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The EPA is overlooking dangerous combinations of chemicals -

As bad as one toxic chemical can be on its own, the negative effects can be even greater when two or more are combined. An investigation published this week by the Center for Biological Diversity finds that the EPA has approved more than 100 pesticides over the past six years containing substances that may interact in dangerous ways, increasing the threat to pollinators and rare plants. Common Dreams

Pollution from ship traffic causes 24,000 deaths a year in Asia -

East Asia is home to eight of the world's 10 biggest container ports, and a new study says it's wreaking havoc on public health. Ship traffic, an often-overlooked source of pollution, has more than doubled in the region since 2005 and has led to thousands of premature deaths from heart and lung diseases and cancer. The Guardian

We're halfway through another record-breaking year of heat -

NASA scientists are discussing the troubling temperature trends seen in the first six months of 2016. Every month so far has set a new temperature record, and January through June was the warmest half-year on record, at 1.3 degrees Celsius above the long-term average. Motherboard

Pigeons can give us a heads up to lead pollution in the environment -

A new study found that in Manhattan neighborhoods where children have high blood lead levels, pigeons also have elevated lead levels. That means scientists may be able to use the birds to monitor heavy metals in urban areas worldwide. New York Times

Greenland lost a trillion tons of ice in four years -

A new study says the island shed the massive quantity of ice between 2011 and 2014, raising global sea levels by 2.5 millimeters. That rate of sea-level rise is twice as fast as Greenland's average between 1992 and 2011. Slate

Court tells the U.S. Navy to keep quiet around whales -

Although long-range sonar can harm whales and dolphins, which rely on sound to navigate, communicate, and find food, the Navy has been blasting loud, low-frequency tones in waters where the animals swim. Not anymore. A court of appeals in San Francisco ruled this week that during peacetime, the Navy can't use its noisemakers near marine mammals. Wired