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- The Ocean Pollution-Berg December 7, 2020
- An Amazonian Mining Community Fulfilling its Obligation to the Rainforest November 3, 2020
- Partnering To Solve A Global Childhood Menace: Lead August 24, 2020
- Pure Earth Collaborates On Jewelry Collection To Fight Pollution June 16, 2020
- Helping Communities Hard Hit By COVID-19 May 26, 2020
- A Mother’s Story: Hope in Kathgora, Bangladesh May 7, 2020
- N95 Masks Used For Toxic Pollution Cleanup Donated To Hospitals Amidst Pandemic April 6, 2020
- “Quarantine” Q&A Webinars Tap Pure Earth’s Global Network Of Public Health Experts April 6, 2020
- We Will Get Through This Together – Our Global Team Responds To The Pandemic March 26, 2020
- How Are You Doing? Statement from Pure Earth President Richard Fuller March 26, 2020
- Activating Communities To Solve Pollution March 12, 2020
- Pure Earth’s Head of Research Co-Writes Textbook On Global Environmental Health March 5, 2020
- 20 Years of Pollution Solutions Countdown December 26, 2019
- Lead Poisoning Affects Over 1 Million Children in Mexico; Pottery is Main Cause December 12, 2019
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The Ocean Pollution-Berg
What’s in our oceans? It’s an ocean pollution-berg and we’re just seeing the tip of the problem. A new study from Dr. Philip Landrigan and our friends at Boston College links widespread pollution of our oceans to a multitude of … Continue reading
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An Amazonian Mining Community Fulfilling its Obligation to the Rainforest
Along with local partners, Pure Earth started the reforestation of more than 3.5 hectares of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon in 2017 and 2018. Another 2.5 hectares was restored in 2020. This report is from Pure Earth’s Charles Espinosa. Located … Continue reading
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Partnering To Solve A Global Childhood Menace: Lead
Pollution investigators from Pure Earth’s Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP) have been busy finding and assessing contaminated communities around the world for over a decade. Of all the pollutants they find, there’s one they keep coming across again and again … Continue reading
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Pure Earth Collaborates On Jewelry Collection To Fight Pollution
“As sustainable fashion becomes a necessity, designers and organizations dedicated to conservation are joining forces. In the past, Pure Earth has made headlines by working in some of the world’s poorest communities to combat toxic pollution, a problem linked directly … Continue reading
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A Mother’s Story: Hope in Kathgora, Bangladesh
This year, mothers in Kathgora, Bangladesh, have a big reason to celebrate–they know that their children are healthier today than they were a year ago. That’s because their children’s blood lead levels (BLL) have been almost cut in half following … Continue reading
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N95 Masks Used For Toxic Pollution Cleanup Donated To Hospitals Amidst Pandemic
We know how critical PPE (personal protective equipment) is from our toxic pollution cleanup work around the world. Pure Earth team members often wear a combination of N95 masks, hazmat suits, gloves, and other protection out in the field when … Continue reading
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“Quarantine” Q&A Webinars Tap Pure Earth’s Global Network Of Public Health Experts
In response to the covid-19 pandemic, Pure Earth’s “Quarantine” Q&A webinar series has been offering insights and analysis from our extensive network of colleagues and friends in public health around the world. It is one way we are sharing our … Continue reading
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We Will Get Through This Together – Our Global Team Responds To The Pandemic
The global coronavirus pandemic has made one thing clear — we are a global family. No matter where you live, we all call this planet home. We will get through this together. Until we can gather again in person, please … Continue reading
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How Are You Doing? Statement from Pure Earth President Richard Fuller
Greetings from New York, where we are entering our second week of social distancing, and now a statewide lockdown. We closely followed news of covid-19 as it spread through Asia, Europe, and now the U.S., and we are experiencing the … Continue reading
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