{"data":{"allFeedVeille":{"nodes":[{"title":"Les «mommy issues» existent autant que les «daddy issues», des hommes en témoignent","creator":"Slate.fr","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:13:12 +0000","contentSnippet":"Le phénomène serait tout aussi important chez les hommes, même s'il est beaucoup plus médiatisé pour les femmes. Lire la suite","link":"https://www.slate.fr/story/253910/mommy-daddy-issues-hommes-racontent-relations-amoureuses","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.slate.fr/sites/default/files/styles/1440x600/public/bethany-beck-82nhikivknc-unsplash_1.jpg"}},{"title":"Les confinements liés au Covid ont altéré les microbiomes des bébés","creator":"Slate.fr","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:06:22 +0000","contentSnippet":"Naître dans une situation unique d'enfermement peut avoir un effet sur le développement. Lire la suite","link":"https://www.slate.fr/story/254076/confinements-covid-altere-microbiomes-bebes-developpement","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.slate.fr/sites/default/files/styles/1440x600/public/pexels-dominika-roseclay-1271563.jpg"}},{"title":"Les bougies parfumées sont-elles dangereuses pour la santé?","creator":"Slate.fr","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:04:28 +0000","contentSnippet":"Un cadeau facile, et potentiellement empoisonné. Lire la suite","link":"https://www.slate.fr/story/254156/bougies-parfumees-danger-sante-pollution-interieur-particules","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.slate.fr/sites/default/files/styles/1440x600/public/hans-vivek-66qsl7ia2ce-unsplash.jpg"}},{"title":"L’eau potable de la Nouvelle-Orléans menacée par une remontée d’eau salée","creator":"","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:59:39 +0000","contentSnippet":"La sécheresse a réduit le débit du Mississippi, ce qui permet à de l’eau venant du golfe du Mexique de remonter vers l’intérieur des terres. Résultat, les habitants qui dépendent du fleuve pour l’eau potable risquent de ne plus pouvoir la boire.","link":"https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/etats-unis-l-eau-potable-de-la-nouvelle-orleans-menacee-par-une-remontee-d-eau-salee","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://focus.courrierinternational.com/2023/09/29/0/0/3000/1996/644/0/60/0/4334a9f_new-orleans-water-1.JPG"}},{"title":"Pour le transport aérien ou routier en France, la baisse d’émissions de CO2 est mal engagée","creator":"","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:45:59 +0000","contentSnippet":"Le plan du gouvernement vise à réduire les émissions françaises de gaz à effet de serre (GES) de 33,8 % en 2030 par rapport à 2022. Mais sans contraintes, certains secteurs continueront d’aller dans le mauvais sens.","link":"https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2023/09/30/planification-ecologique-dans-les-transports-la-baisse-d-emissions-est-mal-engagee_6191704_4355770.html","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://img.lemde.fr/2023/09/26/225/0/3363/1681/644/322/60/0/4ce3fea_ff22e269fa00449abf38c57544723b86-0-ed01dbb481d549e1b9a99f60569ceef5.jpg"}},{"title":"Le nord-ouest américain face à une menace de séismes en cascade","creator":"Morgane Gillard, Rédactrice","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:33:57 +0000","contentSnippet":"Et si la catastrophe sismique survenue en Turquie en février dernier se reproduisait… mais dans le nord-ouest des États-Unis ? Une nouvelle étude suggère en effet que les multiples failles qui parcourent la région de Seattle ont produit de puissants séismes en cascade il y a tout juste 1 000...","link":"https://www.futura-sciences.com/planete/actualites/terre-nord-ouest-americain-face-menace-seismes-cascade-108056/#xtor%3DRSS-8","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpg","url":"https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/wide1920/8/5/f/85f164b443_50206930_seattle-seisme-faille.jpg"}},{"title":"Les dangers cachés de l'air que nous respirons","creator":"Futura avec ETX Daily Up","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:31:26 +0000","contentSnippet":"Cinq jours ! Cinq jours seulement permettent d'établir un lien avec la pollution atmosphérique et le risque d'accident vasculaire cérébral ou un décès. C'est ce qui ressort d'une étude portant sur 110 études et sur plus de 18 millions de cas d'AVC étudiés dans les pays à revenu élevé, passant...","link":"https://www.futura-sciences.com/sante/actualites/pollution-air-dangers-caches-air-nous-respirons-108020/#xtor%3DRSS-8","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpg","url":"https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/wide1920/2/3/a/23a579582f_50206889_pollution-air-cerveau-avc.jpg"}},{"title":"Climat: TotalEnergies visé par une plainte au pénal pour des projets pétroliers en Tanzanie et Ouganda","creator":"AFP","pubDate":"Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:27:43 +0000","contentSnippet":"TotalEnergies de nouveau dans le viseur des associations pour \"climaticide\": quatre associations de défense de l'environnement ont déposé plainte contre le groupe et son projet pétrolier EACOP en Tanzanie et en Ouganda, a-t-on appris lundi auprès de leurs avocats, confirmant une information du Monde. \nDarwin Climax Coalitions, Sea Shepherd France, Wild Legal et Stop EACOP-Stop Total en Ouganda ont déposé cette plainte le 22 septembre. \nSollicité par l'AFP, le parquet de Nanterre a indiqué que cette plainte faisait \"l'objet d'un examen attentif\".","link":"https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nature-environnement/climat-totalenergies-vise-par-une-plainte-au-penal-pour-des-projets-petroliers-en-tanzanie-et-ouganda_174227?xtor=RSS-15","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/assets/img/2023/10/02/cover-r4x3w1200-651a883a5b4d6-fbb35573d2a813cd9112de4ee67046e41b26828d-jpg.jpg"}},{"title":"35 °C en octobre : « C'est tout bonnement exceptionnel »","creator":"Justine Guitton-Boussion","pubDate":"Sat, 30 Sep 2023 09:50:41 +0000","contentSnippet":"Des records de température, avec des pics à 35 °C, sont attendus en ce début de mois d'octobre. Des chaleurs automnales amenées à se répéter, explique Tristan Amm, de Météo-France. \n L'automne est là, mais ne se fait toujours pas ressentir. La France vit actuellement une « chaleur tardive remarquable », selon les termes de Météo-France. Des records de température ont déjà été battus ces derniers jours dans le sud-ouest, comme à Montauban, où le mercure a atteint 32,7 °C le 27 septembre ; ou à Toulouse, avec 33,1 (...)\n \n \n            Lire la suite \n             \n            - \n                Entretien \n             \n             \n            /  \n                Climat","link":"https://reporterre.net/35-oC-en-octobre-C-est-tout-bonnement-exceptionnel","enclosure":null},{"title":"‘Plastic air pollution’: Microplastics in clouds could be exacerbating climate change, study says","creator":"","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:54:20 +0000","contentSnippet":"The presence of tiny plastics in clouds risks the contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’, researchers say.","link":"https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/29/plastic-air-pollution-microplastics-in-clouds-could-be-exacerbating-climate-change-study-s","enclosure":null},{"title":"Scientists on panel defending ultra-processed foods linked to food firms","creator":"Andrew Gregory Health editor","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:52:49 +0000","contentSnippet":"Exclusive: three out of five at briefing playing down concerns over UPFs have ties to makers of such foods \nThree out of five scientists on an expert panel that suggested ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are being unfairly demonised have ties to the world’s largest manufacturers of the products, the Guardian can reveal.\nRecent studies have linked UPFs such as ice-cream, fizzy drinks and ready meals to poor health, including an increased risk of cancer, weight gain and heart disease. Global consumption of the products is soaring and UPFs now make up more than half the average diet in the UK and US.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/28/scientists-on-panel-defending-ultra-processed-foods-linked-to-food-firms","enclosure":null},{"title":"Massive Study Sheds New Light on The Link Between Contraceptive Pills And Depression","creator":"Carly Cassella","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:52:09 +0000","contentSnippet":"We need more research.","link":"https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-study-sheds-new-light-on-the-link-between-contraceptive-pills-and-depression","enclosure":null},{"title":"Une « saison en enfer » sans fin au Canada : vous ne croirez pas l'étendue des dégâts !","creator":"Karine Durand, Spécialiste météo extrême et environnement","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Sep 2023 11:50:18 +0000","contentSnippet":"L'été a beau être terminé, la saison des incendies n'a pas dit son dernier mot au Canada. Après avoir commencé de manière précoce, avec un niveau d'intensité jamais connu auparavant au cours de la saison estivale, les feux de forêt continuent de battre des records en cette fin septembre ! L'une...","link":"https://www.futura-sciences.com/planete/breves/pollution-saison-enfer-fin-canada-vous-ne-croirez-pas-etendue-degats-8361/#xtor%3DRSS-8","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpg","url":"https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/wide1920/c/6/d/c6dc4eb0ce_50203745_incendie-canada.jpg"}},{"title":"Climat : la France métropolitaine a connu son mois de septembre le plus chaud jamais enregistré, selon Météo-France","creator":"","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:29:02 +0000","contentSnippet":"L'institut estime que la température moyenne