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    NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Adds New Alerts Due to Record-Breaking Heat

    NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Adds New Alerts Due to Record-Breaking Heat

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch has added three new alert levels to track potential risks to coral reefs and other marine life following the hottest year on record. Previously, Coral Reef Watch’s Bleaching Alert Area product stopped at a Bleaching Alert Level 2, which warned of a “risk of reef-wide […]

    Fossil Fuel Industry Was Aware of Climate Threats as Early as 1954, New Documents Reveal

    Fossil Fuel Industry Was Aware of Climate Threats as Early as 1954, New Documents Reveal

    Newly discovered documents confirm that the petroleum and automobile industries funded the early climate science of Charles David Keeling at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1954 to 1956. Keeling became known for the “Keeling Curve,” which demonstrated the upward trajectory of the planet’s carbon dioxide levels. The documents show that industry leaders were […]

    New Zealand to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics by 2027

    New Zealand to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics by 2027

    New Zealand is set to become one of the first countries in the world to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics products, with a plan to prohibit these “forever chemicals” starting at the end of 2026. PFAS can be found in cosmetics such as mascara, nail polish and shaving cream, where they are […]

    Slow Fashion 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Slow Fashion 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts What Is Slow Fashion? Back in 2007, design activist Kate Fletcher coined the term “slow fashion” when talking about the needs for systems-level change in the fashion industry.  It was a hat tip towards the Slow Food Movement, which began in Italy as pushback against the fast food industry, overproduction and waste, […]