The 2024 presidential election is widely projected to be one of the closest in American history, and each candidate says the stakes have never been higher. There are many issues on the ballot, from abortion rights to foreign policy. But where do the candidates stand on the climate crisis facing the planet? Kamala Harris When […]
“Coal is the heart and soul of modernity.” Orville Schell is talking about the long history of coal mining, as represented in a major section of the exhibit “COAL + ICE” on view in New York City through August 11. Schell is vice president of the Asia Society, where the exhibit is mounted, and coal was […]
Scientists have detected cocaine in multiple sharks off the coasts of Brazil, according to a new study. In the study, which was published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, researchers set out to analyze the levels of cocaine as well as benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in Brazilian sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon lalandii). The […]
A large citizen science survey of rivers in Britain — the Great UK WaterBlitz Report — has found that 75 percent are ecologically unhealthy due to agricultural runoff and pollution from water companies. Monitored by Earthwatch Europe volunteers, the survey found that waterways in the basin of the famed River Thames — as well as […]
The derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, last year was an environmental disaster. A new analysis of pollution and precipitation data has found that snow and rain samples collected from the Midwest to Maine and North Carolina after the crash contained high levels of pollutants, including the extremely toxic […]
Quick Key Facts What Is Bioremediation? Over the last century, urbanization and industrialization, combined with poor waste management, has led to an alarming rise in the amount of pollution in our soils, waterways, groundwater and air. Heavy metal toxins from industrial production, chemicals from the agriculture sector, untreated wastewater, plastic pollution, crude oil leaks and […]
Napa Valley, a famous wine region in northern California, is facing pollution risks from a local landfill. The Clover Flat Landfill, which has been operating since the 1960s, is located near two streams that flow into the Napa River. According to a news report by The Guardian, the landfill may be contributing to pollution runoff […]
Pharmaceutical pollution is posing new dangers to wildlife, and humans will need to develop more eco-friendly medications to preserve ecosystems, according to a new paper published in Nature Sustainability. The specific effects that human drugs can have on wildlife has been well documented. One study found that when exposed to antidepressants present in their habitat, […]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $300 million in grants from the Biden administration’s Investing in America agenda to assist Tribal Nations, States, nonprofit organizations and local governments with assessing and cleaning up the country’s former industrial sites, known as brownfields, a press release from the EPA said. There are an estimated […]
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