sur le mois de septembre va atteindre 21,5°C, soit entre 3,5°C et 3,6°C au-dessus de la température moyenne en septembre sur la période 1991-2020.","link":"https://www.francetvinfo.fr/meteo/climat/climat-la-france-metropolitaine-a-connu-son-mois-de-septembre-le-plus-chaud-jamais-enregistre-selon-meteo-france_6091224.html#xtor=RSS-3-%5Blestitres%5D","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.francetvinfo.fr/image/765ykub9m-393a/500/281/33308610.jpg"}},{"title":"En Europe, la mécanique du « Green Deal » se grippe","creator":"","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:32:38 +0000","contentSnippet":"De nombreux chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement de l’Union européenne ont appelé à une « pause réglementaire » dans la mise en œuvre des mesures de décarbonation, dont ils redoutent les conséquences économiques et sociales.","link":"https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2023/09/29/en-europe-la-mecanique-du-green-deal-se-grippe_6191520_3210.html","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://img.lemde.fr/2023/09/28/202/0/4000/2000/644/322/60/0/498f614_1695917726874-2023-09-28t000000z-1779485240-mt1sipa000sqwld6-rtrmadp-3-sipa-usa.JPG"}},{"title":"Plus de 2 500 migrants morts ou portés disparus en Méditerranée en 2023","creator":"FRANCE 24","pubDate":"Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:17:52 +0000","contentSnippet":"Selon le Haut commissariat aux réfugiés de l'ONU, selon des chiffres arrêtés au 24 septembre, plus de 2 500 migrants sont morts ou portés disparus après avoir tenté de traverser la Méditerranée vers l'Europe depuis le début de l'année. Sur la même période, 186 000 migrants sont arrivés dans le sud de l'Europe, \"soit une augmentation de 83 % par rapport à la même période de 2022\".","link":"https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20230929-plus-de-2-500-migrants-morts-ou-port%C3%A9s-disparus-en-m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e-en-2023","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/3e3ec792-c911-11ed-be4a-005056a90321/w:1024/p:16x9/000_32KN4ME.jpg"}},{"title":"AlphaSense, an AI-based market intel firm, snaps up $150M at a $2.5B valuation","creator":"Ingrid Lunden","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:42:43 +0000","contentSnippet":"Market intelligence — where organizations gather information about industries, other businesses, trends, and more in order to use that data to help make business decisions — has become a huge industry in itself over the last few decades, projected to be worth nearly $84 billion in revenues this year. Now, as newer innovations like ChatGPT […]","link":"https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/28/alphasense-an-ai-based-market-intel-firm-snaps-up-150m-at-a-2-5b-valuation/","enclosure":null},{"title":"Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down","creator":"Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:23:44 +0000","contentSnippet":"Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled\nA police investigation has been launched into the felling of one of the most photographed trees in the UK, the Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland, which was found cut down on Thursday morning.\nThe world famous tree, voted English tree of the year in a Woodland Trust competition in 2016 and featured in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, is thought to have been deliberately felled.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/famous-sycamore-gap-tree-at-hadrians-wall-found-apparently-cut-down","enclosure":null},{"title":"200 salariés français licenciés au nom de «l’intelligence artificielle»","creator":"Dan Israel","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:11:16 +0000","contentSnippet":"L’entreprise Onclusive (ex-Kantar) va réduire de moitié ses équipes chargées de la veille médiatique, officiellement pour les remplacer par des ordinateurs. Client majeur, le gouvernement annonce à Mediapart qu’il «interrogera l’entreprise sur les garanties qu’elle entend fournir pour maintenir le niveau»\" \"de ses services.","link":"https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/economie-et-social/180923/200-salaries-francais-licencies-au-nom-de-l-intelligence-artificielle","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://static.mediapart.fr/etmagine/default/files/2023/09/18/20230918-img-200-salaries-francais-licencies-au-nom-de-l-intelligence-artificielle.jpg"}},{"title":"🔴 En direct : la Russie prévoit d'augmenter ses dépenses militaires de 70 % en 2024","creator":"FRANCE 24","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:00:03 +0000","contentSnippet":"Selon un document du ministère russe des Finances publié jeudi, Moscou prévoit d'augmenter ses dépenses militaires de près de 70 % en 2024, illustrant sa détermination à poursuivre son intervention en Ukraine. Sébastien Lecornu, ministre français des Armées, est à Kiev accompagné d'industriels de la défense pour discuter de l'évolution de l'aide française à et de partenariats industriels. Suivez en direct les derniers développements de la guerre en Ukraine.","link":"https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20230928-%F0%9F%94%B4-en-direct-le-ministre-des-arm%C3%A9es-%C3%A0-kiev-pour-ancrer-l-aide-fran%C3%A7aise-dans-la-dur%C3%A9e","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/d2117928-5de6-11ee-b037-005056a90321/w:1024/p:16x9/2023-09-22T161220Z_907276248_RC2KD3ADUTMD_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-RUSSIA-MEMORIAL.JPG"}},{"title":"Les banques européennes ont permis au secteur de l’énergie fossile de lever 1 000 milliards d’euros","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:47:27 +0000","contentSnippet":"Les plus grands établissements bancaires en Europe n’ont jamais cessé de financer l’essor des énergies fossiles. Une enquête menée par une dizaine de médias européens décortique la façon dont ils tirent bénéfice du marché des obligations des industries polluantes.","link":"https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/enquete-les-banques-europeennes-ont-permis-au-secteur-de-l-energie-fossile-de-lever-1-000-milliards-d-euros","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://focus.courrierinternational.com/2023/06/21/0/0/6720/4480/644/0/60/0/2a5555c_2023-06-21t130850z-702665271-rc2on1a5jlyx-rtrmadp-3-petrobras-analysts.JPG"}},{"title":"IA : « On va avoir de plus en plus de mal à constituer des archives authentiques »","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:40:05 +0000","contentSnippet":"Notre patrimoine se dématérialise à grands pas. En 2020, près de 27 260 Gigaoctets d’archives numériques ont été collectés par le ministère de la Culture, rejoignant la librairie immatérielle des Archives Nationales. Mais à quoi ressemblera notre mémoire numérique collective dans le futur, si de nouveaux contenus sont générés automatiquement avec le recours à l'intelligence artificielle ? Le philosophe et informaticien Jean-Gabriel Ganascia nous répond.","link":"https://usbeketrica.com/fr/article/ia-on-va-avoir-de-plus-en-plus-de-mal-a-constituer-des-archives-authentiques-de-notre-futur","enclosure":null},{"title":"Bordeaux : Précarité galopante à la fac où les indicateurs sociaux et la santé mentale des étudiants se dégradent","creator":"Elsa Provenzano (20 Minutes)","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:19:22 +0000","contentSnippet":"Si ce ne sont pas ces missions principales, l'Université de Bordeaux tente d'aider ses étudiants en difficultés à se loger en urgence, à accéder à la banque alimentaire et à des consultations avec des psychologues","link":"https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/4055066-20230928-bordeaux-precarite-galopante-fac-indicateurs-sociaux-sante-mentale-etudiants-degradent#xtor=RSS-149","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://img.20mn.fr/o4MSD0ndQyOlHVM-oi-KMg/1200x768_banque-alimentaire-france"}},{"title":"6,4 milliards de litres pour Microsoft : l'IA générative a-t-elle fait exploser la consommation d'eau des géants de la tech ?","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:39:51 +0000","contentSnippet":"Dans leurs derniers rapports de responsabilité environnementale, Microsoft et Google ont fait état de pics de consommation d'eau l'année passée, pointe un article de l'agence Associated Press. En cause : la technologie de l'intelligence artificielle (IA) générative.","link":"https://www.geo.fr/environnement/eau-ia-generative-a-t-elle-fait-exploser-consommation-eau-geants-de-la-tech-openai-microsoft-google-chatgpt-216592","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://geo.img.pmdstatic.net/fit/~1~geo~2023~09~11~cb6a5623-4d47-4a08-8772-127d8bba823b.jpeg/1200x900/quality/80/6-4-milliards-de-litres-pour-microsoft-l-ia-generative-a-t-elle-fait-exploser-la-consommation-d-eau-des-geants-de-la-tech.jpg"}},{"title":"Pollution de l'air : les pays membres de l'UE refusent de durcir les normes sur les gaz d'échappement","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:34:31 +0000","contentSnippet":"Les pays membres de l'UE ont écarté lundi un nouveau durcissement des normes de pollution sur les gaz d'échappement des voitures particulières, estimant qu'il risquait de freiner les investissements des constructeurs dans les véhicules électriques.","link":"https://www.geo.fr/environnement/pollution-de-lair-les-pays-membres-de-lue-refusent-de-durcir-les-normes-sur-les-gaz-dechappement-216801","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://geo.img.pmdstatic.net/fit/~1~geo~2023~09~25~ae63426d-71b3-4976-9e69-b4717428d5a2.jpeg/1200x900/quality/80/pollution-de-l-air-les-pays-membres-de-l-ue-refusent-de-durcir-les-normes-sur-les-gaz-d-echappement.jpg"}},{"title":"Une catastrophe annoncée : une nouvelle étude confirme l'effondrement du Gulf Stream","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:33:49 +0000","contentSnippet":"Élément essentiel du système océanique dans l'hémisphère Nord, ce courant situé au large de la côte Est des États-Unis s'étiole progressivement, ont récemment alerté des scientifiques. Sa disparition provoquerait des dégâts climatiques majeurs.","link":"https://www.geo.fr/environnement/climat-catastrophe-annoncee-une-nouvelle-etude-confirme-effondrement-gulf-stream-floride-amoc-216840","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://geo.img.pmdstatic.net/fit/~1~geo~2023~09~27~8746cd98-4c9a-4996-8c0f-090638aba457.jpeg/1200x900/quality/80/une-catastrophe-annoncee-une-nouvelle-etude-confirme-l-effondrement-du-gulf-stream.jpg"}},{"title":"Rendez-vous à Paris pour un sommet sur la situation des pôles et glaciers, jugée \"extrêmement préoccupante\"","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:33:39 +0000","contentSnippet":"La France organise en novembre un sommet destiné à mobiliser sur les fronts scientifique et diplomatique face à la situation \"extrêmement préoccupante\" des pôles et des glaciers, ont annoncé jeudi les organisateurs.","link":"https://www.geo.fr/environnement/rendez-vous-novembre-paris-pour-sommet-one-planet-polar-summit-situation-poles-glaciers-jugee-extremement-preoccupante-216845","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://geo.img.pmdstatic.net/fit/~1~geo~2023~09~27~85acd2b4-47ec-46e5-8c11-449dd196e289.jpeg/1200x900/quality/80/rendez-vous-a-paris-pour-un-sommet-sur-la-situation-des-poles-et-glaciers-jugee-extremement-preoccupante.jpg"}},{"title":"6 milliards de tonnes par an : on extrait beaucoup trop de sable des océans","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:32:14 +0000","contentSnippet":"La surexploitation du sable dans le monde, notamment pour la construction, représente une menace pour les écosystèmes côtiers et la biodiversité marine, alerte l'Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) dans un communiqué publié le 5 septembre. \n \nSelon le Programme des Nations unies pour l'environnement (Pnue), chaque jour, entre quatre et huit milliards de tonnes de sable et de sédiments ont été extraits des océans de 2012 à 2019. \n \nL'extraction massive du sable dans la mer peu profonde représente un risque (...)\n \n \n            Lire la suite \n             \n            - \n                En bref \n             \n             \n            /  \n                Océans","link":"https://reporterre.net/Six-milliards-de-tonnes-par-an-on-extrait-beaucoup-trop-de-sable-des-oceans","enclosure":null},{"title":"Pollution et malbouffe : les cancers explosent chez les jeunes","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:30:05 +0000","contentSnippet":"En trente ans, les cancers chez les jeunes ont grimpé de 80 %. Les principaux responsables : les polluants environnementaux et une mauvaise alimentation, analyse le Dr Jean-David Zeitoun. \n Les chiffres sont alarmants : en trente ans, l'incidence des cancers chez les personnes âgées de moins de cinquante ans a bondi de 79 %, le nombre de décès associés de 28 %, et les pays industrialisés semblent particulièrement touchés, révèle une large étude publiée dans le journal médical BMJ Oncology le 5 septembre. (...)\n \n \n            Lire la suite \n             \n            - \n                Entretien \n             \n             \n            /  \n                Pollutions \n            ,  \n                Santé","link":"https://reporterre.net/Pollution-et-malbouffe-les-cancers-explosent-chez-les-jeunes","enclosure":null},{"title":"Glyphosate : Bayer a écarté des études montrant sa dangerosité","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:27:21 +0000","contentSnippet":"Des études montrant des effets néfastes du glyphosate ont été écartées par Bayer lors de son processus d'évaluation. C'est ce que révèlent mercredi 27 septembre les associations européennes Global 2000 et PAN Europe (Pesticide action network). Elles ont déposé plainte auprès du procureur de la République de Vienne, estimant que cela a influencé l'évaluation des risques réalisée dans le cadre du processus de ré-autorisation du glyphosate. \n \n« La législation européenne prévoit que les fabricants de pesticides (...)\n \n \n            Lire la suite \n             \n            - \n                En bref \n             \n             \n            /  \n                Agriculture","link":"https://reporterre.net/Des-etudes-defavorables-au-glyphosate-ecartees-de-son-evaluation","enclosure":null},{"title":"Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air","creator":"Matthew Taylor environment correspondent and Pamela Duncan","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:25:04 +0000","contentSnippet":"Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year\n\nEurope’s pollution divide: see how your area compares\n\nEurope is facing a “severe public health crisis”, with almost everyone across the continent living in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution, an investigation by the Guardian has found.\nAnalysis of data gathered using cutting-edge methodology – including detailed satellite images and measurements from more than 1,400 ground monitoring stations – reveals a dire picture of dirty air, with 98% of people living in areas with highly damaging fine particulate pollution that exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Almost two-thirds live in areas where air quality is more than double the WHO’s guidelines.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/revealed-almost-everyone-in-europe-breathing-toxic-air","enclosure":null},{"title":"Wildfires turn Canada’s vast forests from carbon sink into super-emitter","creator":"Leyland Cecco in Toronto","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:20:27 +0000","contentSnippet":"This year’s out-of-control blazes released 2bn tonnes of CO2 – probably triple the country’s annual carbon footprint\nThe vast swaths of pine, spruce and larch forest that blanket much of Canada have been prized for generations. Not only do they provide a home to hundreds of species – including some of the most threatened in the country – but they also absorb more greenhouse gases than they emit, acting as a huge carbon sink.\nThis summer, however, as flames devoured one of the largest contiguous stretches of woodland on the planet, 2bn tonnes (2.2bn tons) of carbon dioxide were released into the atmosphere.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/22/canada-wildfires-forests-carbon-emissions","enclosure":null},{"title":"‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt","creator":"Graham Readfearn and Adam Morton","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:20:11 +0000","contentSnippet":"The tycoon, who is stepping down from News Corp and Fox, has used his outlets to promote denial and delay action, experts say\n\nFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updates\nGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast\n\nScientists have described the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch as a “climate villain” who has used his television and newspaper empire to promote climate science denial and delay action.\nMurdoch’s outlets, including Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and The Australian, have long been known to promote doubts about the cause and consequences of the climate crisis. Scientists said this had caused lasting damage.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/sep/23/rupert-murdoch-climate-change-denial","enclosure":null},{"title":"Antarctique : la surface de la banquise plus réduite que jamais en hiver","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:15:37 +0000","contentSnippet":"L’étendue maximale atteinte cette année est de 1,03 million de kilomètres carrés inférieure à la plus faible précédemment enregistrée, soit près de deux fois la superficie de la France.","link":"https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2023/09/26/antarctique-la-surface-de-la-banquise-plus-reduite-que-jamais-en-hiver_6191032_3244.html","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://img.lemde.fr/2023/08/24/408/0/3264/1632/644/322/60/0/9e958d9_5088448-01-06.jpg"}},{"title":"Recyclage : pas de consigne pour les bouteilles en plastique","creator":"Jean-Claude Bourbon","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:02:24 +0000","contentSnippet":"Le gouvernement a annoncé mercredi 27 septembre sa décision d’enterrer le projet de consigne des bouteilles en plastique en vue du recyclage. Cette mesure était réclamée par les industriels de l’agroalimentaire, mais fortement contestée par les élus locaux, qui ont lourdement investi dans les centres de tri.","link":"https://www.la-croix.com/planete/Plastique-gouvernement-abandonne-consigne-generalisee-bouteilles-usagees-2023-09-28-1201284570","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://i.la-croix.com/x/2023/09/28/1201284570/maxnewsworldthree899231_0.jpg"}},{"title":"Etats-Unis : le cabinet de conseil McKinsey paiera 230 millions de dollars pour régler des litiges sur les opioïdes","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:59:01 +0000","contentSnippet":"McKinsey est accusé d'avoir élaboré, avec des laboratoires, des stratégies pour commercialiser agressivement des opioïdes sur ordonnance.","link":"https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/usa/le-cabinet-de-conseil-mckinsey-paiera-230-millions-de-dollars-pour-regler-des-litiges-sur-les-opioides-aux-etats-unis_6087996.html#xtor=RSS-3-%5Blestitres%5D","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.francetvinfo.fr/image/765yjnfnf-0e3c/500/281/33290223.jpg"}},{"title":"Crise climatique : les glaciers suisses ont fondu autant ces deux dernières années qu'entre 1960 et 1990","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:57:18 +0000","contentSnippet":"\"C'est une combinaison de la très mauvaise succession