A recent study funded by the French Ministry of Ecology published in Neurotoxicology found that exposure to cell phone radiation before and after birth impacted brain development in rodents at levels considered safe for humans by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). In short: Rodents exposed to…
Chile has expanded its producer responsibility law to include textiles, aiming to clean up massive clothing dumps in the Atacama Desert and shift the country toward a circular economy. John Bartlett reports for The Guardian. In short: Chile’s environment ministry now requires importers to report the volume of clothing they bring into the country, as…
A surge in ultra-fast fashion fueled by Trump’s trade war has rerouted global supply chains, pushing more cheap, disposable clothing into markets like Australia while worsening labor and environmental conditions abroad. Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Lisa Lake, Martina Linnenluecke, and Yun Shen write for The Conversation. In short: President Trump’s trade tariffs intended to reshore manufacturing…