Shannon Kelleher
Environment Journalist at The New Lede
Environmental journalist @thenewledenews. Cat/dog person. Lit fan. Regional nomad. Awfully fond of planet Earth.
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2 weeks ago |
thenewlede.org | Shannon Kelleher
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). A new Louisiana law violates federal air quality protections by preventing community groups from using data collected with certain types of monitoring equipment to call out air quality violations in polluted industrial areas, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by environmental and health organizations.
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3 weeks ago |
thenewlede.org | Shannon Kelleher
Toxic synthetic chemicals that migrate into ultra-processed foods from packaging, processing equipment and other sources may explain why these foods are so bad for our health, according to a new review article.
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3 weeks ago |
thenewlede.org | Shannon Kelleher
US regulators said Wednesday they will do away with limits on certain types of toxic chemicals in US drinking water, a move that critics warn could expose millions of Americans to dangerous contaminants.
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4 weeks ago |
thenewlede.org | Shannon Kelleher
Residents of a Maryland community afflicted with contamination from harmful chemicals are demanding that a local soybean processing plant immediately stop releasing toxic PFAS into their drinking and groundwater, violating a federal law that governs the disposal of hazardous waste.
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1 month ago |
thenewlede.org | Shannon Kelleher
A main ingredient in embalming fluid may be hiding in your body lotion. In an analysis of more than 1,100 products used over the course of a week by 70 Black and Latina women in South Los Angeles, over half reported using products that researchers found contained formaldehyde or preservatives that release the toxic chemical.
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The Trump EPA announced preliminary plans for a new framework to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals. Health advocates aren't having it. @thenewledenews https://t.co/vAF163aegC
RT @thenewledenews: The @USDA just scrapped a rule that could’ve prevented up to 4,300 Salmonella illnesses a year—for less than half a pen…
USDA is withdrawing a proposed rule meant to reduce Salmonella in poultry, saying it would impose financial and operational burdens. Public health advocates called the framework a "positive groundbreaking shift." @thenewledenews https://t.co/usPasrim1v