Decades of reckless oil drilling by Chevron have destroyed 1,700 square miles of land in the Ecuadorian Amazon, but the company has refused to pay … U.S. Lawyer in House Arrest After Suing ChevronRead more
China is today the largest emitter of certain toxic fluorinated chemicals in the world, as presented in a new study published in Environmental Science and … China’s emission of toxic fluorinated chemicals highest in the worldRead more
For a while, we have known that the linkage between air pollution and the burning of fossil fuels was bad, but not this bad, says … One in five deaths worldwide linked to fossil fuels in 2018Read more
France concealed the levels of radioactivity that French Polynesia was exposed to during French nuclear tests in the Pacific from 1966-1996, with almost the “entire … French nuclear tests infected almost entire Polynesian populationRead more
The largest U.S. oil refiners released tons of air pollutants into the skies over Texas this past week, according to figures provided to the state, … Texas freeze led to release of tons of air pollutants as refineries shutRead more
Shanna Swan is the senior author of a 2017 study that documented a dramatic drop in sperm counts in Western countries over the past half-century. … Toxic Chemicals Threaten Humanity’s Ability to ReproduceRead more
While it is well-known that plastic in the environment can break down into microplastics, be ingested by humans and other organisms, transfer up the food … Plastic additives dilute in water and cause another pollutionRead more
Particulate emissions from cooking stay in the atmosphere for longer than previously thought, making a prolonged contribution to poor air quality and human health, according … Pollution from cooking remains in atmosphere for longerRead more
Black carbon, that often causes glaciers to recede, is emitted in the atmosphere due to incomplete combustion of fossil fuels in motor vehicles and aircraft … Black carbon is a threat to Himalayan glaciersRead more
A new study, published in the journal Lighting Research & Technology, has revealed that much of light pollution, which negatively impacts human health and animal … Main sources of light pollutionRead more