Pollution

Indoor Air Quality: Everything You Need to Know

Indoor Air Quality: Everything You Need to Know

Quick Key Facts What Is Indoor Air Quality? Maybe you have a habit of checking the air quality in your area before you head out for your morning walk, but how much do you know about indoor air quality? From firing up your gas stove to cook dinner to lighting candles while you read, a […]

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    ‘Polluters Can No Longer Hide From Their Crimes’: Fossil Fuel Companies Owe $5.4 Trillion in Reparations, Study Says

    ‘Polluters Can No Longer Hide From Their Crimes’: Fossil Fuel Companies Owe $5.4 Trillion in Reparations, Study Says

    The biggest fossil fuel companies in the world owe at least $209 billion in yearly climate reparations to communities that suffered the brunt of the calamities caused by the climate crisis, a new study has concluded. While substantial, the researchers consider theirs to be a conservative cost estimate, as it did not put a price […]

    U.S. Considers Replacing ‘Chasing Arrows’ Recycling Symbol

    U.S. Considers Replacing ‘Chasing Arrows’ Recycling Symbol

    Since 1970, the “chasing arrows” symbol has been an iconic marker of recyclability. But now, President Joe Biden’s administration is considering if the symbol has become misleading. The symbol was first designed by Gary Anderson, who was studying at University of Southern California and submitted the logo for the International Design Conference in 1970. It […]

    80% Plastic Pollution Reduction Could be Achieved by 2040: UNEP Report

    80% Plastic Pollution Reduction Could be Achieved by 2040: UNEP Report

    While the amount of global plastic pollution is staggering, the United Nations Environment Programme has found that it is still possible to reduce plastic pollution as much as 80% by 2040. It would require major changes, but these efforts would still be convenient and even affordable to take on. The UNEP shared the possibility for […]

    EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules for Power Plants

    EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules for Power Plants

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a wide-ranging new proposal for limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal– and gas-fired power plants. If finalized, the new rule will be the first time the federal government has restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, which generate about a quarter of the country’s emissions. […]

    Environmental Justice: Everything You Need to Know

    Environmental Justice: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts What Is Environmental Justice? Environmental justice is a facet of broader social justice movements. It considers how individual communities can be overburdened with a disproportionate amount of environmentally negative facilities or activities in their area compared to other, less vulnerable communities. Achieving environmental justice looks like “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement […]

    McDonald’s Lobbies Against New Packaging Waste Reduction Laws in UK

    McDonald’s Lobbies Against New Packaging Waste Reduction Laws in UK

    Following recent laws proposed by the European Commision in November 2022, fast food company McDonald’s is lobbying strongly against the legislation, which targets reductions in packaging waste.  In an open letter published in April, McDonald’s — along with other companies and trade associations, including Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin’ and Yum! — addressed the EU, asking for a […]