The 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 […]
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Much of the United States has experienced horrible air quality this year due to the Canadian wildfires. It’s not only particles from smoke creating pollution, but new research shows there’s also an invisible pollution problem causing health concerns: Ozone. When ozone is up in the atmosphere, it filters out the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. When it […]
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Some Canary Island ants have picked up an unwelcome stowaway — plastic waste. Plastic entanglement is commonly associated with aquatic and ocean life. Finding plastic-wrapped ants suggests that humankind’s pernicious polymer pollution affects a wider range of wildlife than previously thought, researchers report September 18 in Ecological Entomology. Scientists noticed the tangled insects while studying 113 ants they’d […]
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The world must move faster on a plastic pollution treaty that is currently not expected to be finalized before the end of next year, Fiji’s deputy prime minister told an international summit on Thursday. A draft of the treaty on reducing global plastic pollution was unveiled last month and will form the basis for several rounds of […]
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country’s biggest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation effort for a toxic mine spill in the northern state of Sonora nine years ago, an environmental official said Thursday. The complaint, which was filed in August but announced only on Thursday, centers on remediation funding […]
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The 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 […]
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While Hurricane Idalia ravaged Florida’s Big Bend region, rain and wind from the massive storm also caused wastewater leaks, chemical dumps and fuel spills in Tampa Bay and other storm-struck parts of the state. At least 26,000 gallons of wastewater spills, mostly raw sewage, were reported to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection as of […]
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WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency agreed today to finalize nationwide standards that will protect U.S. waterways from harmful vessel discharges. Under the agreement, the agency must release final regulations on ballast water discharges by Sept. 24, 2024. “I’m glad the EPA will take action after years of delay, and I hope the agency finally cracks down on […]
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Vegan diets cause “far less climate pollution,” reports WPLN, citing a study that found vegetable-only cuisine implicates 75% less planet-heating emissions, land use and water pollution than a diet that includes 3.5 ounces of meat each day. The study was published in Nature: Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts, by Peter Scarborough et al. […]
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Students pursuing graduation will now have to study subjects like environmental education. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently instructed its affiliated universities and colleges to introduce a compulsory subject on environmental studies at all branches of undergraduate degree. Under the guidelines released by the UGC, environmental education will include areas such as climate change, […]
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