Category: SSEHRI in the News
New Teflon Toxin Found in North Carolina Drinking Water
From The Intercept: “‘Every PFAS that has been studied is causing problems,’ said [Dr. Linda] Birnbaum, whose agency [NIEHS] funds scientific research into the chemicals. ‘Even if they have a shorter half-life, if it has a...
Study: Toxic Chemicals Found in Drinking Water of 15M Americans
From News@Northeastern: “New research‚ from Northeastern University and the Environmental Working Group, shows toxic chemical pollution found in tap water systems that serve 15 million Americans in 27 states as well as in more...
Mapping a Contamination Crisis
From EWG: “The known extent of the contamination of U.S. communities with PFCs – highly fluorinated toxic chemicals, also known as PFASs, that have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, weakened immunity and other health...
‘Citizen Science, Pollution and Environmental Justice’: the 2017 Toxic Expertise annual workshop
From Toxic News: “Over the two-day Toxic Expertise annual workshop it was fascinating to hear about such a broad range of approaches and engagements with citizen science, pollution and environmental justice. During the question...
Data Rescue Movement Seeks To Fight Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Agenda
From WGBH News: “Since Trump took office, government agency websites have removed references to climate change, Environmental Protection Agency employees have been forbidden from talking to the press or publishing new research, and harsh budget...
Northeastern hosts ‘archive-a-thon’ to preserve federal science data
From News @Northeastern: “The effort is part of a national grassroots “data rescue” movement in which events are held to identify and archive a range of federal resources pertaining to the environment—such as...
“De-coding Pruitt”, By Phil Brown, Sara Wylie, Christopher Sellers
From Environmental Health News: “New EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt made his first address on Feb. 21 to the agency he’ll now run. And it was what he didn’t say that was most telling. Significantly he...
CRECE and PROTECT Members Conduct Training and Survey at Environmental Health Symposium for Speech-Language Pathologists
From CRECE: “The goal of the presentation was to educate audience members about the effects environmental toxins can have on early childhood development (both pre- and postnatally) and to give speech-language pathologists working in...
NIEHS Director Visits Northeastern University
From PROTECT: “On Monday, July 18th, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Director Dr. Linda Birnbaum visited Northeastern University. Northeastern has been working in partnership with NIEHS on a number of projects related...