Chemical substances

November 24th 2021

Old Spice, Secret Body Sprays Recalled for Containing Cancer-Causing Chemical

The recalls are the latest this year to involve benzene in consumer products.

Health Ed Cara Nov 24

October 26th 2021

All the Fast Food You Love Contains Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals, Study Finds

Cheeseburgers and chicken burritos had especially high levels of phthalates and similar substances.

Health Ed Cara Oct 26

October 19th 2021

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Killing Pennsylvania Twice Over

Coal wrought ecological, public health, and economic havoc in Pennsylvania. Now, the fracking industry is doing it all over again.

Environmental Justice Dharna Noor Oct 19

October 12th 2021

Prince Charles’ Vintage Car Runs on Wine and Cheese Because Of Course It Does

Fancy man has fancy car that runs on fancy food and fancy drink. Fancy.

Energy Molly Taft Oct 12

October 8th 2021

Stop Using Artnaturals Hand Sanitizers, FDA Warns After Detecting Cancer-Causing Chemicals

The warning is the latest to concern benzene being found in everyday household products.

Health Ed Cara Oct 8

September 22nd 2021

Summer Wildfires Emitted More Carbon Dioxide Than India Does in a Year

Wildfires around the world set records for carbon dioxide emissions in July and August, topping India's annual emissions.

Climate Change Dharna Noor Sep 22

September 7th 2021

First-Ever Spill of ‘Frankenstein Fuels’ Occurred Last Year, Researchers Find

A study confirms that the crash of the MV Wakashio last summer spilled a new kind of shipping fuel into a sensitive marine environment.

Energy Molly Taft Sep 7

August 30th 2021

The World Is Officially Free of Leaded Gasoline

The announcement marks the end of a decades-long fight against a deadly decision made by the automobile industry 100 years ago.

Energy Molly Taft Aug 30

August 20th 2021

Behold, Carbon-Free Steel Now Exists

HYBRIT, a partnership between a mining firm, an electric utility, and a steel company, made the world's first delivery of clean steel to Volvo.

Energy Dharna Noor Aug 20

July 15th 2021

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Spray Sunscreens Due to Carcinogen Contamination, But Don’t Panic

It's time, America. Get the damn cream. Also wear a hat.

Health Whitney Kimball Jul 15

June 22nd 2021

Coal Miners Go on Strike and Fox News Goes Silent

Fox's failure to cover a coal miner strike shows they care about coal bosses, not coal workers.

Environmental Justice Dharna Noor Jun 22

May 26th 2021

Testing Lab Asks FDA to Recall 78 Sunscreens Over Carcinogen Contamination

A testing lab company called Valisure is sounding the alarm over a carcinogen that it has detected in common sun care products. This week, the lab sent off a petition to the Food and Drug Administration warning that it’s found potentially unsafe levels of a chemical called benzene in dozens of sunscreens and after-sun care…

Health Ed Cara May 26

May 13th 2021

Suspected Gas Punk Apprehended Amidst Gaspocalypse

Early Wednesday morning, a would-be gas heist-master in Griffin, Georgia bungled a gasoline theft after drilling holes in a U-Haul truck’s tank and spilling up to 45 gallons of gas everywhere. Much of the eastern United States has gone full Mad Max over a brief gas shortage, and yet, the Griffin police department has vanquished…

Tech News Whitney Kimball May 13

April 12th 2021

Former CDC Director Under Trump Now Promoting Unproven Virus-Killing Tech for ‘Big Ass Fans’

The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Donald Trump, Dr. Robert Redfield, has landed a sweet gig at…Big Ass Fans. Per Kaiser Health News (KHN), Redfield is now a strategic health and safety adviser for the company, effectively lending his scientific reputation to Big Ass Fans and the $9,450 ion-generating…

Health Tom McKay Apr 12

February 9th 2021

Quip’s New Mouthwash Dispenser Is Lovely and Also a Little Unnecessary

Quip would like to upgrade your mouthwash experience. But do you need to? The latest in the company’s growing line of teeth tech products is a stylish refillable mouthwash dispenser. For the last week or so, I’ve been testing one the company sent to me, and I will admit that its design feels like an…

Reviews Catie Keck Feb 9

Old Spice, Secret Body Sprays Recalled for Containing Cancer-Causing Chemical

All the Fast Food You Love Contains Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals, Study Finds

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Killing Pennsylvania Twice Over

Prince Charles’ Vintage Car Runs on Wine and Cheese Because Of Course It Does

Stop Using Artnaturals Hand Sanitizers, FDA Warns After Detecting Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Summer Wildfires Emitted More Carbon Dioxide Than India Does in a Year

First-Ever Spill of ‘Frankenstein Fuels’ Occurred Last Year, Researchers Find

The World Is Officially Free of Leaded Gasoline

Behold, Carbon-Free Steel Now Exists

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Spray Sunscreens Due to Carcinogen Contamination, But Don’t Panic

Coal Miners Go on Strike and Fox News Goes Silent

Testing Lab Asks FDA to Recall 78 Sunscreens Over Carcinogen Contamination

Suspected Gas Punk Apprehended Amidst Gaspocalypse

Former CDC Director Under Trump Now Promoting Unproven Virus-Killing Tech for ‘Big Ass Fans’

Quip’s New Mouthwash Dispenser Is Lovely and Also a Little Unnecessary

Anthropic’s New Model Is So Scarily Powerful It Won’t Be Released, Anthropic Says

Musk Asks Court to Give Potential Winnings in OpenAI Suit to OpenAI’s Nonprofit

Pro-Iran Hackers Target Critical U.S. Energy and Water Infrastructure

‘She-Hulk’ Was Apparently One of Marvel’s Most Successful Shows

The World’s First Eye-Tracking Smart Glasses Are Intriguing and Unpolished

Noah Hawley Is Remaking ‘Terrified,’ Which Shouldn’t Happen

Unprecedented Observation Reveals 2 Supermassive Black Holes Locked in a Tight Death Spiral

This Apple MacBook Pro Is Now Under $500 After 78% Off, Grade-A Refurb Deal (16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Touch Bar)

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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