Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' is one of the most polluted places in America. For years, residents have suffered from illnesses, but they've been unable to prove a causal connection between industry and the health effects #RightToTruth #environmentalracism msn.com/en-ca/news/pho…

Pesticides & Cancer Study revealed links between higher chlordecone (pesticide) concentrations in the blood & prostate #cancer In 2018, the highest prostate cancer rates in the world were in Guadeloupe & Martinique bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

It’s completely false that these pesticides, the worst of the worst, can and likely will be used safely. Simply not true. theguardian.com/environment/20…

“unequivocal evidence from recent studies that firefighters using aqueous film-forming foams #AFFF have unacceptably elevated levels” of two toxic #PFAS chemicals in their blood” California Bills Would Ban ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foam 👍 yubanet.com/california/cal…

Fraud Chemical/Pesticide Safety Data “These revelations have major implications for public & environmental health” “I forged documents; our studies. If the results did not meet expectations, I was asked to improve them” #Glyphosat PAN Germany Pete Myers independentsciencenews.org/news/extensive…

Defining plastics as toxic 🚨 “Environment & Climate Change Canada signalled that the government will, indeed, designate plastics as toxic” #ToxicPlastics ⁦ Center for International Environmental Law⁩ ⁦#BreakFreeFromPlastic⁩ ⁦Yuyun Ismawati⁩ ⁦⁦⁦A Plastic Planet⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Totally Toxic Totally Wasted BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON PLASTICS WASTE INCINERATION & FLY ASH Learn about the toxic ash from incinerators / #WasteToToxics #WasteToEnergy/ #wasteToClimateCrisis ❇️ ipen.org/documents/toxi… ❇️ #ToxicPlastics #plasticpollution #BreakFreeFromPlastic

How to defuse the toxic timebomb of invisible persistent pollutants in our Oceans? See #DevEx blog from Marianne Lloyd Smith and Joanna Immig: tinyurl.com/ya93wfyr And take a look at IPEN & NTN comprehensive Ocean Pollutants Guide tinyurl.com/y9jeh8j5

“Climate campaigners don’t need to buy shale assets and shut them down because capitalism will do on its own. The question is how quickly that will happen, and who’ll be left holding the losses.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

'Disaster in the making': Industry to decide safe chemicals code smh.com.au/national/disas… via The Sydney Morning Herald

The 3rd Time African Governments Call on UN Environment Programme to postpone The Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions proposed June 2020 e-meeting to 2021 noting - Limited internet access/e-infrastructure #digitalequity - COVID19 Crisis in Africa in June - Violation of rules of procedure Read the Letter conta.cc/3exxocg

Weed-killer glyphosate found in New Zealand’s mānuka honey tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-z… via 1News

Oil industry pumping £300bn into producing more plastic despite global moves to slash waste ow.ly/JN9F50BhRRj

Arnika - Environmental activists are being arrested in Belarus. Arnika is calling for an end of the persecution english.arnika.org/press-releases…

Excellent story on toxic #PFAS in the fashion industry in Vogue Business featuring insights from Lee Bell, IPEN policy advisor

JUST RELEASED: “Plastics, EDCs & Health”, a new report from IPEN and the Endocrine Society, shows the widespread health effects of #EDCs in #plastics, including cause-and-effect links between additives in plastics & specific impacts to #endocrine systems. ipen.org/EDCs-in-Plasti…

Plastics Poisoning Africa #PlasticPoison #ToxicPlastics #Dioxin ⁦CEJAD KENYA⁩ ⁦Pauline Kairu⁩ ⁦Greenpeace Africa⁩ ⁦#BreakFreeFromPlastic⁩ theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-…

BREAKING: #POPRC16 adopts draft decision on toxic plastic additive UV-328, confirming it satisfies all criteria as a #POP. More on this chemical: pops.int/TheConvention/… Official United Nations BRS Press Release will follow. #GlobalAgreements for a #HealthyPlanet Rolph Payet GENeva Environment Network

Learn about toxic chemical additives in plastics including UV stabilizers See Endocrine Society IPEN brief #toxicplastics #POPRC16 Shhh Norway in Geneva 🇳🇴 GENeva Environment Network European Chemicals Agency - ECHA 🇪🇺 @HansenB_ECHA Rolph Payet @ChemandWaste IISD SDGs @IISDRS Plastic Pollutes ipen.org/sites/default/…

Pesticide breakdown products found in hundreds of US streams cen.acs.org/content/cen/ar… via C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)