Living immersed in a toxic soup and the cancers of young people
* Lifestyle choices?
"Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international study finds. Researchers, who looked at UK, US and Dutch data, say lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives a year." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/06/cancer-rates-rising-more-quickly-among-younger-people-international-study-finds
* Or stopping pollutants at the source?
often called source reduction or pollution prevention (P2)—is the most effective way to protect the environment and public health. Unlike "end-of-pipe" treatments, this approach eliminates or minimizes pollution before it is ever created. Stop industries from passing environmental costs onto society, fixing a "market failure" where pollution prices are left out of goods and services
* What is the polluter pays principle?
"The ‘polluter pays’ principle is the commonly accepted practice that those who produce pollution should bear the costs of managing it to prevent damage to human health or the environment." >>
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/what-is-the-polluter-pays-principle/
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