d'extrêmes météorologiques et du changement climatique\" qui rend ces extrêmes plus probables, analyse Matthias Huss, qui dirige le réseau suisse des relevés glaciologiques.","link":"https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/environnement/crise-climatique/crise-climatique-les-glaciers-suisses-ont-fondu-autant-ces-deux-dernieres-annees-qu-entre-1960-et-1990_6089220.html#xtor=RSS-3-%5Blestitres%5D","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.francetvinfo.fr/image/765yk8va4-9b9a/500/281/33294462.jpg"}},{"title":"Un nouveau virus découvert dans la partie la plus profonde de l'océan","creator":"","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:54:21 +0000","contentSnippet":"Selon les chercheurs, le nouveau virus découvert dans la fosse des Mariannes pourrait être le bactériophage le plus profond découvert dans l'océan.","link":"https://fr.euronews.com/next/2023/09/27/un-nouveau-virus-decouvert-dans-la-partie-la-plus-profonde-de-locean","enclosure":null},{"title":"Le gouvernement envisage de prolonger la vidéosurveillance par IA au-delà des JO 2024","creator":"Julien Lausson","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:51:42 +0000","contentSnippet":"La vidéosurveillance algorithmique, qui mobilise de l'IA pour analyser les images des caméras, sera utilisée lors des J.O. de Paris en 2024. En principe, cette expérimentation doit cesser fin mars 2025. Mais elle pourrait aussi être prolongée, laisse entendre le gouvernement. \n [Lire la suite]\nAbonnez-vous aux newsletters Numerama pour recevoir l’essentiel de l’actualité https://www.numerama.com/newsletter/","link":"https://www.numerama.com/politique/1511774-le-gouvernement-envisage-de-prolonger-la-videosurveillance-par-ia-au-dela-des-jo-2024.html","enclosure":null},{"title":"L’Antarctique enregistre son plus bas niveau de glace de mer : une menace pour le monde entier !","creator":"Nathalie Mayer, Journaliste","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:49:02 +0000","contentSnippet":"Les modèles ne l’avaient pas vraiment vu venir. La glace de l’Antarctique fond désormais à grande vitesse. Elle vient même d’atteindre la plus petite étendue maximale jamais enregistrée. Un phénomène qui ne restera pas sans conséquence. Des impacts sont attendus sur le monde entier.","link":"https://www.futura-sciences.com/planete/actualites/antarctique-antarctique-enregistre-son-plus-bas-niveau-glace-mer-menace-monde-entier-107840/#xtor%3DRSS-8","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpg","url":"https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/wide1920/2/9/a/29a68853b6_50206815_glace-mer-antarctique.jpg"}},{"title":"En France, les enfants cibles d’un marketing agressif sur des produits alimentaires de qualité nutritionnelle très médiocre","creator":"Isabelle do O'Gomes","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:47:12 +0000","contentSnippet":"L’organisation non gouvernementale européenne Foodwatch a mené une nouvelle enquête sur les produits alimentaires destinés aux enfants : parmi les 228 produits analysés, seuls 10 répondent aux recommandations de l’OMS.","link":"https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nutrition/les-enfants-francais-cibles-d-un-marketing-agressif-sur-des-produits-alimentaires-de-qualite-nutritionnelle-tres-mediocre_174097?xtor=RSS-28","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/assets/img/2023/09/25/cover-r4x3w1200-65115e9388b25-080-hl-rmilani-2134179.jpg"}},{"title":"Des scientifiques trouvent des microplastiques dans les nuages","creator":"AFP","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:46:08 +0000","contentSnippet":"Des chercheurs au Japon ont confirmé avoir trouvé des microplastiques dans les nuages, et leur présence pourrait modifier le climat de façons encore mal comprises.  \nPour une étude publiée dans la revue Environmental Chemistry Letters, des scientifiques se sont rendus sur le Mont Fuji et le Mont Oyama, afin de collecter de l'eau issue des nuages qui entourent leur sommet.  \n\"A notre connaissance, c'est la première fois que des microplastiques en suspension sont confirmés dans l'eau des nuages\", ont écrit les scientifiques dans leur étude.","link":"https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nature-environnement/des-scientifiques-trouvent-des-microplastiques-dans-les-nuages_174150?xtor=RSS-15","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/assets/img/2023/09/27/cover-r4x3w1200-6514a5332c2db-f73a10f0a67b0388dc3e4c0f592b2c63c941625a-jpg.jpg"}},{"title":"Immersive Tech Obscures Reality. AI Will Threaten It","creator":"Jameson Spivack, Daniel Berrick","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:37:03 +0000","contentSnippet":"AI could supercharge augmented and virtual reality, making online manipulation and disinformation campaigns much more personal—and effective.","link":"https://www.wired.com/story/immersive-technology-artificial-intelligence-disinformation/","enclosure":null},{"title":"Pollution des sols : à Bordeaux, ils découvrent que les légumes de leur jardin sont impropres à la consommation","creator":"Julie Chapman","pubDate":"Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:03:00 +0000","contentSnippet":"Les résultats sont formels, les sols de Bordeaux sont pollués. Une réalité découverte par les habitants du quartier de la Bastide, en début de mois, qui inquiète.","link":"https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/bordeaux/pollution-des-sols-a-bordeaux-ils-decouvrent-que-les-legumes-de-leur-jardin-sont-impropres-a-la-consommation-2846933.html","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/image/xGDChYgfj3b3IucXfG_whGWeh1s/930x620/filters:format(webp)/regions/2023/09/27/ftvhd-0612-00-00-03-02-6514594b39f75915741739.jpg"}},{"title":"Jellyfish show how you don’t need a brain to learn, say researchers","creator":"Nicola Davis Science correspondent","pubDate":"Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:54:16 +0000","contentSnippet":"Adjustment of behaviour shown in study suggests learning is integral function of neurons\nJellyfish change their behaviour based on past experiences, researchers have revealed, in a study that suggests learning could be a fundamental property of the way nerve cells work.\nUnlike humans, jellyfish do not have a central brain. However, box jellyfish have clusters of neurons associated with the creatures’ eye-like structures, known as rhopalia, with this system – known as rhopalia – acting as visual information processing centres.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/22/jellyfish-learning-behaviour-neurons-study","enclosure":null},{"title":"‘Supercontinent’ could make Earth uninhabitable in 250m years, study predicts","creator":"Jonathan Watts","pubDate":"Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:53:34 +0000","contentSnippet":"Extreme temperatures, radiation and collapse of food supply created by merging of continents would cause mass extinction\nThe formation of a supercontinent on Earth could wipe out humans and any other mammals that are still around in 250m years, according to a study.\nThe mass extinction would be caused primarily by heat stress as a result of greater volcanic activity that would put twice as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as current levels, an older sun that would emit more radiation and the extent of inland deserts in the tropics.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/25/supercontinent-could-make-earth-uninhabitable-in-250m-years-study-predicts","enclosure":null},{"title":"The Climate Crisis Is Driving People to Substance Abuse","creator":"Sanket Jain","pubDate":"Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:50:12 +0000","contentSnippet":"Extreme weather has decimated crops and incomes in northern India. To soothe their anxiety, agricultural workers are turning to tobacco and alcohol.","link":"https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-substance-abuse-tobacco-alcohol-india/","enclosure":null},{"title":"Virus du Nil occidental, Usutu, dengue, chikungunya : de nombreux cas identifiés en Nouvelle-Aquitaine","creator":"","pubDate":"Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:45:16 +0000","contentSnippet":"L’ARS de Nouvelle-Aquitaine confirme de nombreux cas de maladies tropicales dans la région, notamment en Gironde, en Charente-Maritime ou encore dans les Landes.","link":"https://www.sudouest.fr/sante/virus-du-nil-occidental-usutu-dengue-chikungunya-de-nombreux-cas-identifies-en-nouvelle-aquitaine-16823574.php","enclosure":null},{"title":"Smarter AI Assistants Could Make It Harder to Stay Human","creator":"Steven Levy","pubDate":"Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:11:34 +0000","contentSnippet":"AI helpers that make phone calls, book flights, and chat with other bots will give humans new freedom—but also lead machines to undermine people's independence.","link":"https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-smarter-ai-assistants-could-make-it-harder-to-stay-human/","enclosure":null},{"title":"Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You","creator":"Thor Benson","pubDate":"Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:09:44 +0000","contentSnippet":"Corporations are using software to monitor employees on a large scale. Some experts fear the data these tools collect could be used to automate people out of their jobs.","link":"https://www.wired.com/story/corporate-surveillance-train-ai/","enclosure":null},{"title":"L'accumulation de fer dans le cerveau peut déclencher la maladie d'Alzheimer","creator":"Stéphanie Le Guillou, Journaliste Santé","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:03:04 +0000","contentSnippet":"Les causes exactes de la maladie d'Alzheimer demeurent énigmatiques. Toutefois, des chercheurs ont découvert un lien potentiel entre l'accumulation de fer dans le cerveau et l'apparition de cette pathologie, conduisant