Wanton acts of environmental destruction
The large-scale incinerating of oil wells

"Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days. Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutants. Satellite images of Tehran show toxic fires caused by Israeli bombings on oil depots were still burning days after the strikes, which have caused fears of serious health complications for millions of residents in the Iranian capital." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/23/tehran-toxic-cloud-satellite-image-oil-fires

In this area of NSW, on the 'holiday' Mid North Coast we are all to familiar with black rain, soot and toxic air pollution caused by the NSW government's Forestry Corporation. After logging and spraying with pesticides everything is incinerated and send into the atmosphere and lungs. >>
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/116197494699675741

#FossilFuels #pollution #logging #fires #pollution #contamination #soot #toxins #climate #atmosphere #smoulderscape #fuel #petrol #oil #war #ecocide #destruction

Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days

Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutants

The Guardian

"The research focused on three classes of commonly used pesticides — organophosphates, pyrethroids and carbamates — and found that several ingredients were linked to lower Apgar scores for women who gave birth and lived within roughly 500 yards of where pesticides had been sprayed on crops."

https://19thnews.org/2026/03/pesticide-exposure-pregnancy-risks/

#PublicHealth #ReproHealth #pregnancy #environment #chemicals #toxins

During microbial warfare, #bacteria deploy toxins to inhibit or kill competitors. This study reveals lipid-targeting #antibacterial #toxins & novel toxin domains within #Salmonella T6SS effectors, broadening known toxin enzymatic diversity @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/40zTyEP
Systematic identification of Salmonella T6SS effectors uncovers diverse new families and lipid-targeting activities

During microbial warfare, bacteria deploy toxins to inhibit or kill competitors. This study reveals lipid-targeting antibacterial toxins and previously unknown toxin domains within Salmonella T6SS effectors, broadening our understanding of enzymatic diversity and the molecular strategies bacteria use to compete in the gut.

"The Wisconsin Legislature sent a $133 million plan to combat contamination from so-called forever chemicals to Gov. Tony Evers for his approval Tuesday, promising an end to years of squabbling between the Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers over the issue."

https://apnews.com/article/pfas-wisconsin-bill-senate-passage-evers-fbfe59d8cabcbab6296ec088fcb36d2a

#PublicHealth #chemicals #toxins #pfas #water #wisconsin

Wisconsin Senate passes $133M package to combat forever chemicals

The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a $133 million package to combat contamination from forever chemicals. The bills now go to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Republicans and Evers have long clashed over how to address PFAS pollution. The 2023-2025 state budget established a $125 million trust fund for dealing with contamination. Evers vetoed a Republican bill in 2024 that would have spent the money. The fund now stands at $133 million. The Assembly unanimously passed two bills in February that would spend about $132 million from the fund on remediation and $1.3 million from the state's general fund to administer the spending. The Senate voted Tuesday to send the proposals for Evers' expected signature.

AP News

Toxic Spring Plants Around Braselton Homes is one of those topics where the details matter, timing, severity, and your pet's baseline health. If you're looking up spring pet-toxin plants, this guide will help you distinguish between "monitor at home" situations and true emergencies, and explain what an ER team prioritizes during care. #cats #Dogs #springplants #toxins

https://braseltonervet.com/?p=4747

The complete genome of the golden lancehead reveals how genes responsible for venom toxins evolved

One of the most complete sequencing projects ever performed on snakes worldwide serves as a reference for all jararaca vipers, which may contribute to new discoveries about toxins and the conservation of the species on Queimada Grande Island in Brazil, where it is critically endangered.

EurekAlert!

"Republicans are realizing just how demanding the MAHA vote can be. Moms Across America leader Zen Honeycutt warned that Republicans are facing their biggest setback yet with the MAHA movement, after Trump signed an executive order to support production of glyphosate, a herbicide the World Health Organization has linked to cancer."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/maha-make-america-healthy-again-vaccines-food-glyphosate-midterm-risk-opportunity/

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #food #diet #nutrition #chemicals #toxins #ChildrensHealth #misinformation #HHS #elections #USpol

Republicans Fret Over RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vaccine Policies While MAHA Moms Stew - KFF Health News

A top GOP pollster has said anti-vaccine policies could create risks for the Trump administration in the midterm elections. But backing away from those policies — and other initiatives that have been high on the Make America Healthy Again to-do list — threatens to upset a key voting bloc.

KFF Health News
Environmental devastation is yet another reason war is awful.

The war in Iran shows, yet again, how much better and safer a world powered by renewable energy would be.

WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?
Environmental devastation is yet another reason war is awful.

The war in Iran shows, yet again, how much better and safer a world powered by renewable energy would be.

WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?
Budget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten Arctic science | The-14

Budget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten Arctic research, Indigenous health monitoring and Canada’s role in global science and policy today

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