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Corporate interests often obscure the real impacts of their products on public health

Companies sometimes conceal the detrimental health effects of their products, such as forever chemicals, to maintain profits, despite known risks

Nicholas Chartres and Lisa Bero write for The Conversation.

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Barbie hoax targets Mattel and fools some news outlets

The false campaign by environmental activists claimed that the toy giant was launching a new line of decomposable Barbies and would stop using plastic by 2030.
Did North Dakota regulators hide an oil and gas industry spill larger than Exxon Valdez?

Did North Dakota regulators hide an oil and gas industry spill larger than Exxon Valdez?

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