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    Japan Faces Possible Power Shortages Amid Record Heat Wave

    Japan Faces Possible Power Shortages Amid Record Heat Wave

    June in the Northern Hemisphere has been sweltering so far, with every continent setting high temperature records. Japan set a record for the month on Saturday when the city of Isesaki reached 104.4 degrees Fahrenheit, reported The Washington Post. In what is likely another example of human-caused climate change, Japan officially declared an end to […]

    Lethal Levels of Radiation Found in Damaged Fukushima Reactor, Impacting its Shutdown

    Lethal Levels of Radiation Found in Damaged Fukushima Reactor, Impacting its Shutdown

    By Brett Wilkins In what Japanese regulators on Wednesday called an “extremely serious” development, lethal levels of radiation have been recorded inside the damaged reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, threatening the shutdown and decommissioning of the site of the second-worst peacetime nuclear disaster in history. According to The Asahi Shimbun, […]

    Japan Targets Carbon Neutrality by 2050

    Japan Targets Carbon Neutrality by 2050

    Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Japan will become country carbon neutral by 2050, Bloomberg reported. As the world’s third-largest economy, this will require a “fundamental shift” away from coal, The Washington Post reported. Suga replaced former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month, after he resigned due to health issues. This was Suga’s first […]

    The Mauritius Oil Spill Cannot Be Cleaned Up, but Damages Must Be Paid

    The Mauritius Oil Spill Cannot Be Cleaned Up, but Damages Must Be Paid

    By Roshan Rajroop, Melita Steele and Hisayo Takada Oil spills make visible the huge price being paid by the environment, wildlife and human communities for our reliance on fossil fuels. They are a harsh demonstration of the fragility of our oceans. They are a sad reminder of how urgent it is that we end our […]

    Can Cities Go Zero-Waste? One Japanese Town Tried

    Can Cities Go Zero-Waste? One Japanese Town Tried

    By Olivia Sullivan One of the many unfortunate outcomes of the coronavirus pandemic has been the quick and obvious increase in single-use plastic products. After COVID-19 arrived in the United States, many grocery stores prohibited customers from using reusable bags, coffee shops banned reusable mugs, and takeout food with plastic forks and knives became the […]