Tag: environment
EPA employees sign ‘Declaration of Dissent’ over Trump administration policies
The employees said the administration’s policies “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.”
Water contaminant levels can remain high for eight years after a...
Scientists are warning that wildfire pollutants can continue to contaminate local waterways for up to eight years after a wildfire event.
Wind and solar power grows along side fossil fuel to help...
All major energy sources hit a record high in 2024 making renewable energy, oil, gas, coal, nuclear and hydropower responsible for the worldwide energy demand.
Asia warming at twice the global Average: WMO report
The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, released Monday, shows the continent is heating up at twice the global average rate, leading to devastating impacts for ecosystems, societies and economies across the region.
‘Powerful actors’ are spreading false information about the climate crisis, making...
Information Integrity about Climate Science found that climate action was being delayed and obstructed by misleading information from fossil fuel companies, some nation states and right-wing politicians.
Conservation innovations: How sustained resistance is saving one of the Earth’s...
As profit-driven exploitation imperils Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, some unique conservation strategies are working to save it.
PFAS found in 65% of private wells sampled in Pennsylvania
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) conducted a three-year study with data provided by citizen scientists on the levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” in 167 private wells in the state.
Rethinking climate action: A new guideline for planetary health
A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.
Algae vs. the sanitation crisis: How a rural South African town...
A low-cost, climate-resilient solution using microalgae offers hope for clean water in underserved communities across Africa.
MAHA report emphasizes environmental exposure to chemicals damaging health of Americans
The report, which supported independent gold standard science, strongly linked toxic chemicals to “the chronic disease crisis facing America’s children.”
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Make corporate complicity unprofitable: Gen Z campaign launches boycott of companies tied to ICE
As Trump intensifies immigration crackdowns, a new boycott movement targets the corporations supplying ICE with infrastructure, technology, and access to consumers.
Where’s the resistance to the Iran war?
A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.
Democrats’ last major obstacle to defeating MAGA for good
If all Americans regardless of their political beliefs, racial backgrounds, and economic standing were required to serve together and learn from each other to achieve a goal as a cohesive unit, it could be what helps future generations heal from the division that’s plaguing our political system.
UNICEF warns child casualties are becoming catastrophic as evidence grows in Iran school bombing
More than 1,100 children have been killed or wounded across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched war on Iran while investigations point to outdated intelligence behind the Minab school strike.
How accent discrimination reinforces America’s deepest divides
The American Southern accent reveals how linguistic prejudice reinforces classism, regionalism, and subconscious bias across generations.