Pollution

Playing on Artificial Turf Could Cover Athletes in PFAS, Study Says

Playing on Artificial Turf Could Cover Athletes in PFAS, Study Says

A new study warns that athletes playing sports on artificial turf could become covered in per- and polyfluorinated substances, or PFAS, present in the turf. Researchers from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) conducted a small-scale study of young athletes, as well as their coaches, who played soccer on an artificial turf field. The results […]

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    Fashion Accountability Report Slams Brands Such as Temu, Fashion Nova and Skims for Environmental Impacts

    Fashion Accountability Report Slams Brands Such as Temu, Fashion Nova and Skims for Environmental Impacts

    Remake, a U.S.-based nonprofit, has released its annual Fashion Accountability Report for 2024, with brands including Temu, Fashion Nova, Missguided and Skims scoring zero points out of a possible 150 for factors like transparency and environmental justice. The nonprofit’s Fashion Accountability Report scores companies for their progress on various criteria, including transparency, wages and wellbeing […]

    Commercial Air Tours Over Bandelier National Monument to Be Banned

    Commercial Air Tours Over Bandelier National Monument to Be Banned

    The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have completed an air tour management plan for Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. As part of the plan, commercial air tours will be banned in and around the national monument. Commercial air tours are a type of flight that visitors can pay to […]

    Endangered Species 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Endangered Species 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts The Endangered Species Act To understand what “endangered species” means, it’s important to unpack the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which followed the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the first piece of federal endangered species legislation. Enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1973, the ESA states that the federal government has a […]

    California Wildfire Smoke Impacts Indigenous Communities Nearly 2x More Than Expected

    California Wildfire Smoke Impacts Indigenous Communities Nearly 2x More Than Expected

    Indigenous communities in California are exposed to disproportionate levels of particulate matter in amounts much greater than previously thought, a new study has found. Using a new technique of measuring prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke, the researchers discovered that the Indigenous communities were exposed to an average of roughly 1.7 times the smoke that would […]