Brian Bienkowski

Brian Bienkowski is a senior editor and staff writer at Environmental Health News and The Daily Climate. Follow him on Twitter: @BrianBienkowski.

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Environment & Health

Hand Soap and Toothpaste Are Exposing Kids to Increasing Levels of a Controversial Endocrine Disrupter

Are the anti-bacterial benefits worth the risk?

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

June 28, 2017

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Researchers Find Pesticide Spills, Accidents May Alter Farmworkers’ DNA

Farmworkers who have a high pesticide exposure event are more likely to experience molecular changes on DNA that may lead to certain cancers.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

February 22, 2017

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Economy & Labor

US Workers Who Make BPA Have Enormous Loads of It in Their Bodies

Some workers who make or work with the endocrine-disrupting chemical have levels 1,000 times higher than the general public, a federal study found.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

January 14, 2017

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Economy & Labor

Michigan Mine Gains Two State Permits, Tribe Vows to Continue Fight

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality this week approved a general mining permit on sacred ground.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

January 5, 2017

News

From the Sioux to the Sault: Standing Rock Spirit Spreads to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

Despite what seems an oil-friendly president-elect and constant threats to treaty rights, tribes will persist.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

November 26, 2016

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Economy & Labor

Pacific Northwest Tribes Fight to Protect the Centerpiece of Their Culture

Salmon are under assault from development, pavement, pollution, farming and a changing climate.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

November 24, 2016

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Environment & Health

Drinking Water on Indigenous Land: More Violations, Less EPA

Tribal drinking water utilities and wastewater treatment plants are far less likely to be federally inspected despite more violations.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

November 11, 2016

News

One Tribe’s “Long Walk” Upstream for Environmental and Cultural Justice

Wisconsin's Menominee tap their forebears — and Native American cultural rebirth underway in North Dakota — on a walk to protect their river.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

October 10, 2016

News Analysis

River Fight Boosts a Tribe’s Long-Threatened Culture

The Menominee Tribe, fighting a losing battle with regulators over a mine near their namesake river, has emerged with a stronger, vibrant voice.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

October 1, 2016

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Environment & Health

Mining Leaves a Wisconsin Tribe’s Hallowed Sites at Risk

Modern boundaries complicate — and stymie — the Menominee Tribe's effort to protect burial grounds.

By: Brian Bienkowski ,; EnvironmentalHealthNews

September 24, 2016

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