Tag: ozone
Report confirms ozone layer on track to recover completely by 2040
The report, which is published every four years on the progress of the Montreal Protocol, "reaffirms the positive impact that the treaty has had on the climate."
Ozone pollution in US national parks is nearly the same as...
Over the past century it has become increasingly hard to protect the parks from impacts of human activities outside their boundaries.
This year’s ozone hole is the smallest it’s been since 1988
The ozone shield in Earth’s stratosphere helps absorb the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation, which causes problems such as skin cancer.
EPA reverses decision to delay Obama-era pollution regulation after 15 states...
The rule will go into effect as planned on October 1, rather than being delayed by a year.
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Plastic is poisoning the soil that grows our food
New research finds agricultural land holds 23 times more microplastics than oceans, with toxic particles infiltrating crops, ecosystems, and human bodies while global regulation lags behind.
The richest Republicans in Congress push tax cuts for themselves while slashing food, healthcare,...
A new report reveals 35 of the wealthiest GOP lawmakers—worth over $2.5 billion—stand to profit from Trump’s tax cuts while their constituents lose access to SNAP, Medicaid, and student aid.
The forgotten 10 billion lives: A tale of suffering, survival, and the fight to...
Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural industry.
NOAA: 2025 Atlantic hurricane season predicted to be above normal with 13 to 19...
NOAA predicts a 60 percent chance of it being “above normal,” a 30 percent chance of it being near normal and a 10 percent chance that it will be below normal.
Trump pledged to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ then cut a program many tribes rely...
The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.