This Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It.
propublica.org · “In fact the commission has no record of ever fining or completing an enforcement case against Citation.” Oct 27UK ministers had plenty of time for AI datacenter bosses, but none for environmental groups
theregister.com · “Environmental groups, by contrast, didn’t get a single meeting with ministers or senior officials.” Oct 27Big Tech's thirst for water is sparking a global resistance
restofworld.org · “In just one day, the data center would consume as much water as all 80,000 residents of Cerrillos use for drinking in a year.” Oct 23The River Can't Be Trusted
propublica.org · “They told us exactly where it was going to come and what it was going to do,” said Hall, the fire chief. Oct 21- Oct 17
The People of Utah vs. Kevin O'Leary
theverge.com · “We have to report on our neighbors if they’re watering at the wrong times or on the wrong days,” Oct 10- Oct 9
'Explosion of melt rates': 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
theguardian.com · “The reduction in ice volume falls just shy of the record set in 2022 and brings the total loss of glacier ice since 2021 to 19.4%.” Oct 2
India's data center boom is leaving the people it displaces with nothing
restofworld.org · “Developing countries should not become data waste centers, serving the elite of the world.” Aug 29Green Party wants to slam the brakes on UK datacenter construction until water and energy use are sorted
theregister.com · “A pause on building new datacenters would simply send investment and good jobs abroad, while leaving Britain dependent on overseas computing for the processing of sensitive health and defense data.” Aug 29- Aug 15
Swarms of tiny robots remove microplastics from soil and water
phys.org · “In water, they removed about 94% of test polystyrene particles and 89% of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in around an hour.” Aug 12
The hidden cost of Myanmar's rare earth mines
restofworld.org · “I think companies are consistently using Myanmar as a sacrifice zone.” Jul 29The Extraordinary Life and Quiet Death of the World's Largest Iceberg
nationalgeographic.com · “In March 2024, A23a’s progress across the ocean simply halted, and it began to twirl.” Jul 10Google's Exponential Path to Climate-Wrecking Digital Bloat
ketanjoshi.co · “The company’s total electricity consumption jumped from 31 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 to 43 TWh in 2025. This is very easily the biggest increase in their electricity consumption ever.” Jul 7New Florida Law Bans Local Net-Zero Emissions Policies
insideclimatenews.org · “HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals.” Jul 1
Nobody Here Wants the Data Center: An Oral History
longreads.com · “How are we supposed to know if they’re getting close to the limitations of our freshwater aquifer if we don’t know how much water they’re using?” Jun 29
Mayor of Paris removed parking spaces, reduced the number of cars
cnn.com · “Paris removed 70,000 parking spaces over a decade. Car traffic fell by 45 percent.” Mar 21Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe
pv-magazine.com · “Moneypoint, Ireland’s last operating coal plant, has shut down for good.” Mar 9Global warming has accelerated significantly
researchsquare.com · “After 2015, global temperature rose significantly faster than in any previous 10-year period since 1945.” Mar 6
The Olympics Are Ditching PFAS Waxes—and the 'Ridiculous' Speed They Gave Skiers
grist.org · “Scandinavian wax technicians had blood PFAS levels approximately 25 times higher than the general population.” Feb 15Phantom Pains
thegeorgiareview.com · “Some of us wear a prosthesis. But all of us are amputated.” Feb 15
California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years
latimes.com · “Every part of California is free of drought conditions for the first time since 2001, per the US Drought Monitor.” Jan 20
Year in Review: The Biggest Climate Headlines of 2025
earth.org · “The global average temperature anomaly for January to November 2025 stands at 0.60C above the 1991–2020 average, or 1.48C above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial reference.” Dec 24Scientists found climate change hidden in old military air samples
sciencedaily.com · “It’s a considerable difference, especially considering that summer is so short in the north.” Dec 21
Twin Cyclones Kill Over 1,800 Across South and Southeast Asia
britannica.com · “Cyclone Senyar marked the first cyclonic storm to form in the Strait of Malacca in 135 years.” Nov 30COP30 Ends Without Agreement on Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
climatechangenews.com · “Science has been deleted from COP30 because it offends the polluters.” Nov 22Ministers Launch Global Initiative to Cut Farm Methane and Nitrous Oxide
ccacoalition.org · “FIRST is the first coordinated South-South platform linking countries across Latin America, Africa and Asia to share practical, low-cost solutions.” Nov 19Lethal Dose of Plastics for Marine Animals Is Much Smaller Than Expected
oceanconservancy.org · “The lethal dose varies based on the species, the animal’s size, the type of plastic it’s consuming, and other factors, but overall it’s much smaller than you might think.” Nov 17UK and Brazil Launch $25 Million Program to Cut Methane and HFCs
ccacoalition.org · “The UK and Brazil launched a ‘Super Pollutant Country Action Accelerator’ to drive rapid cuts in methane, HFCs, and air pollutants across 30 developing countries by 2030.” Nov 9New Catalyst Converts CO2 to Fuel at Record Efficiency
sciencedaily.com · “When compared to noble metal catalysts such as platinum, the new catalyst demonstrated a 2.2-fold higher formation rate and a 1.8-fold higher yield.” Nov 5Antarctic Glacier Undergoes Fastest Retreat Ever Recorded
en.wikipedia.org · “Hektoria Glacier in Antarctica was reported to have undergone the fastest retreat of any glacier on record.” Nov 3
American E-Waste Causing 'Hidden Tsunami' in Southeast Asia
news.slashdot.org · “This new, almost invisible tsunami of e-waste is taking place, padding already lucrative profit margins.” Oct 23Iceland Reports First-Ever Mosquitoes, Leaving Only Antarctica Mosquito-Free
npr.org · “This is the first record of mosquitoes occurring in the natural environment in Iceland.” Oct 22US Datacenters Turn to Coal as Climate Goals Go Up in Smoke
news.slashdot.org · “Coal generation increased nearly 20 percent year-to-date.” Oct 10
Can Lab-Grown Coral Restore Reefs Damaged By Climate Change?