à une forme spécifique de mort cellulaire appelée ferroptose. Cette...","link":"https://www.futura-sciences.com/sante/actualites/medecine-accumulation-fer-cerveau-peut-declencher-maladie-alzheimer-107743/#xtor%3DRSS-8","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpg","url":"https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/wide1920/1/c/f/1cfb248c85_50206478_3-alzheimer.jpg"}},{"title":"L'Australie annonce la formation du phénomène El Nino dans le Pacifique","creator":"FRANCE 24","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:00:41 +0000","contentSnippet":"Le bureau météorologique australien a annoncé, mardi, la formation du phénomène El Nino. Se produisant en moyenne tous les deux à sept ans, il dure de neuf à douze mois. Ce phénomène climatique naturel est associé au réchauffement des températures de surface de l'océan dans le centre et l'est de l'océan Pacifique tropical.","link":"https://www.france24.com/fr/asie-pacifique/20230919-l-australie-annonce-la-formation-du-ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne-el-nino-dans-le-pacifique","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://s.france24.com/media/display/f26975a8-56bc-11ee-bdda-005056a90321/w:1024/p:16x9/000_33V34XF.jpg"}},{"title":" Sherlock, le terrifiant successeur du logiciel espion Pegasus, vous infecte à travers les publicités","creator":"Camille Lemaître","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:57:08 +0000","contentSnippet":"Et rien ne peut vous en protéger. Lire la suite","link":"https://korii.slate.fr/tech/sherlock-terrifiant-successeur-logiciel-espion-pegasus-infecte-publicites-ciblees-insanet-israel-cyberespionnage","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://korii.slate.fr/sites/default/files/styles/1440x600/public/camilo-jimenez-qzeno_gq7qa-unsplash.jpeg"}},{"title":"Migrants : une demandeuse d’asile a 18 fois plus de risque d’être victime d’un viol qu’une Française","creator":"","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:53:36 +0000","contentSnippet":"Une enquête de santé publique menée sur 273 demandeuses d’asile à Marseille montre les liens glaçants entre migration et violence sexuelle en France.","link":"https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/france/article/une-demandeuse-d-asile-a-18-fois-plus-de-risque-d-etre-victime-d-un-viol-qu-une-francaise_223246.html","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://huffpost-focus.sirius.press/2023/09/18/53/0/1024/576/0/0/60/0/75eb24a_1695059476639-000-33ta6fw.jpg"}},{"title":"Nos rivières sont menacées, elles étouffent littéralement !","creator":"Nathalie Mayer, Journaliste","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:45:31 +0000","contentSnippet":"Le réchauffement climatique semble décidé à n’épargner rien ni personne. Alors que les chercheurs les pensaient relativement protégées, ils viennent de découvrir que nos rivières se réchauffent à grande vitesse. Et qu’elles perdent, en plus, leur oxygène de manière inquiétante.","link":"https://www.futura-sciences.com/planete/actualites/riviere-nos-rivieres-sont-menacees-elles-etouffent-litteralement-107729/#xtor%3DRSS-8","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpg","url":"https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/wide1920/8/0/4/80453dc43b_50206470_riviere-oxygene-temperature.jpg"}},{"title":"Le prix du riz au plus haut depuis 15 ans, la faim va progresser","creator":"Bruno Parmentier, Ingénieur, économiste, auteur conférencier et consultant, spécialisé dans les questions agricoles et alimentaires","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:43:58 +0000","contentSnippet":"Le prix mondial du riz a très fortement augmenté en 2023 et particulièrement au mois d'août. Il est maintenant à son niveau de prix d'il y a 15 ans, lorsqu'il y a eu des émeutes de la faim dans 36 pays du monde. Tout cela alors que l'Ukraine ne produit pas un gramme de riz, que la production...","link":"https://www.futura-sciences.com/sante/actualites/alimentation-prix-riz-plus-haut-depuis-15-ans-faim-va-progresser-107686/#xtor%3DRSS-8","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpg","url":"https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/wide1920/f/f/d/ffdbbabd64_50206496_riz-rizieres.jpg"}},{"title":"Invasive snails are chomping through Florida, and no one can stop them","creator":"Maddi Langweil","pubDate":"Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:42:08 +0000","contentSnippet":"Florida officials identified the first invasive population of giant African land snails in the state in 2011. Joe Raedle/Getty Images\n \nUnder towering palms and tangled mangroves, coil-shelled creatures slowly crawl across damp leaves and mossy rocks. As these invasive snails take advantage of the hot, wet ambiance of southern Florida, they leave glistening trails of slime across backyards, parks, forests, and gardens. The Sunshine State is a paradise for snails from other parts of the world who are being shipped in for the pet trade, outcompeting native species, spreading disease, and wreaking havoc overall.   \n \n \n \n \n“Florida has become a hotspot for invasive snails because of its tropical climate in the south end and enormous amount of freshwater springs for aquatic species,” says Lori Tolley-Jordan, an invertebrate zoologist at Jacksonville State University who specializes in freshwater invertebrate biodiversity. “While Alabama has the most diversity of [freshwater] snails, Florida’s environment and climate temperatures are very suitable for land and aquatic snails because it is not much different than their homes in southeast Asia and other tropical areas.”\n \n \n \n \n[Related: Experience the uncomfortable weirdness of a snail eating fruit]\n \n \n \n \nIn turn, visitors like the giant African land snail from East Africa, one of the largest snails in the world, have found Florida to be a home away from home. As wide as the size of an adult hand with a unique brown lined shell, they make for a charismatic terrarium pet and are available for sale on websites like Amazon. That means they typically arrive through one of the 16 seaports in Florida that aid the multi-billion-dollar wildlife trafficking business. “It’s one of the largest ports of entry into the US,” Trolley-Jordan says.\n \n \n \n \nExotic apple snails are outcompeting their local relatives in Florida. Dorit Bar-Zakay/Getty \n \n \n \nSome time after an imported species like the giant African snail or potted apple snail arrives at its new home, the buyer may decide to release the snail into the wild, thinking it’s the humane thing to do. However, the critters become an issue with their ability to spread quickly and quietly, munching on essential plants and crops along the way. \n \n \n \n \n“One of the [indicators] for species that are the most invasive, if anything, is their ability to reproduce quickly,” says Trolley-Jordan. \n \n \n \n \nThe giant African snail first came to Florida in the 1960s. It was forcibly wiped out from the state in the 1970s, but made a comeback through seaports in 2011. As the population expands its range, it has begun to impact the environment and the survivability of its native counterparts, including the Florida apple snail. With the ability to populate quickly, a hermaphroditic giant African snail or dioecious exotic apple snail can produce as many as 500 eggs every one to two weeks. Inversely, a native apple snail needs to find a mate to reproduce as little as 20 eggs per clutch every few weeks. \n \n \n \n \n“There are several species of non-native snails in Florida, but most of them are locally restricted and have been confined in Florida for decades. So they only have gotten out by people having them as pets,” says Robert Fletcher, a professor in wildlife ecology at the University of Florida and principle investigator of a snail kite monitoring research team. “But, the [exotic apple snail] is a different story.” \n \n \n \n \nA snail-sized apocalypse\n \n \n \n \nAs the alien snail species pump out numerous eggs, their sticky capsules become sneaky stowaways, clinging to unsuspecting humans and animals that whisk them away to new areas. Within weeks, the newly hatched babies will overwhelm their surroundings. \n \n \n \n \n“Even if a person hasn’t released that species, that species can happen to be found on other plants when they are being sold or moved around that their eggs are attached to,” Trolley-Jordan says. “Either intentionally or unintentionally, they move everywhere.” \n \n \n \n \nAn employee of the Florida Department of Agriculture shows eggs of the giant African snail near the inspection ground in New Port Richey, Florida on July 21, 2022. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images \n \n \n \nAlready, shady exotic drifters like the trumpet snail and island apple snail have extended their ranges and colonized new ecosystems in multiple parts of the US. They also end up bringing extra company with them: parasites. Notorious for pathogens, species like the trumpet snail serve as vectors for the lung fluke, a flatworm that causes meningitis-like symptoms in humans and can sometimes be deadly to wildlife. Meanwhile, the giant African land snail carries roundworms, which can trigger intestinal issues. \n \n \n \n \nThe devastation wrought by these snails can be felt up the food chain, too. Non-native apple snails, for example, are outcompeting Florida apple snails, which are the primary food source for Everglade snail kites. This highly specialized bird of prey has been on the federal endangered species list since the 1960s, and has a relatively small population that is confined to southern Florida. The kite uses its unique hook-shaped beak to pry open snail shells, and has just started to crack into the larger invasive apple snails.