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View it in your browser November 17, 2013 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Soil to Blame for Spike in Kids' Lead Levels Lead-contaminated dust is behind a seasonal fluctuation in blood-lead levels observed in children living in urban communities. A nine-year study recently published in Environmental Science & Technology tracked more than 367,000 children in Detroit along with atmospheric… Continue Reading » Trash Lessons from the Greenest City San Francisco has been called the "greenest city in America" and when it comes to keeping garbage out of landfills, it's a title the city has earned. The city keeps an astonishing 80% of solid waste out of landfills, in part because residents not only use blue bins… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS A Greener Blue Lagoon As the sea plane banks to the right and I look down through the open window, sunlight glints off one of the largest solar arrays I've ever seen, and the next thing I know we are splashing down in the turquoise waters of Fiji's fabled Blue Lagoon. The pilot cuts the… Continue Reading » Toxic Debris Delivers Triple Whammy While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now, a new study highlights how ocean plastic debris is also a threat to humans because… Continue Reading » Food Is the New Tobacco It's Time to Confront the Corporate Giants that Are Hurting Americans' Health Recently Michael Moss in a New York Times Magazine cover story—"The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food"—examined how food companies have known for decades that salt, sugar and fat are not good for us in the quantities Americans consume them, and yet every year… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Organic Confusion Americans Are Skeptical of Organic Labels Americans are increasingly concerned about the environment, but skeptical of organic labeling, and not necessarily willing to spend more. A March 2013 Harris poll of 2,276 adults found that 38% of those polled confirmed they were concerned about the environment, but more… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Navy Sonar Testing in Oceans Impacting Marine Mammals Dear EarthTalk: I understand the Navy is doing sonar testing and training in the oceans and that their activities will likely kill hundreds if not thousands of whales and other marine mammals. What can be done to stop this? – Jackie Bomgardner, Wilton, CT Active sonar… Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine   Order a Free Trial Issue   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851