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Petrochemicals Are Killing Us, a New Report Warns in the New England Journal of Medicine

It’s well known that fossil fuels are the primary driver of climate change. A dirty secret is that they’re also the source of toxic chemicals linked to rising rates of chronic and deadly diseases.

By Liza Gross

Steam rises from a petroleum processing tower at an oil refinery near Salt Lake City, Utah. Credit: Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Bisphenols, used in aluminum can linings, are synthetic estrogens that mess with fat distribution in the body. Credit: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Q&A: Everyday Plastics Are Making Us Sick—and Costing Us $250 Billion a Year in Healthcare

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Plastic additives called bisphenols are found in a dizzying array of products—like canned food linings. Credit: Li Jianguo/Xinhua via Getty Images

More Than 900 Widely Used Chemicals May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

By Liza Gross

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