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<p>Daily exposure to chemicals used in the manufacture of plastic food containers and many cosmetics may be tied to nearly 56,600 preterm births in the U.S. in 2018, a new study shows. The resulting medical costs, the authors of the report say, were estimated to reach a minimum of $1.6 billion and as much as $8.1 billion over the lifetime of the children.</p>
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The controversial idea of “engineering the ocean” to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide has been around for decades, but it's gaining renewed interest as the climate crisis worsens.