\n \n \n \n \n“There are lots of concerns about whether or not this non-native snail is going to further contribute to the decline of snail kites, and maybe push it to the brink of extinction,” says Fletcher. “[But] we have seen so far that this non-native highly invasive snail has essentially provided a Band-Aid for the snail kite.”\n \n \n \n \nWith the non-native apple snails increasing more rapidly than the native one, Fletcher says that his research team thinks it’s possible the invasive prey is “playing towards the increase in sort of the reversal of this population trend” in the snail kite—a glimmer of hope for the species.\n \n \n \n \nEverglades snail kites are adapted to feeding on local apple snails, but have since expanded to eating several exotic species. Scott Suriano/Getty Images \n \n \n \nAs the battle for holding the balance between native and nonnative species in Florida continues, another slimy creature may soon enter this picture and add to the damage. “The assassin snail could wipe out entire populations of Florida’s unique spring snails if introduced,” says Tolley-Jordan.\n \n \n \n \nThe bumble bee-striped assassin snail doesn’t have an appetite for the plants in Florida like the apple snails, but will prey on smaller native species like Florida apple snails. It currently ranks as a top predator in its homeland of Malaysia, and will likely make its way to Singapore, a hotpot of global transport of invasive species, Trolley-Hordan notes. The zoologist has no doubt that it would thrive in the “Lion City” and New Zealand. \n \n \n \n \n[Related: Researchers release more than 5,000 snails in the Pacific]\n \n \n \n \nAs far as experts know, the assassin snail hasn’t entered Florida yet. But it’s a rising star on the pet market, so it might only be a matter of time. \n \n \n \n \nDoing the detective work\n \n \n \n \nOne way scientists are able to determine if an invasive critter is getting too cozy in the Sunshine State is through environmental DNA or eDNA. For early detection, they can take water samples and look for traces of a specific species genetic material. The tool has been used in other parts of the US such as in the Mississippi River to detect black carp and the New Zealand mud snails. \n \n \n \n \nEradicating snail squatters can be tricky: Once they’ve spread through an ecosystem, they can be hard to find, catch and prevent from reproducing. This June, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services began to treat in Broward County and other southern properties such as in ​​Broward County for giant African snails with a pesticide called metaldehyde, a.k.a. snail bait. Once applied to crops and certain residential areas, the pesticide works by interfering with a snail’s ability to make mucus, ultimately impacting its mobility and digestion. Within days the target dies from dehydration. Officials also use specially trained canine units to sniff out the offenders.\n \n \n \n \nLorenna Dewitz, an employee of Florida Department of Agriculture, handles a trained dog Mellon, as he sniffs and searches for the giant African snails in New Port Richey, Florida on July 21, 2022. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images \n \n \n \nPrevention through early detection, public outreach, and ecological management has proven to be the best strategy against the Sunshine State’s slimy epidemic. But of course, the best way to keep Florida from being taken over by alien snails is for pet owners to make smarter decisions, both for themselves and for the local wildlife and environment. “The public oftentimes is just not aware,” Trolley-Jordan says, “ It’s one of our biggest problems.”\n \nThe post Invasive snails are chomping through Florida, and no one can stop them appeared first on Popular Science.\n \nArticles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made.","link":"https://www.popsci.com/environment/invasive-snails-florida/","enclosure":null},{"title":"Crèmes solaires, pesticides, hydrocarbures... Ces produits chimiques contaminent les coraux, selon une nouvelle étude de l'ANSES","creator":"","pubDate":"Mon, 18 Sep 2023 08:14:11 +0000","contentSnippet":"Les coraux, qui produisent 50% de l’oxygène, sont fortement impactés par plusieurs phénomènes, dont l’activité humaine. 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Lire la suite","link":"https://www.slate.fr/story/253233/pilule-abortive-detectable-test-pologne-ivg-avortement-medicamenteuse","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/jpeg","url":"https://www.slate.fr/sites/default/files/styles/1440x600/public/julia-koblitz-4asrcvtjytw-unsplash.jpg"}},{"title":"The food industry pays 'influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits","creator":"","pubDate":"Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:49:05 +0000","contentSnippet":"Video: The Washington Post/The Examination\n\n\n\nThis report is a joint investigation by The Examination and The Washington Post.\nAs the World Health Organization raised questions this summer about the risks of a popular artificial sweetener, a new hashtag began spreading on the social media accounts of health professionals: #safetyofaspartame. \nSteph Grasso, a registered dietitian from Oakton, Va., used the hashtag and told her 2.2 million followers on TikTok that the WHO warnings about artificial sweeteners were “clickbait” based on “low-quality science.” \nAnother dietitian, Cara Harbstreet of Kansas City, reassured her Instagram followers not to worry about “fear mongering headlines” about aspartame because “the evidence doesn’t suggest there’s a reason for concern.” \nIn a third video, Mary Ellen Phipps, a Houston-area dietitian who specializes in diabetes care, sipped from a glass of soda and told her Instagram viewers that artificial sweeteners “satisfy the desire for sweetness” without affecting blood sugar or insulin levels.\n\n\nWe’re continuing to report on nutrition influencers on social media, and we need your help. Fill out this form to tell us what you know. You can also reach out to us on Signal at +1-917-856-1745 or or send us an email.\n\n\nWhat these dietitians didn’t make clear was that they were paid to post the videos by American Beverage, a trade and lobbying group representing Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and other companies. \nIn all, at least 35 posts  from a dozen health professionals were part of the coordinated campaign by American Beverage. The trade group paid an undisclosed amount to 10 registered dietitians, as well as a physician and a fitness influencer, to use their social media accounts to help blunt the WHO’s claims that aspartame, a mainstay of Diet Coke and other sodas, is ineffective for weight loss and “possibly carcinogenic.” \nThe campaign, which the beverage group acknowledged organizing, highlighted a little-known tactic the multi-billion dollar food and beverage industry is using to sway consumers faced with often-contradictory health messages about popular products. \nThe food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries are paying dozens of registered dietitians that collectively have millions of social media followers to help sell products and deliver industry-friendly messages on Instagram and TikTok, according to an analysis by The Examination and The Washington Post.\nThe analysis of thousands of posts found that companies and industry groups paid dietitians for content that encouraged viewers to eat candy and ice cream, downplayed the health risks of highly processed foods and pushed unproven supplements  – messages that run counter to decades of scientific evidence about healthy eating. The review found that among 68 dietitians with 10,000 or more social media followers on TikTok or Instagram, about half had promoted food, beverages or supplements to their combined 11 million followers within the last year. \n\n\nThe hashtag #safetyofaspartame has been spreading on the social media accounts of health professionals.\nWhile some dietitians noted in their social media posts that they were part of paid partnerships, their relationships with the food industry were in many cases not made explicit to viewers, the analysis found. The Federal Trade Commission advises all social media influencers to be clear about who is paying them for promotions. \nThe strategy of enlisting dietitians on social media has allowed the industry to extend its vast reach and promote often questionable nutrition advice to new generations of teenage and Gen Z eaters and millennial parents accustomed to finding news and health advice on social media. By paying registered dietitians – health professionals who specialize in nutrition – the food industry is moving beyond the world of ordinary online influencers to harness the prestige of credentialed experts to deliver commercial messages.\n“They’re getting these dietitians to essentially do their marketing for them,” said Marlene Schwartz, the director of the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health. \nAmerican Beverage said the dietitians who participated in its campaign adequately disclosed their relationships to the trade association by flagging the posts as paid partnerships or listing the #safetyofaspartame hashtag or the safetyofaspartame.com website, which includes the American Beverage logo at the bottom of the page. Out of 35 videos, 11 specifically named the association or “AmeriBev” as the partner at the time the videos were first posted, according to the beverage group.\nA spokesman said the campaign was warranted because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other health authorities have said aspartame is safe and disagreed with the WHO’s warnings.\n“The registered dietitians and nutritionists we relied on shared their own informed opinions when communicating the facts to their audiences, and were up front about being paid,” said William Dermody, an American Beverage spokesman.