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Women and the Fight Against Pollution

Posted on March 12, 2019 by M. Sim

March 12, 2019–The 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women is currently taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Pure Earth is joining with participants from around the world to discuss a variety of … Continue reading →

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Generational Impact of Lead Poisoning in Girls

Posted on February 25, 2019 by M. Sim

This post is from Lara Crampe, Pure Earth’s Director of Community Outreach. This photo (above) is heartbreaking for me. The young girl in pink is chronically exposed to extremely high levels of lead because families in her village have been … Continue reading →

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Empowering Women Gold Miners in Indonesia

Posted on January 21, 2019 by M. Sim

Jan. 2019–This month, a new initiative, Women in Mining and Energy (WiME), was launched in Indonesia. Congratulations to the founders (pictured above), who include Budi Susilorini, Pure Earth’s Indonesia country director, along with a group of professionals linked through the Minerals and Energy for … Continue reading →

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New Report Shows How We Are All Connected By Pollution; And Reveals What We Can Do

Posted on January 10, 2019 by M. Sim

If you think you and your family are not impacted by polluted places far from your home, think again. This is the conclusion of Pollution Knows No Borders, Pure Earth’s latest report that documents how the pollution crisis in low- … Continue reading →

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Toxic Legacy At 10th Century Armenian Historic Site Comes To An End With Pure Earth Cleanup

Posted on December 17, 2018 by M. Sim

As the first Christian country worldwide, Armenia is known for it’s beautiful, historic churches. Not only are they tourist attractions, they also serve as community centers for baptisms, weddings, barbecues, class trips and more. When Pure Earth, working together with … Continue reading →

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A Clean, Lead-Free Mattress For His Birthday

Posted on November 15, 2018 by M. Sim

Alejandro celebrated his 13th birthday recently with a new mattress, but what he received was a potential lifetime of safe and sound sleep. He is one of about 50 children living near a lead smelter in Malambo, Colombia, who we found … Continue reading →

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HSBC Volunteers Take Action Against River Pollution in the Philippines

Posted on October 11, 2018 by M. Sim

This post is from Larah Ortega Ibañez, Pure Earth’s coordinator in the Philippines. This April, under the searing sun, over 200 volunteers from HSBC Philippines and the local community showed up to help Pure Earth take action against river pollution. Together, … Continue reading →

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From Mexico To Brazil – Sharing Solutions To A Shared Pollution Problem

Posted on September 27, 2018 by M. Sim

When Pure Earth visited Maragogipinho, a village in the town of Aratuípe in Brazil, in 2017 as part of the Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP), the team found lead concentrations in the soil as high as 44,500 ppm (the EPA level … Continue reading →

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In Tajikistan, Coalition of Local Groups Unite Against Abandoned Pesticide Problem

Posted on September 20, 2018 by M. Sim

Note from the field by Angela Bernhardt, Pure Earth Communications Director  The breast milk of Tajik mothers contain a mean concentration of DDT that is 4 times higher than permissible levels, according to the World Health Organization in Tajikistan. This is not … Continue reading →

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Walking The Earth To Find Pollution. Meet Our Toxic Site Investigators, Watch Them In Action In Brazil (VIDEO)

Posted on August 9, 2018 by M. Sim

Pure Earth’s toxic site investigators can be found the world over. Their mission? To walk the earth in order to find, map and assess polluted sites in low and middle-income countries, where residents are being poisoned where they live. The effort … Continue reading →

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