The Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe are tired of investigations of the Tuba City Open Dump. They want it cleaned up. Studies since 1999 … Contamination from Tuba City Open DumpRead more
Pollution
Posted inFisheries / Pollution
Are we pushing the oceans back to the dawn of evolution
The fireweed began each spring as tufts of hairy growth and spread across the seafloor fast enough to cover a football field in an hour. … Are we pushing the oceans back to the dawn of evolutionRead more
Posted inArctic / Pollution
Arctic Pollution Record for Birds
Eggs of the ivory gull, which has a population of about 14,000 from Siberia to Canada, were found to have the highest known concentrations of … Arctic Pollution Record for BirdsRead more
Posted inPollution
Ocean ‘Dead Zones’
Coastal oceans are being starved of oxygen at an alarming rate, researchers are reporting, with vast stretches of water along the seafloor depleted of oxygen … Ocean ‘Dead Zones’Read more
Posted inChina / Greenhouse gas / Pollution
China bashing
Finger-pointing, and “China bashing” in particular, is a favourite game when it comes to assigning responsibility for climate change. But things are not always as … China bashingRead more
Posted inPlastic / Pollution
39,000 plastic bags at Playland
Kids from all over Westchester played their part in improving the environment last weekend by collecting an astounding 421 pounds of plastic bags in a … 39,000 plastic bags at PlaylandRead more
Posted inGreenhouse gas / Pollution
UK’s real greenhouse emissions
UK greenhouse emissions have been growing in line with the economy. This is dependent on emissions from aviation, shipping and imported goods being counted. At … UK’s real greenhouse emissionsRead more
Posted inPollution / USA Empire
No uranium mining near the Grand Canyon
The House Natural Resources Committee pulled a rarely-used move today to block uranium mining in one million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon, … No uranium mining near the Grand CanyonRead more
Posted inEconomics / Global Warming / Pollution
China’s emission is rising
China has now clearly overtaken the United States as the world’s leading emitter of climate-warming gases, a new study has found. The increasing emissions from … China’s emission is risingRead more
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Cannot smell
Tests showed people in Mexico City — a sprawling metropolis crammed with around 20 million people and 4 million cars — struggled to sniff out … Cannot smellRead more