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- Children’s Lead Levels Fall 42% Following Cleanup in Kathgora, Bangladesh September 5, 2019
- Ukraine: Chernobyl and Radikal August 13, 2019
- Madagascar: United in Soccer and Pollution Cleanup August 13, 2019
- Plogging in the Philippines: HSBC and Pure Earth Raise Awareness About Pollution August 12, 2019
- Pure Earth Pollution Experts From Around The World Gather To Share Stories: VIDEO July 9, 2019
- Two Pesticide Cleanups and a Wedding in Tajikistan, Near the Afghan Border June 17, 2019
- Lead Poisoning in Newborns: The Story Of Baby X in Mexico May 23, 2019
- Pure Earth Day: Hundreds Mobilized for Pokemon Go Pollution Cleanups and more May 6, 2019
- Models of Hope: Rainforest Reforestation Brings Degraded Mining Sites Back to Life April 29, 2019
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20 Years of Pollution Solutions:
Celebrating our Impact, Building Momentum April 15, 2019 - Meet the Model Mafia: Working With Pure Earth To Fight Pollution March 19, 2019
- Women and the Fight Against Pollution March 12, 2019
- Bihar, India: How we celebrated a community, and helped them take action on lead poisoning March 8, 2019
- Generational Impact of Lead Poisoning in Girls February 25, 2019
- Empowering Women Gold Miners in Indonesia January 21, 2019
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Mothers In Some Of The World’s Worst Polluted Places (Photos)
Updated 2017 We see them all the time when we work in polluted hotspots where, really, no one should be living. We see them going about their daily, often back-breaking work, many times with children in tow. These women are often too busy … Continue reading
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Top Ten List of Worst Polluted Places Generates Worldwide Attention, Triggers Renewed Focus on Global Problem
The conversation about pollution just got louder. Since 2006, Blacksmith’s yearly reports have been instrumental in increasing public understanding of the health impacts posed by toxic pollution, and in some cases, have compelled cleanup work at pollution hotspots. This latest … Continue reading
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Protecting Children in Schools
As we’ve been harshly reminded, schools can sometimes be exposed to great danger. The tragedy last month got me thinking about what we are doing in schools in Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan. Although the threat is different, the response is the same – we … Continue reading
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Surprise – Corporations NOT the Worst Pollution Problems
Contrary to popular belief, large multinational corporations are NOT the worst pollution problems. That was one of the more interesting findings revealed in our 2011 World’s Worst Toxic Pollution Problems report. Of course large corporations are associated with pollution, like … Continue reading
Top Ten Things You Might Not Know About Pollution
See updated version: 15 Pollution Facts that Might Surprise You Pollution is a topic that often gets buried by talk of conservation, climate change, sustainability and energy issues. Perhaps because it is a complex subject with lots of sources and … Continue reading
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What is Pollution?
It’s Pollution Prevention Week. Chances are, you’ve not really heard about it. In my last post, I wrote about the Brown Agenda vs. the Green Agenda. Pollution is part of the Brown Agenda. I bet you haven’t heard a lot … Continue reading
The Brown Agenda
Update: Aug, 2015. “The Brown Agenda” is now a best-selling book. Pure Earth founder Richard Fuller has chronicled his experiences doing cleanup in some of the world’s worst polluted places to highlight the issue at the ground level, and … Continue reading
Meeting President Medvedev on Russia’s Pollution Crisis
Petr Sharov, Blacksmith’s Russia and Central Asia coordinator, attended a meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 8, along with representatives from 24 other NGOs working in Russia. At the informal meeting, which took place … Continue reading
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Video: Chernobyl Elementary School, Central Square
It’s been 25 years since the meltown at Chernobyl and the abandoned town of Pripyat still echoes with tragedy. Those of you who saw our virtual tour via our blog posts of April 4 and April 6 would already have … Continue reading
Read All About it – God’s Paradise Starts to Shed World’s Worst Polluted Label
“God’s Paradise Will be Removed from World’s Worst Polluted Places” “Declared Green Zone at God’s Paradise – Happiness Where There Was Once Contamination.” “Park Provides Health at God’s Paradise” These local headlines tell the story. Twelve days ago, Paraíso de … Continue reading