cbsnews.com · “With 90-99% of remaining coral reefs projected to deteriorate by 2050, scientists are exploring lab-grown coral.” Sep 11Corals Won't Survive a Warmer Planet, New Study Finds
nytimes.com · “If global temperatures keep rising, virtually all Atlantic Ocean corals will stop growing and could succumb to erosion by century’s end.” Sep 11Dozens of Scientists Find Errors in New Energy Department Climate Report
npr.org · “More than 85 scientists issued a joint rebuttal to a DOE report full of errors and cherry-picked data.” Sep 11Protect Arctic From Dangerous Climate Engineering, Scientists Warn
bbc.com · “Over 40 polar scientists warn that geoengineering schemes for the Arctic are dangerous and impractical.” Sep 10Major Reversal in Ocean Circulation Detected in the Southern Ocean
icm.csic.es · “Detection of a significant change in Southern Ocean circulation patterns with major implications for global climate systems.” Sep 3
Two Years After Wildfire, Maui Homeowners Face Foreclosure
longreads.com · “That scared the crap out of me because I didn’t know if after 12 months I was going to have to pay that 12 months back in full…” Aug 18Temperature Records Broken as Extreme Heat Grips Europe
news.slashdot.org · “Temperatures were 12C above the norm for the last few decades.” Aug 13Chemical Pollution a Threat Comparable To Climate Change
news.slashdot.org · “Maybe people think that when you walk down the street breathing the air; you drink your water, you eat your food…the chemical safety of these things. But it really isn’t the case.” Aug 6- Aug 6
Researchers Map Where Solar Energy Delivers the Biggest Climate Payoff
hardware.slashdot.org · “In California, a 15% increase in solar power at noon was associated with a reduction of 147.18 metric tons of CO2 in the first hour.” Aug 1
The Future of Climate Change Is on Mauritius
thedial.world · “Mauritius lost between 2 and 56 percent of its living coral between 2001 and 2016.” Jul 29Global Freshwater Depletion
propublica.org · “Groundwater pumping accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.” Jul 25
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years
theconversation.com · “Typically, the models forecast less than half of the change we’re seeing in the real world.” Jun 29Does planting trees really help cool the planet?
news.ucr.edu · “The researchers acknowledge that the scenario modeled in the study is unlikely to be realized. It assumes trees could be restored to all areas where they once grew, which would require reclaiming developments such as housing as well as farmland and pastures.” Jun 9
4 ex-VW managers guilty of fraud over diesel test scandal
dw.com · “Volkswagen has faced countless lawsuits and estimated the total cost of the scandal at more than €30 billion ($34 billion).” May 26The Hard Truth About Soft Plastic
everydayplastic.org · “Of the tracked soft plastic packaging waste collected for recycling at Sainsbury’s and Tesco stores, 70% of the soft plastic that reached a known destination was burnt, not recycled” May 26
What's in that bright red fire retardant? No one will say, so we had it tested
laist.com · “Late last year, LAist requested samples of MVP-Fx from Cal Fire, the U.S. Forest Service and Perimeter Solutions, which manufactures the product, for the purpose of running an independent analysis for heavy metals. All declined.” Apr 4
Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find
techxplore.com · “If you spend $1 on carbon capture instead of on wind, water, and solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy requirements, energy costs, pipelines, and total social costs…” Feb 15Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful than Exhaust, Study Finds
e360.yale.edu · “Surprisingly, newer brake pads proved more harmful than older ones, which were made with asbestos.” Feb 15High levels of microplastics found in human brains
thenewlede.org · “The median concentration in brain samples collected from people who died in 2024 was nearly 5,000 micrograms of plastic per gram of brain tissue, tallying almost 0.5% by weight.” Feb 6
Los Angeles wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate, NASA JPL closed
theregister.com · “Some 400,000 residents are without power, and water pressure needed to fight the blazes is reportedly failing, with hydrants said to be running dry.” Jan 8
Three-quarters of the world's land is drying out, 'redefining life on Earth'
grist.org · “New research has found global warming has made 77 percent of the Earth’s land drier over the past three decades while rapidly increasing the proportion of excessively salty soils.” Dec 25
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Humans have already caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates
lancaster.ac.uk · “Our study shows that human societies have caused more than 1.5 degrees of long-term global warming.” Nov 17
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry
npr.org · “Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, the community of Spruce Pine, population 2,194, is known for its hiking, local artists and as America’s sole source of high-purity quartz.” Sep 30How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it “absurdly cheap”?
