# plastic pollution (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover plastic pollution. Page: Feed: --- ## [Depression, poor sleep quality linked to occupational exposure to EMF radiation](https://www.ehn.org/depression-poor-sleep-emf-radiation) _2026-08-22 · Environmental Health Sciences Staff · EHN_ A recent study published by Imène Kacem et al. in Frontiers in Psychiatry found an association between electric power plant workers’ exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) and negative impacts to mental health and sleep quality. ELF-EMF, commonly referred to simply as EMF, is an exposure people experience from close proximity to electrical grid infrastructure,… ## [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." ## [Water from plastic bottles — including expensive brands — contains more chemicals than water stored in glass](https://www.ehn.org/plastic-bottled-water-edcs) _2026-08-21 · Environmental Health Sciences Staff · EHN_ In a recent study published in Analytica Chimica Acta , researchers used new methods for detecting diverse endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in drinking water to test multiple bottled water brands from Belgium. In short: In total, 17 EDCs were found in the 37 bottled waters tested, including chemicals used in plastic packaging, pharmaceutical drugs, and cosmetics. Water in plastic bottles… ## [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 · EHN_ “EPA is trying to have their cake and eat it, too,” said one environmental lawyer. ## [Northwest Indiana residents in ‘survival mode’ as outages drag on](https://apnews.com/article/indiana-power-outages-gary-ohio-floods-e0fbdd4a721b6269e8ec62e512299b11) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. ## [Notes from Illinois’ virtual power plant frontier](https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20082026/inside-clean-energy-illinois-virtual-power-plants/) _2026-08-21 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Solrite is the latest energy services company to venture into Illinois, a sign of how quickly a new state law has jumpstarted the market. ## [Lobsters and acidic seas: Can shellfish help neutralise 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 · EHN_ Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research. ## [Opinion: Congress must renew Toxic Substances Control Act fees](https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/asbestos-forever-chemicals-kill-congress-must-renew-toxic-substances-control-act-fees,713566) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ When I learned asbestos was only truly restricted in 2024 when new uses were banned under the reformed TSCA, I was speechless, yet grateful there is now a law keeping it out of new building materials. ## [Scottish Water first utility to tackle laboratory plastic waste](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26480877.scottish-water-first-utility-tackle-laboratory-plastic-waste/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ Scottish Water is using new technology to disinfect and recycle laboratory plastics previously sent to landfill or incineration. ## [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. ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EaomDfCAYQm0) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [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. ## [California packaging law could raise costs, producers say](https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/08/plastics-law-producer-responsibility-consumer/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ A new California law aims to cut plastic packaging 25% by 2032 — but producers say the real cost could be billions more than the state projected. ## [Study finds PFAS destruction gap widens as regulators tighten forever chemical limits](https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/newsroom/study-finds-pfas-destruction-gap-widens-as-regulators-tighten-forever-chemical-limits) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ A new report warns that widely used PFAS treatments only concentrate the chemicals, not destroy them, as E.U. and U.S. limits tighten sharply. ## [How Trump is trying to crush California’s environmental policies](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/climate/trump-california-climate.html) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ At least a half-dozen federal agencies have taken action against the state that has long led the nation in environmental protections. ## [Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters](https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/19/great-lakes-plastic-pollution/) _2026-08-20 · EHN Curators · EHN_ More than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution in the lakes' water isn’t regulated, and manufacturers are moving to dramatically increase the amount of plastics produced. ## [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.”