\n\n\n\nGrasso declined to comment. Harbstreet and Phipps didn't respond to phone calls, emails and a letter. After inquiries from The Examination and The Post, Harbstreet’s Instagram posts were changed to include “Paid Partnership with AmeriBev.”\nIn comments on several of the posts, viewers expressed confusion about who sponsored the videos and whether the dietitians were being paid to defend aspartame. \nIn the video that Phipps posted on her Instagram account “milknhoneynutrition,” she included the phrases “Paid partnership,” #ad and #safetyofaspartame. When a viewer posted a comment on the video asking Phipps who her “paid partner” was, Phipps acknowledged it was American Beverage and said any suggestion that “I would compromise my professional ethics for money is insulting.”\nAnother commenter replied, “You’re insulted, but I’m disillusioned.”\nEncouraging followers to eat sugar and candy\nMost of the 78,000 dietitians and nutritionists in the United States aren’t social media influencers. Many work in hospitals, departments of health, and private practices, and their median annual salary is $66,450, according to 2022 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.\nWhile the dietitian influencers contacted for this article wouldn’t say how much they are paid for sponsored posts, several said that companies generally pay a few thousand dollars per video and that offers could be as high as tens of thousands of dollars for creators with the biggest social media audiences. \nRegistered dietitian Lindsay Pleskot, of Vancouver, British Columbia, has posted videos of herself eating ice cream and peanut butter cups while telling people that denying themselves sugary food will only make cravings worse. \nThese and other posts were paid for by the Canadian Sugar Institute. The trade group, which is funded by sugar producers, includes the videos on its Instagram page. \nIn one video, Pleskot held a glazed donut and chocolate chip cookie, and she mocked advice to reduce sugar intake. She said the “best” ways to cut sugar are “with a knife, with my hands, even with my teeth.” \nIn the description next to the video, she wrote, “dietitian approved.” \nLater in the post, it said “(AD),” to indicate it was a paid advertisement. After inquiries about the partnership, the posts were updated with “CdnSugarNutr,” which is the instagram account for the Canadian Sugar Institute. \nIn an email, Pleskot said she “initially” had concerns about working with the sugar group, but that she has full control over her posts, which reflect her belief in “removing guilt and shame around food.”  She wrote that “all collaborative content has been the same messaging I have shared organically for years.”  \n“My integrity is most important to me,” she said.\nAnother dietitian with a large social media following, Jenn Messina, of North Vancouver, posted a video on Instagram where she added a lollipop to a dinner plate. She told parents the strategy will “prevent sweets obsession” and help kids develop healthier relationships with food. In another Instagram video, she told parents they can make Halloween less stressful by allowing kids to eat as much candy as they want when they’re done trick-or-treating.\n“This helps decrease the stash and makes it less of a ‘big deal,’” she wrote in the text alongside the video. “Yes, they may barf. That’s a great life lesson.” \nMessina also was paid by the Canadian Sugar Institute, which she disclosed on her posts and in an interview. Messina said that, while her advice is “nontraditional,” her goal is to help parents. \nThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that too much added sugar can contribute to obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. \nMessina declined to say how much the sugar institute pays her for sponsored videos. She said she pitches ideas for videos to the institute but has “full say” on what she posts. “I don’t work with any industries that tell me what to say or how to say it – it has to be 100 percent my voice, or I won’t do it,” she said. \nSince last year, the sugar group has paid at least a dozen registered dietitians to post videos about sugar on Instagram. \n“If your kiddo is obsessed with sweets they likely need MORE access to sweets rather than LESS,” Messina wrote in one sponsored Instagram post. \nThe Canadian Sugar Institute said dietitians often come to the group for help expanding their reach and that the institute does not tell them what to say. \n“As with any dietitian activity, social media posts are based on each dietitian’s authentic interests, experience and independent evaluation of the evidence,” said Chiara DiAngelo, a registered dietitian and director of nutrition communications for the sugar institute, in an email.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe analysis by The Examination and The Post also found that dietitians have been paid to tout the benefits of dietary supplements that lack scientific consensus, including products like collagen supplements promoted for skin, nail and joint health; detox teas that claim to help the body expel toxins; and capsules marketed for “mitochondrial health.” \nCinthia Scott, an Augusta, Georgia-area dietitian who has more than 300,000 followers on Instagram, encourages parents to give what she calls “brain boosting” omega-3 fatty acid supplements to children as young as 6 months old. In the text adjacent to her post Scott wrote, “Paid partnership with carlsonlabs.” Carlson Labs is an Illinois-based supplement company. \nThe American Academy of Pediatrics warns that such supplements are not approved by the FDA. “Their contents may not match what is listed on the label,”  the academy says. “Adverse events are not always reported either.” \nSchwartz, the University of Connecticut nutrition expert, said she found it “particularly egregious” that a dietitian would try to convince parents to give their children unproven supplements. “It’s just so incredibly unfair to parents who are trying to get clear information,” she said. \nCarlson said the dietitians it sponsors make their own assessments before giving endorsements. “Carlson is committed to partnering with knowledgeable and respected professionals in relevant fields who use their expertise ethically and transparently,” the company said in a statement. Scott did not respond to emails, phone calls and a letter. \n\n\n\nLack of clear disclosure ‘bad for consumers’\nRegulators have struggled to keep up with the rapid rise of the online influence industry, experts say. \nThe Federal Trade Commission instructs influencers who are paid to create sponsored messages to say clearly in both their videos and in the text of their posts that they have a financial relationship with the brand they’re promoting. \n\n\nOne example of how a paid partnership was disclosed on a TikTok video post.\nFew of the dietitians in the analysis said in their actual videos that their posts were advertisements. Instead, in the text accompanying their videos, they used terms like #ad, #sponsored or “Paid partnership.” \nMichael Ostheimer, an attorney for the FTC’s division of advertising practices, said a key test is whether the sponsorship would surprise consumers and affect their opinion of the message’s credibility – what the agency refers to as an “unexpected material connection.”\n Of the 33 dietitians who posted paid content to their millions of followers, about half (17)did not clearly disclose their sponsorships in at least one of their posts. Another two placed disclosures deep in the descriptions.\nAmerican Beverage’s campaign with dietitians is a case that would require clear disclosure, according to Bonnie Patten, executive director of Truth in Advertising, a nonprofit group that combats deceptive marketing. \n“Would you expect that a dietitian would be partnering with the soda industry?” Patten asked. “Those are the most important kinds of disclosures that we need.” \nIn 2020 the FTC sent 10 warning letters to influencers, including rapper Cardi B, for not disclosing paid social media ads for a tea marketer. The tea company agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled consumers and didn’t adequately disclose payments to social media influencers. \nBut aside from periodic sweeps against deceptive conduct, the commission does not have the resources to comprehensively enforce behavior within a continually expanding online marketplace, said David Vladeck, former head of the commission’s bureau of consumer protection and now a Georgetown University law professor. \n\n\nComments on social media posts show confusion about what paid sponsorships mean.\n“When you don’t have sufficient enforcement, companies think they can get away with it,” Vladeck said. “No one on either side of the table thinks the FTC has the resources to really police this marketplace. And that’s bad for consumers.” \nThe Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the trade group that oversees registered dietitians, has a code of ethics that says that dietitians should disclose conflicts of interest and avoid “accepting gifts or services which potentially influence or which may give the appearance of influencing professional judgment.” \nLauri Wright, the academy’s president, said the group educates its members “so that dietitians know what that line is and how not to cross that line.”\nThe academy has a board of ethics that reviews allegations that dietitians have violated its ethical code and can impose penalties, including revoking a dietitian’s license if it finds that a violation took place. So far, the board has not received any complaints about social media activities, Wright said.