For EcoWatchers, April usually means one thing: Earth Day. But how do you celebrate the environment while staying home to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus? Luckily, the Earth Day Network has you covered. The organization announced in March that it would celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with its first ever Digital […]
The novel coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic is also having an enormous impact on the environment, according to new satellite data. As governments around the world have restricted people from moving, industry, air travel and vehicular traffic have grinded to a halt, causing pollution levels to plummet, according to The New York Times. […]
As the coronavirus spreads, so do startling satellite images showing a dramatic decrease in air pollution over quarantined areas. Satellite data shared in early March showed a steep decline in nitrogen dioxide levels over China between January and February as the epidemic’s epicenter of Wuhan went into lockdown. Now, images shared by the European Space […]
By Derrick Z. Jackson The Trump administration is trying mightily to gut the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the law that mandates rigorous, science-based environmental impact reviews for major infrastructure and construction projects prior to federal permitting. NEPA also reserves significant time for the public to weigh in on the impact of projects to […]
Air pollution cuts human life expectancy by three years, according to new research published Wednesday in Cardiovascular Research. “The loss of life expectancy from air pollution is much higher than many other risk factors and even higher than smoking,” said co-author Jos Lelieveld of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, reported The Guardian. Air pollution […]
By Jason West and Yang Ou About one of every 25 deaths in the U.S. occurs prematurely because of exposure to air pollution. Dirty air kills roughly 110,000 Americans yearly, which is more than all transportation accidents and shootings combined. When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighs decisions about air pollution regulations, it typically […]
Toxic pollution levels fell significantly in China between January and February, and scientists think the new coronavirus is a large part of the reason why. Satellite data collected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) and shared by NASA’s Earth Observatory Monday show a steep decline in nitrogen […]
Low-income and minority communities are particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis. They tend to be the most affected by extreme weather events, by air pollution, and by chemicals in drinking water. House Democrats put forth an environmental justice bill yesterday to help marginalized communities that have been ignored in the Capitol, according to The Hill. […]
By Paul Brown Virtually all the world’s demand for electricity to run transport and to heat and cool homes and offices, as well as to provide the power demanded by industry, could be met by renewable energy by mid-century. This is the consensus of 47 peer-reviewed research papers from 13 independent groups with a total […]
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