeal. But an $8 dress or $12 pair of jeans could cost shoppers much more by endangering their health. ## [How to Stand Out in the Final Round of a Toxicology Interview](https://benchtobeyond.substack.com/p/how-to-stand-out-in-the-final-round) _2026-08-18 · Lauren Walker, PhD DABT · From Bench to Beyond_ What hiring teams are really evaluating and how to turn your final interview into an offer. ## [Top Toxicology Roles Right Now (August 13)](https://benchtobeyond.substack.com/p/top-toxicology-roles-right-now-august) _2026-08-13 · Lauren Walker, PhD DABT · From Bench to Beyond_ From postdocs to executive leadership across biotech, CROs, consumer goods, & environmental health ## [2036 – Healthy with AI?: A Look into the Future of Medicine](https://www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/newsroom/news-all/artikel/2036-healthy-with-ai-a-look-into-the-future-of-medicine) _2026-08-13 · Helmholtz-Munich_ Artificial intelligence is transforming medicine. But what will be the direct impact in the coming years? A project by M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance takes a look into the future. Using fictional patient stories, experts describe what prevention, diagnosis, and treatment might look like in 2036. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) as part of the… ## [Acing The Hiring Manager Interview](https://benchtobeyond.substack.com/p/acing-the-hiring-manager-interview) _2026-08-11 · Lauren Walker, PhD DABT · From Bench to Beyond_ Your first chance to demonstrate technical depth, problem-solving skills, and team fit. ## [Interview with Timo Müller About New Therapies for Obesity and Diabetes](https://www.helmholtz-munich.de/en/newsroom/news-all/artikel/interview-with-timo-mueller-about-new-therapies-for-obesity-and-diabetes) _2026-08-10 · Helmholtz-Munich_ Modern drugs for obesity and type 2 diabetes are based on a simple insight: metabolic pathways are not controlled by a single signal, but by many acting together. Prof. Timo D. Müller is Director of the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity (IDO) at Helmholtz Munich and Professor at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU). Together with his team, he investigates how these biological…