# water pollution (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover water 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." ## [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. ## [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 · The Daily Climate_ A new national study is calling for a new framework for drought assessment that better captures the long-term effect of climate change. ## [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… ## [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. ## [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. ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yO94vJ84BlGC) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [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. ## [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 · The Daily Climate_ Our blood chemistry is changing as carbon emissions rise, reveals a new study. ## [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. ## [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. ## [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. ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jCXtswldlo77) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [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. ## [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. ## [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. ## [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. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lgzRnC8zPOub) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [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.”