Tracing the links of the weedkiller glyphosate to cancer cases
Journalist Carey Gillam, who will be in Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, on the lawsuit against Monsanto that unleashed thousands more cases and why toxic chemicals are still in the marketplace.
Health
A new report compiles years of data about the health risks associated with fracking
A ninth edition includes health studies and investigations looking at risks from the fracking well pad to gas stoves in our homes.
National Academies gather East Palestine health questions to consider future research
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine are holding sessions to hear about lingering health questions from the community, scientists and local officials.
Health experts to hold online workshops looking into the impacts of the Ohio train derailment
The National Academies are convening a committee to hear from East Palestine residents and healthcare professionals to inform future research.
Eight months after the East Palestine derailment, some residents wonder if they’ll ever go home
They worry about toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride, that spilled and burned after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Feb. 3.
Pennsylvania to increase PFAS monitoring in rivers and streams
DEP will increase sampling in PFAS hotspots after the USGS found 76% of the waterways in Pa. contained these toxic chemicals.
Penn State team leading center focused on stopping tick-borne diseases
Penn State will get $6.25 million over five years from the CDC for the center. Pa. has the most cases of Lyme disease in the country.
Pa. legislators work to add suicide awareness information to state parks and forests
Two lawmakers plan to introduce legislation requiring state parks and forests to have signs providing suicide awareness information and the suicide hotline.
Pitt researchers find higher risks for lymphoma and asthma for those near fracking, but ‘no association’ to Ewing Sarcoma
A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found children living near shale gas activities in Southwest Pennsylvania had a higher risk of developing lymphoma.
A new survey looks at the risks of chemical exposure through personal care products
According to the survey, U.S. consumers are exposed on average to two ingredients linked to cancer from their daily personal care products. Men’s usage of personal care products has nearly doubled since 2004.
