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- Light pollution falling amid soaring energy prices, star survey finds Tue, 17 May 22, 3:00pmReasons behind drop include people being more conscious of energy use during cost of living crisis, says CPRE
- Climate chaos certain if oil and gas mega-projects go ahead, warns IEA chief Thu, 12 May 22, 11:33pmFatih Birol says ‘carbon bombs’, revealed in Guardian investigation, will not solve global energy crisis
- US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster Thu, 12 May 22, 2:02am140bn metric tons of planet-heating gases could be unleashed if fossil fuel extraction plans get green light, analysis shows
- Comedian John Oliver addresses environmental racism Wed, 4 May 22, 4:55amTV personality and comedian John Oliver shared opinions on the emotive issue of environmental racism in the US. While delivering his weekly show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host took a dive into the history of...
- PFAS could be reduced by Australian plants Wed, 4 May 22, 5:55amNew research has found that Australian native rushes Phragmites australis, Juncus kraussii, and Baumea articulata could remove up to 53% of PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) contaminants...
- California ocean spill indicates a worrying pollution trend Thu, 3 Mar 22, 6:30amOn Feb. 21, officials closed beaches along the Southern California coast after untreated sewage leaked into the waters. The spill endangers both the local environment and community. This California ocean spill is the region's...
- The environmental impact of Mardi Gras Wed, 2 Mar 22, 5:30amMardi Gras was a long-standing occurrence in other parts of the world before the French introduced it to Louisiana in 1699. The details of how the original ‘carnival’ evolved into today’s annual festivities are a little...
- Take a toxic tour to learn about pollution from locals Wed, 2 Mar 22, 4:30amToxic Tours, a new initiative by #breakfreefromplastic, is giving people an inside look at some of the planet’s dirtiest secrets. Instead of your typical tour that focuses on history or scenery, Toxic Tours takes you via...
- Hemp is helping clean up PFAS chemicals in Maine Thu, 24 Feb 22, 6:30amEnvironmental organization Upland Grassroots is growing hemp to clean up contaminants on land that was once part of the Loring Air Force Base. The base is categorized as a superfund site due to the high level of per- and...
- Black carbon pollution from tourism and research increasing Antarctic snowmelt, study says Wed, 23 Feb 22, 3:00amPollution generated by burning fossil fuels causes snow to darken, absorb more solar energy and melt faster
- Teen tracks Elon Musk's jet, brings attention to pollution Tue, 8 Feb 22, 5:30amJack Sweeney, a 19-year-old college student from Florida, is asking Elon Musk for $50,000 in exchange for no longer tracking his jet and tweeting its location...
- England Environment Agency tells people to ignore pollution Wed, 12 Jan 22, 6:30amEngland’s Environment Agency doesn’t have enough money to investigate low-impact pollution incidents. So it’s decided to ignore them.[...]
- LA County beaches close after massive sewage spill Thu, 6 Jan 22, 6:30amLos Angeles County suffered a sewage spill of historic proportions last week. More than 8 million gallons of raw sewage led to seven beach closures over the New Year weekend.[...]
- Plastics are not forever: Bugs already evolved 30,000 new plastic eating enzymes Tue, 4 Jan 22, 5:50amflockine Plastics are a free dinner for life on Earth so it was just a matter of time before microbes evolved to eat it. A PET bottle normally takes 16 – 48 years to break down, but if it were lunch for microflora it...
- Is fossil fuel pollution affecting fertility rates? Fri, 17 Dec 21, 6:30amA study published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology has linked decreasing fertility rates in humans to burning fossil fuels. The study established that childbirth has steadily declined over the past 50 years. Although...