PFAS pollution in Pocotaligo River raises concerns

by Melissa Foust-McCoy A new national study has revealed that the Pocotaligo River, which winds through Sumter and Clarendon counties, is the most contaminated waterway in the United States when it comes to PFAS, toxic “forever chemicals,” that...

Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to Brain Tumors

Register for free to listen to this article Thank you. Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ Want to listen to this article for FREE? Complete the form below to unlock access to ALL audio articles. Summary A study of 4 million adults in...

Greenhouse gas surge tied to deadly floods and fires, says expert in George

Greenhouse gases pouring into the atmosphere have all the instruments scientists use to monitor climate change flashing red. George Herald reports that the impact will be felt on various levels, including human health, species loss, extreme...

Pilot project sees carbon emissions drop 15-35% in Ecuador shrimp farms

In a pilot project with The Nature Conservancy, Ecuador’s shrimp farms saw carbon emission reductions of 15 to 35 percent. The project, known as the North Star Shrimp Initiative, helped Ecuador introduce science-based best practices aimed at...

Swiss fuel CO2 emissions fell in 2024

Fuels: CO2 emissions down again in 2024 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share Thanks to...

Environmental Pollution and Climate Extremes Linked to Higher Atopic Dermatitis Burden: JAMA

Researchers have found in a new systematic review and meta-analysis that higher levels of environmental pollutants and temperature extremes are associated with an increased population burden of atopic dermatitis. The findings of the study...

Nature's Way digs deep for clean heating, cooling to cut CO2 emissions

Nature's Way is investing $12 million in a geothermal heating and cooling system for one of its Green Bay production facilities. The system will utilize 280 wells, each 500 feet deep, to tap into the earth's natural temperature. This project aims...

Plastic fiber pollution found in every fish sampled in Appalachian stream study

Researchers in West Virginia have found microplastic pollution in every fish they sampled from seven streams in the North Central Appalachian region, revealing widespread contamination in local freshwater ecosystems. Kyra McCague reports for The...

Paphos municipality begins noise pollution checks

Police will inspect entertainment venues and other properties in Paphos to determine their compliance with sound regulations starting Friday. Inspections will be carried out in Kennedy Square, city centre, Ayios Antonios, and the coastal front. In...

Izmir Bay faces fish deaths again due to sea pollution: Expert

Izmir Bay, in western Türkiye, is once again under threat as experts warn of an impending surge in plankton overgrowth that could lead to mass fish deaths. Levent Yurga, a faculty member of Ege University’s Fisheries Faculty, has raised alarms...

New Mexico sues US air force over Pfas pollution from military base

The state of New Mexico is suing the US air force over its refusal to comply with orders to address extremely high levels of Pfas pollution stemming from its base, which has tainted drinking water for tens of thousands of people, damaged crops and...

On course to miss emissions targets, Ontario asks feds to repeal climate laws

Ontario’s environment minister is feeling the heat after writing to his federal counterpart asking Ottawa to repeal a slew of climate laws, only a few months after briefing documents showed his government was set to miss its own emissions targets....

WHO warn Air pollution damages young brains

NAIROBI — Air pollution is doing more than choking lungs it’s damaging brains. New evidence shows that toxic air is impairing children’s mental development and increasing the risk of anxiety, depression, and dementia later in life. In a public...

Flaws in 150 Years of Global Temperature Data Blow Holes in Global Warming Narrative

Photo: U.S. Forest Service firefighters battle a California wildfire. Text added by Antonio Graceffo. Original image in the public domain. As justification for their climate crisis hysteria, liberals keep insisting that average global temperatures...

Air Pollution Linked To Common Brain Tumors

Pollution from Wildfires Can Contaminate Our Water for up to 8 Years, Study Finds

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. When wildfires devastated a wide swath of Los Angeles last winter, officials warned residents of several ZIP codes not to drink the water, or boil it first...

TPDC cuts over 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions

THE Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has recorded a significant milestone in environmental conservation by successfully reducing over 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions through the use of clean energy for cooking and Compressed...

Electricity company takes on zero-emissions vehicles

This move is part of its commitment to have a zero-emissions fleet by 2030. HVO is made from waste materials, such as used cooking oil and food waste, which would otherwise go to landfill. A trial using more than a dozen operational vehicles in...

How to ease pollution, gridlock and honking on India’s roads

AGAME OF I-spy involving only objects you can find in the middle of a road in London would be rather short. The little eye would spy motorised vehicles, cyclists and the occasional pedestrian (striding briskly to the other side). The same game in...

Commission provides guidance on sustainability agreement to reduce CO2 emissions in European ports

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has issued informal guidance on the compatibility with EU competition rules of a sustainability agreement for the joint...