From coast-to-coast smoke to record-breaking heat waves, going outside can be pretty scary, especially this past summer. That’s why San Francisco-based startup LogicInk is creating simple, stick-on sensors that give you live feedback about some of the nastier elements in the environment. Their first product, LogicInk UV, can detect harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, which can […]
Ben Lecomte, the first man to swim across the Atlantic in 1998, will attempt another grueling, history-making ocean crossing. On Tuesday, the 50-year-old Frenchman and his crew will set out from Tokyo for a 5,500-mile swim across the Pacific, Reuters reported. If all goes as planned, Lecomte will arrive in San Francisco six to eight […]
A protest of a controversial copper smelter in the Tamil Nadu state on the southeastern tip of India took a violent turn Tuesday when police opened fire on demonstrators, killing at least nine, Reuters reported. On Wednesday, as another person was killed and others injured by gunfire during continued unrest, the Madras High Court ordered […]
A dolphin was found dead on a beach in Gungur, a coastal town in The Gambia, aggravating local concerns over pollution being dumped into the ocean by a Chinese fish processing factory, Africa News reported Sunday. Heartbreaking photos of the incident were tweeted out by Togo human rights advocate Farida Nabourema Saturday. A dead dolphin […]
The Philippines has an ambitious plan to deal with its capital’s pollution woes—build an entirely new, sustainable city 75 miles from Manila. The proposed New Clark City will be larger than Manhattan and house up to two million people, Business Insider UK reported May 9. The project’s current price tag is $14 billion, and it […]
The U.S. was one of only five countries to vote against a UN move towards establishing a Global Pact for the Environment on Thursday, The Associated Press reported. The pact, the brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron, would be “the first international legally binding document, gathering and harmonizing all environmental laws in one single document,” […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would start testing the soil in residential yards in Chicago’s Southeast Side for the dangerous neurotoxin manganese, The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. The EPA will also explain the soil sampling at a community discussion from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The yards to be tested are located […]
India’s struggles with air pollution are well-known. Just last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report showing that two of the world’s most polluted megacities—Delhi and Mumbai—are in India. But a team of engineers have analyzed the problem and found a way to be part of the solution. Their company, Chakr Innovation, now […]
In continued efforts to clamp down on plastic waste, British lawmakers are planning to ban wet wipes in the UK. Although these “flushable” towelettes are convenient to use, they wreak havoc on the environment. That’s because these sheets can contain non-biodegradable materials such as polyester and polypropylene. “As part of our 25-year environment plan we […]
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