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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
02/04/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Urban land development – not “climate change”– has resulted in shorter, more intense wet seasons in Florida
Cities and other urban areas are experiencing shorter, more intense wet seasons than underdeveloped and rural areas – but it’s not because of climate change. A recent study from Florida State University showed a trend of decreasing wet-season length in Florida’s urban areas due to changing land cover over the past few decades. However, seasonal rainfall accumulation was […]
02/04/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Report: More than 1.5 billion face masks believed to have flooded oceans in 2020
More than 1.5 billion face masks produced in 2020 will pollute the world’s oceans, according to a recent report from Hong Kong-based marine conservation organization OceansAsia. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Teale Bondaroff, lead author of the report and director of research for the organization, said the masks are just a small fraction […]
02/01/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Farmers, conservationists ask court to ban the use and sale of glyphosate
The World Health Organization (WHO) determined in 2015 that glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer AG’s weed-killer Roundup, was a probable human carcinogen. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) backed agrochemical giants like Bayer AG by affirming that the pesticide poses no risks to human health despite initially agreeing with WHO. EPA’s wishy-washy approach to regulating, if not totally […]
01/31/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Ethanol plant found spreading toxic waste in Nebraska town
Residents in the small town of Mead in Nebraska have been dealing with a series of health and environmental issues since 2018. These issues include a sharp foul stench polluting the air, reports of unexplained throat irritation and nosebleeds, birds and butterflies appearing disoriented and even pet dogs becoming ill. But there is no mystery as to […]
01/28/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA pledges to regulate PFAS in drinking water
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new action items that would put the agency one step closer to regulating “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The toxic chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have contaminated drinking water in the U.S. over the past few decades. More than two years ago, […]
01/27/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Earth faces bleak, devastating future due to environmental changes caused by humans, warn scientists
Earth could be facing a ghastly future that could eventually threaten human survival because of the ignorance and inaction of world leaders. That, in a nutshell, is the summary of a report published on Jan. 13 in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science. With over 150 studies to work with, 17 scientists from Australia, Mexico and the U.S., including Paul […]
01/26/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA approves use of toxic pesticide previously banned for use on citrus
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Jan. 12 that it approved the use of aldicarb, a toxic pesticide it had banned in 2010, and the antibiotic streptomycin on Florida’s citrus plants. The decision allows 100,000 acres of citrus groves to be treated with 2.5 million pounds of aldicarb, which has been banned in over 100 countries. […]
01/26/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Biden suspends new oil, gas drilling permits on federal land, signaling beginning of energy price hikes
President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Thursday, Jan. 21, a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters. The suspension, part of a review of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies, went into effect after Acting Interior Secretary Scott de la Vega signed the order on Wednesday, Jan. […]
01/24/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Bee-killing pesticides threaten the global food supply
Neonicotinoids, better known as neonics, are a class of insecticides with a chemical structure that resembles nicotine – a nitrogen-containing compound present in tobacco plants. Farmers across the United States use pesticides with neonics to protect their crops from pests. But experts find that the use of neonics has disastrous consequences for food production for humans. Daniel Raichel of the […]
01/20/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Plastic fibers from clothes are polluting the Arctic ocean – study
Microplastics – microscopic pieces of plastic – have previously been found in Arctic sea ice. Now, new research shows that microplastics are polluting the entire Arctic region, including the North Pole. Published in the journal Nature Communications, a study by researchers from Canada found an average of 49 microplastic particles per cubic meter of seawater throughout the Arctic. Of these, 92.3 […]
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