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Coronavirus Jitters Rattle Businesses, Industries, Organizations — 2020 Olympics, Airlines Included

By Jordan Davidson / February 6, 2020

Efforts to contain the Wuhan coronavirus and fears that it can spread and form a global pandemic have slowed industries around the world. Shipping is delayed, cars and electronics are stalled on the assembly line, and commodity markets around the world are predicting losses because of the virus. Fears around the virus even have Olympic […]

Is the 2020 Olympics an Opportunity for Japan to Tackle Seafood Sustainability?

By Deutsche Welle / August 20, 2019

International Olympic Committee Makes ‘Biggest Commitment Ever’ to Fight Plastic Pollution

By EcoWatch / June 5, 2018

Will the Olympics’ Green Makeover Have Lasting Effects?

By EcoWatch / February 9, 2018

What Is Cupping and Why Are Olympic Athletes Like Michael Phelps Doing it?

By EcoWatch / August 12, 2016

7 Major Environmental Issues Already Spoiling the Rio Olympics

By EcoWatch / July 26, 2016

From doping scandals to security concerns, the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil has been embroiled by one crisis after another—and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As athletes and hundreds of thousands of tourists around the world descend into Rio de Janeiro, here are seven health and environmental controversies that have already made headlines […]