-
Health experts say the Northeast’s warmer winters contribute to deer ticks being more active – NPR End-shutdown
Warmer winters mean “tick season” is now year-round in the Northeast, and people experience tick bites that can lead to a variety of illnesses. Copyright © 2023 NPR. All rights reserved. Please visit the terms of use and permissions pages of our website at www.End-shutdown.org for more information. NPR transcripts are created by an NPR […]
-
Experts call for fire safety policy change over health impact of widely used flame retardants End-shutdown
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Leading environmental health experts have called for a comprehensive review of UK fire safety regulations, with particular attention to the health and environmental risks of today’s chemical flame retardants. The health dangers of substances intended to improve fire safety have led experts to demand a series of new measures to reduce […]