A wildfire in the Nantahala National Forest continues to burn without any containment over a week after a lightning strike first sparked it Oct. 23, officials say. A total of 55 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service and North Carolina Forest Service are working the fire, which burns at 90 acres as of Oct. 31, […]
Read MoreThe study shows that not only do suicide rates increase among rural men as air pollution increases, but that there is a rural-urban divide. The paper was co-authored by David Molitor, professor at the University of Illinois and the Director of the Gies Health Initiative. “When we look in urban areas, we do not see […]
Read MoreThe Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a fight by Republican-led states over the federal government’s method of estimating the costs of climate change, in a win for President Joe Biden’s push to address rising emissions. In a short, unexplained order, the justices rejected a challenge led by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey […]
Read MoreThe G20 summit opens in Delhi tomorrow. What does it mean for the climate? G20 leaders must act now to avoid “catastrophic” climate disaster, campaigners have warned. The annual summit opens in Delhi tomorrow, bringing together the presidents and prime ministers of the world’s most powerful economies. Host country India has highlighted “sustainable development” as one of the […]
Read MoreBRUNSWICK, Ga. — The Biden administration said Tuesday it will spend $150 million to help owners of small parcels of forestland partner with companies willing to pay them for carbon offsets and other environmental credits. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the grant program at a conference of Black landowners in coastal Georgia, saying programs that allow private […]
Read MoreParts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of human-caused climate change and the arrival of El Niño feed into extreme winter heat. Southern Cone countries including Chile and Argentina have experienced summer-like conditions as a heat wave, beginning in July, pushed temperatures higher than […]
Read MoreAs Spain reels under a massive drought crisis, climate activists have targeted golf courses around the country to discourage the ‘waste’ of water that is used to maintain the field. CNN reported that activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) Spain, along with other climate groups, plugged up holes in at least 10 golf courses around the […]
Read MoreThe BMW Group on Monday launched a pilot fleet of hydrogen vehicles, with the German automotive giant’s CEO referring to hydrogen as “the missing piece in the jigsaw when it comes to emission-free mobility.” The BMW iX5 Hydrogen, which uses fuel cells sourced from Toyota and has a top speed of more than 112 miles per hour, is being […]
Read MoreThe Stockholm University study highlights the chemicals’ mobility, which has been found in penguin eggs and polar bears Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in the ocean are transported from seawater to air when waves hit the beach and that phenomenon represents a significant source of air pollution, a new study from Stockholm University has found. The findings, published […]
Read MoreA Duke University study nine top rated products contained PFAS, which has been linked to cancer and other health problems Anti-fogging sprays and cloths often used to prevent condensation on eyeglasses from wearing a mask or on face shields may contain high levels of potentially toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, according to a new study led […]
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