Browsing Tag 'Mountaintop mining'
A study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics revealed alarming findings: A link between children diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and traces of the breakdown of organophosphate pesticides in their urine. Pollutants like pesticides can have both direct and indirect effects on human and wildlife health as a result of changes in an ecosystem.
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Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by ESA’s Science Policy Analyst, Piper Corp.
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March 15: highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by ESA’s Science Policy Analyst, Piper Corp.
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Mountaintop mining, the practice of using dynamite or bulldozers to blast off the tops of mountains in search of coal and dumping the rock remnants into valleys, will apparently receive tighter restrictions in an announcement the White House is scheduled to make today. But the practice, which destroys both the mountaintop ecosystems it blasts away [...]
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