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Anthocyanin-Rich Foods May Counteract Microplastic Damage
A review of 89 studies suggests anthocyanins, antioxidants in deeply colored fruits and vegetables, may neutralize free radicals released by microplastics, reducing cellular damage and inflammation; further research is needed in humans.
Anthocyanin-Rich Foods May Counteract Microplastic Damage
A review of 89 studies suggests anthocyanins, antioxidants in deeply colored fruits and vegetables, may neutralize free radicals released by microplastics, reducing cellular damage and inflammation; further research is needed in humans.
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40% Bias Score
Schleswig Site Cleanup Progresses Amidst Funding Dispute
Cleanup of a former gasworks and tar factory site (6,110 sq m land, 3,400 sq m water) in Schleswig, contaminated for decades, is underway using honeycomb and suction methods; expected completion is end of 2025, but a funding dispute between local and federal government (court date May 22, 2025) may ...
Schleswig Site Cleanup Progresses Amidst Funding Dispute
Cleanup of a former gasworks and tar factory site (6,110 sq m land, 3,400 sq m water) in Schleswig, contaminated for decades, is underway using honeycomb and suction methods; expected completion is end of 2025, but a funding dispute between local and federal government (court date May 22, 2025) may ...
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36% Bias Score
Italy Acts on Widespread PFAS Contamination
Italy is tackling widespread PFAS contamination through two parallel legislative approaches following a Greenpeace report revealing PFAS in 79% of Italian tap water and a major lawsuit linking PFAS to 4,000 excess deaths in Veneto.
Italy Acts on Widespread PFAS Contamination
Italy is tackling widespread PFAS contamination through two parallel legislative approaches following a Greenpeace report revealing PFAS in 79% of Italian tap water and a major lawsuit linking PFAS to 4,000 excess deaths in Veneto.
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40% Bias Score
New Method Degrades 'Forever Chemicals' and Recycles Fluorine
Researchers at the University of Oxford developed a new method using potassium phosphate salts and a ball mill to efficiently degrade PFAS, recovering much of the fluorine for reuse, offering a sustainable solution to pollution and resource scarcity.
New Method Degrades 'Forever Chemicals' and Recycles Fluorine
Researchers at the University of Oxford developed a new method using potassium phosphate salts and a ball mill to efficiently degrade PFAS, recovering much of the fluorine for reuse, offering a sustainable solution to pollution and resource scarcity.
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20% Bias Score
Trump Administration Rolls Back Key Climate Policies
The Trump administration announced Wednesday the rollback of over a dozen climate policies, impacting vehicle and power plant emissions, clean air and water regulations, and potentially undermining the EPA's authority to regulate climate change.
Trump Administration Rolls Back Key Climate Policies
The Trump administration announced Wednesday the rollback of over a dozen climate policies, impacting vehicle and power plant emissions, clean air and water regulations, and potentially undermining the EPA's authority to regulate climate change.
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56% Bias Score
Microplastics Cut Global Food Supplies by 4-14%, Threatening 400 Million More with Starvation
A new assessment reveals that microplastic pollution is reducing global food supplies by 4-14%, impacting staple crops and potentially increasing the number of starving people by 400 million in the next two decades; the greatest impact is seen in Asia.
Microplastics Cut Global Food Supplies by 4-14%, Threatening 400 Million More with Starvation
A new assessment reveals that microplastic pollution is reducing global food supplies by 4-14%, impacting staple crops and potentially increasing the number of starving people by 400 million in the next two decades; the greatest impact is seen in Asia.
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48% Bias Score
Chevron Ordered to Pay $745 Million for Louisiana Wetland Pollution
A Louisiana jury ordered Chevron to pay $745 million for wetland pollution near New Orleans, stemming from Texaco's actions before Chevron's 2001 acquisition; this is the first of 42 similar cases.
Chevron Ordered to Pay $745 Million for Louisiana Wetland Pollution
A Louisiana jury ordered Chevron to pay $745 million for wetland pollution near New Orleans, stemming from Texaco's actions before Chevron's 2001 acquisition; this is the first of 42 similar cases.
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32% Bias Score
Wales backs stricter farm muck-spreading rules, but seeks improvements
An independent review in Wales supports stricter muck-spreading regulations for farms to reduce agricultural pollution, recommending improvements to clarity and targeting while acknowledging the need for a balance between environmental protection and the economic viability of farming.
Wales backs stricter farm muck-spreading rules, but seeks improvements
An independent review in Wales supports stricter muck-spreading regulations for farms to reduce agricultural pollution, recommending improvements to clarity and targeting while acknowledging the need for a balance between environmental protection and the economic viability of farming.
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48% Bias Score
Barcelona Traffic Reduction Could Prevent 200 Premature Deaths Annually
A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) finds that a 25% reduction in traffic in Barcelona, already a city with Europe's highest car density, could prevent nearly 200 premature deaths per year due to improved air quality, with further reductions possible through port electrif...
Barcelona Traffic Reduction Could Prevent 200 Premature Deaths Annually
A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) finds that a 25% reduction in traffic in Barcelona, already a city with Europe's highest car density, could prevent nearly 200 premature deaths per year due to improved air quality, with further reductions possible through port electrif...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Administration to Reconsider Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, Unleashing Wave of Environmental Rollbacks
The Trump administration announced the potential repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, along with 31 other rollbacks on environmental regulations, aiming to boost the fossil fuel industry despite the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change and its severe consequenc...
Trump Administration to Reconsider Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, Unleashing Wave of Environmental Rollbacks
The Trump administration announced the potential repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding on greenhouse gases, along with 31 other rollbacks on environmental regulations, aiming to boost the fossil fuel industry despite the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change and its severe consequenc...
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68% Bias Score
ILT Recommended Steel Slag as Waste, Advice Rejected
The Netherlands' Inspectorate for the Environment and Transport (ILT) recommended classifying steel slag as waste two years ago due to environmental and health concerns, but this advice was not implemented due to legal challenges and a large, timely sale of steel slag to the Baltic states.
ILT Recommended Steel Slag as Waste, Advice Rejected
The Netherlands' Inspectorate for the Environment and Transport (ILT) recommended classifying steel slag as waste two years ago due to environmental and health concerns, but this advice was not implemented due to legal challenges and a large, timely sale of steel slag to the Baltic states.
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44% Bias Score
Delhi's Ghazipur Landfill: A Public Health and Environmental Crisis
The Ghazipur landfill in Delhi, India, a 70-acre site emitting 25 kilotonnes of methane annually, causes severe health problems for nearby residents due to decades of government inaction, with the BJP now responsible for remediation.
Delhi's Ghazipur Landfill: A Public Health and Environmental Crisis
The Ghazipur landfill in Delhi, India, a 70-acre site emitting 25 kilotonnes of methane annually, causes severe health problems for nearby residents due to decades of government inaction, with the BJP now responsible for remediation.
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56% Bias Score
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