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Journals Environment Newsletter for Wednesday June 03, 2026 ( 11 items )  

AstraZeneca: Camizestrant Combo Significantly Delays Progression in Advanced Breast Cancer Trial
WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 3 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Camizestrant combination delayed time to first progression by 55% and to second progression by 37% in patients with advanced HR-positive breast cancer with an emergent ESR1 tumor mutation in SERENA-6 trial Switching to camizestrant led to a 99% median reduction in total ctDNA vs. a 64% increase for patients who remained on standard of care 51% of patients receiving the camizestr  more

Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Compute - AI Bubble or Bottleneck?
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary by senior resident fellow Elly Rostoum: * * * Compute: AI Bubble or Bottleneck? The artificial intelligence boom must overcome supply shortages -- in both the US and China. - The real AI contest will be won by who can best marshal the vast physical infrastructure needed to build the new technology, energy systems, semiconductor fabs, and enormous data centers. The math is frightening. Demand for A  more

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: Indonesia's Air Quality Got Worse After China Banned Plastic Waste Imports
BOULDER, Colorado, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * Indonesia's air quality got worse after China banned plastic waste imports New research links a global waste policy shift to increased air pollution from open burning at Indonesian dump sites - When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, countries like the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and Japan didn't stop exporting plastic waste -- they   more

Flint reveals changes in human mobility during the Upper Paleolithic in the southern Pyrenees
BARCELONA, Spain, June 1 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Flint reveals changes in human mobility during the Upper Paleolithic in the southern Pyrenees * A study including the involvement of the UAB reveals that communities of anatomically modern humans modified the selection, management and circulation of flint in response to technological, climatic and mobility changes over 25,000 years. The analysis of more than 3,000 lithic tools from the Cova   more

Naz Onel Selected for Inaugural Lindback Teaching Award
GALLOWAY, New Jersey, June 2 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Naz Onel Selected for Inaugural Lindback Teaching Award * Galloway, N.J. -Stockton University Professor Naz Onel had just returned to her office after being honored for 10 years of service at the annual Employee Recognition Day on May 7 when she received even more exciting news. She had been selected as the inaugural winner of Stockton's Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award. "Reading the congratulations  more

Research could lead to cheaper, better testing for 'forever chemicals' in US drinking water
LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Research could lead to cheaper, better testing for 'forever chemicals' in US drinking water * LAWRENCE -A new investigation from the University of Kansas improves detection of PFAS, a family of so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water supplies. The method, which can measure trace pollution levels of PFAS in water more quickly and inexpensively than current techniques, recently was detailed in the ope  more

Researchers Create First-of-Its-Kind Index of Evolving Policy Landscape Around Health Care AI
NEW YORK, June 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Researchers Create First-of-Its-Kind Index of Evolving Policy Landscape Around Health Care AI * As hospitals and health systems rapidly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, a new study by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai finds that the policies governing health care AI are expanding quickly but remain fragmented across regulators, governments,  more

SIU Carbondale Researchers Name Three New Species of Poison Dart Frogs
CARBONDALE, Illinois, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU Carbondale researchers name three new species of poison dart frogs Traveling deep into the South American rainforest where sunlight is blocked by a canopy of treetops, medical crews are days away and reached by a satellite signal, and the occasional jaguar paw print is a reminder that danger is lurking in the shadows. This is just a glimpse of the journeys that Southern Illinois  more

Studies show that mentoring can also benefit the mentors decades after experiences
LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Studies show that mentoring can also benefit the mentors decades after experiences * LAWRENCE -Mentoring is often touted to help young people succeed in their personal and professional lives. But what is often overlooked is the benefit that relationship can have on the person providing the guidance. Two University of Kansas studies have found that mentoring relationships had benefits people still drew on a   more

University of East Anglia: Record Damages From Wildfires in 2025, Despite Global Area Burned Among Lowest
NORWICH, England, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Record damages from wildfires in 2025, despite global area burned among lowest A new analysis of global wildfire activity in 2025 reveals the world experienced some of the most destructive and deadly fire events in recent history, despite the second lowest area burned since 2002. It highlights a continued trend toward fires becoming increasingly extreme, costly, and disastrous - both economica  more

University of East Anglia: TikTok Content Supports 'Illicit Vape Subculture' Among Teens
NORWICH, England, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * TikTok content supports "illicit vape subculture" among teens TikTok content normalises illegal vaping among young people - according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new study shows that young people are far more likely to encounter illicit vaping content portrayed as normal, humorous and harmless on TikTok. Meanwhile evidence-based health advice on official health and  more