by Admin | Nov 14, 2016 | Environmental hazards
We don’t often think about how pollutants directly affect our own health, outside of issues like lead poisoning, radioactive leaks, or Beijing smog. However, there are much more subtle everyday health risks associated with pollution, especially air pollution created...
by Admin | Feb 23, 2015 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Millions of tons of plastic trash have been flowing into the world’s oceans each year, and a new study finds that much of it is coming from China and developing economies in Asia. The new study published in the journal Science has estimated that China’s costal...
by Admin | Jun 11, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Exposure to environmental pollution may cause brain changes that make people more vulnerable to developing autism or schizophrenia, according to a new study published in Environmental Heath Perspectives. The study showed that the inflammation in the brains of the mice...
by Admin | Jun 2, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Earlier this week, Oregon-based Intel pledged to adopt a broad regime of air quality monitoring and public reporting of atmospheric pollutants. This is in attempt to settle with environmental groups that have been threatening to sue over the failure of Intel to...
by Admin | Mar 26, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
The owner of a northwestern Indiana company must pay $200,000 in fines and restitution for illegally dumping grease into the city of Hammond’s sewer system. U.S. District Judge Philip Simon also sentenced NH Environmental’s owner, Ronald Holmes, to four years of...