\nClose ties between the food industry and dietitians\nThe food and beverage industry has for years nurtured a close relationship with the academy, which has accepted millions of dollars in donations from leading producers of soda, candy and ultra-processed foods, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestlé. \nThe academy has allowed these companies to provide continuing education courses to its dietitians and has invested in food industry stocks. Two of the academy’s current sponsors are American Beverage and Tate & Lyle, one of the world’s largest producers of high-fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners. \nSome dietitians have questioned the relationship between the academy and big food and beverage companies. In response to a 2013 report that investigated the academy’s industry ties, more than a dozen registered dietitians formed Dietitians For Professional Integrity, a group that advocated against what members saw as compromising financial ties to the food industry.\nAlthough the group raised these concerns from dietitians directly with the academy – an early petition garnered over 24,000 signatures – the group disbanded in 2018.\n“Fundamentally, I think it really fell on deaf ears throughout the time that we were advocating for this cause with the academy,” said one of the group’s cofounders, Elizabeth Lee, a registered dietitian and health educator at Stanford Medicine.\nWright, the president of the nutrition academy, said in an email that its leaders “communicated often” with Dietitians for Professional Integrity when the group was still active, and that the academy has a “stringent process for reviewing, approving and rejecting potential corporate sponsors.”  She said sponsorships represent less than seven percent of the academy’s revenue, and that “sponsors do not influence the academy’s positions.\"\nIn the vetting system for sponsors, the academy looks “at the mix of products\" a company sells, Wright said. The beverage industry “sells so much more than just soda.\" \nPaid partnerships with food brands and industry groups\nDietitians who boast large social media followings said that brands are eager to recruit them, flooding them with offers to pitch products.\n\nAmong the most popular is Grasso, with a combined following of 2.4 million on TikTok and Instagram. In her videos, she dances and lip syncs to pop music while preparing recipes or dresses in different outfits, such as red for blood sugar or blue for insulin, to explain nutrition concepts. Her goal, Grasso writes on her website, is to use her “expertise and comedy to provide evidence-based nutrition advice and debunk trending nutrition myths.”\nGrasso has parlayed her popularity into endorsement deals with numerous food and dietary supplement companies. \nIn recent months, she has posted sponsored TikTok and Instagram videos for brands including Barilla pasta, Bush’s Beans, KIND Snacks, Orgain collagen powders, Hint Water flavored beverages, and Tree Top apple sauce. In these ads, Grasso flagged the posts as paid partnerships and tagged the brands in her captions. \nShana Minei Spence, a dietitian with more than 265,000 followers on Instagram, eats pizza, French fries and ice cream in her social media videos to illustrate that no foods should be stigmatized. Spence, who works for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, describes herself as “pro-processed foods.” \nSpence said she partners with companies that share her values and turns down about 90 percent of sponsorship offers she receives. “I work in marginalized and food insecure neighborhoods, which is why I am passionate about de-stigmatizing processed foods,” she wrote in an email.\nSpence said she has been paid by the Japanese multinational food company Ajinomoto for a video debunking concerns about the flavor enhancer MSG. Spence didn’t say in the video that the message was sponsored. The caption says #AjiPartner. A spokesperson for Ajinomoto said that dietitians were essential to its campaign because of their “ability to communicate science credibly.” \nSpence has also posted on TikTok for a Dave’s Killer Bread snack bar. “Just keep them at your desk,” she said. In the caption she wrote #ad, the brand name tagged the post as a “Paid partnership.” Dave’s Killer Bread did not respond to questions.\n In April 2022, PepsiCo paid Spence to teach a webinar to other dietitians entitled “Unpacking Preconceptions About Packaged Foods,” she said. Registered dietitians who participated received continuing education credits. \nIn the webinar, Spence disputed health concerns about processed foods. “What we have to do as dietitians, as health professionals, is really debunk some of this information,” she told her listeners.\nIn an interview, Spence said PepsiCo had no role in shaping her presentation. She declined to say how much the company paid her for the event. PepsiCo didn’t respond to a request for comment.\nMonica D’Agostino, a New York dietitian with more than 740,000 followers on TikTok, said in one video that she gets a barrage of offers to pitch “greens powders,” dietary supplements that are widely promoted with unproven claims and haven’t been well studied.\n\nIn her video, D’Agostino said she would never “blindly promote” the powders because the blends of ingredients aren't always clear. She jokingly lamented her professional ethics, “because there is a check behind those powders.” \nD’Agostino, who didn’t respond to requests for comment, said in the video that if she took the money she was offered to promote the supplements, she could afford to buy eight $1,450 designer Saint Laurent handbags and give $549 Apple Airpods Maxes to twenty of her friends.\n“I could be like Oprah with my friends: One for you, one for you, one for you,” D’Agostino said. “This is just me showing you – there is money behind those greens powders that are being marketed to you.”\nAbout this story\nThis report is a joint investigation by The Examination and The Washington Post. Story editing by Raquel Rutledge, Craig Timberg and Tara Parker-Pope. Data editing by Meghan Hoyer. Copy editing by Melissa Ngo. Video by Alexa Juliana Ard. Video animations by Brian Monroe. Video editing by Neeti Upadhye. Design by Chelsea Conrad. Design editing by Christian Font. Data fact-checking by Hayden Godfrey from the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.\n\n\nThe Examination and The Post analysis included registered dietitians on Instagram and TikTok who used “Registered Dietitian,” “RD” or “RDN” in their account name or social media bio as of July 2023 (social media users can adjust these fields at any time). The analysis included only those who had at least 10,000 followers (the lower threshold for what is typically considered a “micro-influencer”), had created at least 10 posts over the last year, and had posted English-language content.\n\nThis identified 68 influencers. Reporters archived all posts between July 1, 2022, and Aug. 1, 2023, generating a database of over 6,000 pieces of content.\n\nTwo reporters separately reviewed each influencer’s posts to identify instances when the dietitian at least once promoted a product, brand or industry-sponsored message. This included using a “Paid Partnership” tag on the post, mentioning personalized discount codes or writing “#ad” or “#sponsored” in the post description. These criteria were selected based on the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines for social media influencers.\n\nReporters manually reviewed feeds and defined posts as having an unclear disclosure if the post (1) was promotional but had no clear disclosure, (2) was labeled as an ad but the brand sponsoring the post was unclear (e.g. the use of a vague “partner” tag instead of a brand mention), or (3) had a sponsorship disclosure but the “ad” mention was placed deep in the description of the post.","link":"https://www.theexamination.org/articles/the-food-industry-pays-influencer-dietitians-to-shape-your-eating-habits","enclosure":{"length":"1337","type":"image/gif","url":"https://a.storyblok.com/f/212662/676x451/474f6c370c/dietitian-influencers.gif"}},{"title":"Shrinking fish drive decline in size of animal and plant species, says study","creator":"Patrick Greenfield","pubDate":"Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:37:38 +0000","contentSnippet":"Analysis of thousands of species finds some invertebrates and plants also getting smaller, while others are increasing in body size\nA global analysis of thousands of animal and plant sizes has found that species are shrinking, an effect most clearly found by researchers in changes to the body size of fish, which are getting smaller.\nSpecies such as the thorny skate, a north Atlantic fish that can grow up to a metre in length, have become smaller, while smaller-bodied species such as mackerel are growing in abundance, according to the researchers, changing the composition and functioning of ecosystems.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/07/climate-change-drives-shrinking-size-fish-invertebrates-plants-science-aoe","enclosure":null},{"title":"In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives","creator":"Kyle Bagenstose","pubDate":"Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:30:42 +0000","contentSnippet":"Experts say that the majority of the 86,000 consumer chemicals registered with the Environmental Protection Agency have never received vigorous toxicity testing\n• This article is co-published with the Examination, a new non-profit newsroom specializing in global health reporting\nFor decades, it was the secret behind the magic show of homemaking across the US. Applied to a pan, it could keep a fried egg from sticking to the surface. Soaked into a carpet, it could shrug off spills of red wine. Sprayed onto shoes and coats, it could keep the kids dry on a rainy day.\nBut the most clandestine maneuver of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, was much less endearing: seeping into the blood and organs of hundreds of millions of people who used products containing the chemical.\n Continue reading...","link":"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/us-environmental-protection-agency-failed-policy-consumer-chemicals","enclosure":null}]}}}