Monday, May 13, 2024

‘Plasticrust’: A new form of pollution is forming on this Portuguese island

This type of pollution incorporates itself right into the rocky shoreline of the Portuguese island of Madeira.

How tribes are harnessing cutting-edge data to plan for climate change

The tribes in the Pacific Northwest are leaders in climate adaptation and have mounted multifaceted responses to the threats they face.

Stop Polluting, or There Will Be More Plastic Than Fish in the Ocean by...

A new report finds that the volume of plastic trash is increasing and will outweigh all the fish in the world within 35 years.

Meat Is Murdering American Rivers

Government data shows that food processing plants are the biggest toxic polluters of waterways in the U.S.

‘Unprecedented levels’ of plastics entered world’s oceans after 2005, study finds

The new study comes as the UN is developing a treaty to control plastic pollution.

Climate action: U.S. cities, states, and businesses step up and vow to meet Paris...

The U.S. could meet 60 percent of its Paris commitment through efforts of cities, states and businesses.  

Sanders introduces bill aimed to combat corporate polluters and clean up toxic drinking water

“It is not a radical idea to demand that when people in the world’s richest country turn on their taps, the water they drink is free of toxic chemicals.”

Wall Street Journal and Senator Barrasso still peddling Koch’s electric car myths

Senator John Barrasso and the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial board are once again attacking the federal electric vehicle tax credit, and are once...

Largest American wind farm ever built all-at-once opens in Oklahoma, saves customers $1 billion...

Even in a gas and oil state, customers are saving a billion dollars by switching to wind.

Dead Bees Tell a Tale of Dozens of Pesticides

Fifty-seven agricultural chemicals are found in victims of mysterious colony collapse disorder.