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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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All of which are made from lightweight, dishwasher-safe plastic that’s free of harmful chemicals.
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Anja Webb, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases, from 2009, says quite simply that these emissions endanger the public and qualify as harmful pollution; they can therefore be regulated under the Clean Air Act.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
In a time when transgender rights are under threat via a backlash spurred on by harmful theology within church spaces, the call for inclusion — despite one’s gender identity, expression, or sexuality — is both a rarity and necessity within the traditional gospel and Christian world.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
These tools can help detect harmful symbols, explicit imagery or copyright violations before content is published.
—Anees Ali Khan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Anja Webb, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding for greenhouse gases, from 2009, says quite simply that these emissions endanger the public and qualify as harmful pollution; they can therefore be regulated under the Clean Air Act.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2025
In a time when transgender rights are under threat via a backlash spurred on by harmful theology within church spaces, the call for inclusion — despite one’s gender identity, expression, or sexuality — is both a rarity and necessity within the traditional gospel and Christian world.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
These tools can help detect harmful symbols, explicit imagery or copyright violations before content is published.
—Anees Ali Khan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Harmful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmful. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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