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03/10/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Methane pollution much higher in Pennsylvania than the state admits, warns environmental group
A new analysis warned that the Pennsylvania gas industry is under-reporting the extent of their methane emissions. They’re belching as much as twice the amount of air pollution they officially report to the state, reported a StateImpact news article. The warning comes from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), whose researchers analyzed 16 peer-reviewed studies for their report. The […]
03/09/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Microplastics found in 73 percent of fish in the Northwest Atlantic, according to latest research
By now toxic microplastics are everywhere. Their victims include seabirds, aquatic mammals, and mega-fauna. Now, they’re also in three out of every four mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic, warned a Science Daily article. The 73 percent contamination rate is one of the highest levels in the world. The unique feeding behavior of mesopelagic […]
03/05/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Community in Virginia seeks water pollution resolution from mega meat producer Tyson foods
Tyson Foods rejected the adoption of a water stewardship policy, reported a WMDT news article, even as concerned residents of a Virginia county demanded the world’s second-biggest meat producer clean up its act. Shareholders gathered at Tyson’s headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas for an annual meeting to discuss and vote on company policy. One of the […]
03/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Toxic pollutants in Michigan driving people out of their homes
Hundreds of long-time Michigan residents have been forced to abandon their residences, businesses, and schools due to the prevalence of pernicious air pollution in those areas, reported The Detroit News. Forced to stay in hotels and other temporary residences until the state and federal authorities finish cleaning up the source of toxic fumes, the refugees are […]
03/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Politicians join with conservation groups in calling on the EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides until a full scientific review is conducted
State politicians and conservation groups urged the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold off approval of bee-killing neonics in order to conduct a full scientific review of the pesticides involved, reported an EcoWatch article. Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Jim McGovern recently reintroduced the Saving America’s Pollinators Act, a bill that blocks new neonicotinoid insecticides while the EPA is […]
03/03/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Insecticide-laced mosquito netting has become widely used in fishing, releasing toxins into aquatic environments
From Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, to Madagascar, the populations of developing countries are turning insecticide-laced mosquito nets into makeshift fishing nets. A new study warned that this practice could have major repercussions for the environment, reported a Mongabay article. The study was inspired by the African experiences of lead author Rebecca Short. A researcher with the Zoological Society […]
03/02/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Connecticut court rules against the EPA, forcing them to act to clean up air pollution caused by an old Pennsylvania coal plant
The state of Connecticut scored one for the environment with a federal ruling that requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take steps to stop air pollution coming from a decades-old coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania that’s spilling over state borders, reported a Hartford Courant news article. Concerns regarding air pollution from the Brunner Island Power Plant in York County, […]
03/01/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Is glyphosate contributing to the rise in autism? What mice models tell us…
Recent experiments on autistic laboratory mice have established a connection between human autism and the negative effects of the herbicide glyphosate, warned a chilling Green Med Info news article. Glyphosate is the activate ingredient in the prevalent herbicide Roundup, which is used on important food crops. The chemical has deleterious effects on human biology, such as disrupting the […]
02/26/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Old-school smog solution: Wear a giant fishbowl on your head
It’s said those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Well, the past is reaching out through an old video of a woman wearing what appears to be a fishbowl on her head as she walked through the smog-choked streets of 1950s London, reported The Daily Mail. (Feature image courtesy The Daily Mail, […]
02/25/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Living beyond our means: We are burning through the planet’s resources, living an unsustainable way of life
“The world has enough for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed,” warned Mahatma Gandhi. And yet nations are practicing an unsustainable way of life at the cost of burning up Earth’s resources, reported The Daily Mail. The study comes from Leeds University, where researchers boiled down the requirements for a “good life” into 11 items. Basic needs […]
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