hannahritchie.substack.com · “This was far cheaper than I’d have guessed, and in a water crisis I would agree that this is “absurdly cheap”.” Sep 24London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
grist.org · “a year after the ultra-low emissions zone took effect, 2 out of every 5 London students in the study had switched from “passive” to “active” ways of getting to school.” Sep 22
1970 Clean Air Act Was Intended to Cover Carbon Dioxide, Study Finds
e360.yale.edu · “A new study finds evidence that Congress intended for the 1970 Clean Air Act to cover carbon dioxide emissions.” Aug 7
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
nioz.nl · “In the laboratory, Vaksmaa and her team observed that the breakdown of PE by P. album occurs at a rate of about 0.05 per cent per day.” Jun 14
Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world's biggest climate challenges
cam.ac.uk · “Eventually, this method could produce zero emission cement, if the EAF was powered by renewable energy.” May 23Making steel with electricity
news.mit.edu · “The company has raised more than $370 million to date from organizations across Europe, Asia” May 23SWISS' Entire Boeing 777 Fleet Now Has Shark Skin Technology
simpleflying.com · “Last year, the airline saved nearly 2,200 tonnes of kerosene despite its 777 fleet not being fully fitted at the time.” May 18Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
today.oregonstate.edu · “During the largest of the natural rises, carbon dioxide increased by about 14 parts per million in 55 years.” May 15
A mountain of clothes appeared in Chile's desert. Then it went up in flames.
grist.org · “According to the global environmental advocacy group Ekō (formerly known as SumofUS), an estimated 85 percent of the used clothing imported into Iquique remains unsold.” Apr 27
Philanthropist group buys up large tracts of land in Romania to create 'European Yellowstone'
english.elpais.com · “Only if someone buys these forests and places them in private hands can we save them, at least until the state realizes the importance of preserving them” Mar 29Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics
today.ucsd.edu · “We had plenty of data to suggest that our material was disappearing in the compost, but this is the first time we’ve measured it at the microparticle level.” Mar 21A cargo ship's 'WindWing' sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day
popsci.com · “Pyxis Ocean reportedly saved an average of 3.3 tons of fuel each day.” Mar 19
Botanical gardens can cool city air by an average of 5 °C
newatlas.com · “From a pool of more than 27,000 research papers, the researchers selected 202 for meta-analysis” Feb 27Earth just experienced its hottest 12 months in recorded history
theweathernetwork.com · “It is the eighth month in a row that is the warmest on record for the respective time of the year.” Feb 25The cities stripping out concrete for earth and plants
bbc.com · “Since January 2024, developers in Leuven have had to demonstrate that any rain that falls on new or significantly renovated homes can either be capture and re-used on-site or filtrate into the property’s garden rather than pool up and cause a flood.” Feb 24Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided in the US alone
zmescience.com · “Grocery stores, restaurants and retail shops should not be permitted to distribute plastic film bags of any thickness at checkout.” Feb 4The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be considered hazardous substances
npr.org · “The survey tested for 32 types of PFAS, though there are more than 12,000, the USGS said, and they can pose a health threat even at very small amounts.” Feb 2
Amazon plans to make its own hydrogen to power vehicles
theverge.com · “The electrolyzer is plugged into the power grid, and fossil fuels still make up about 60 percent of the US electricity mix.” Dec 29
U.S. Agency Declares 21 Species Now Extinct
pbsnc.org · “The swamps where it lived were converted to farmland, and its trees were cut down for logging.” Nov 19The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
theconversation.com · “Their sheer popularity is already cutting demand for oil by a million barrels of oil a day – about 1% of the world’s total oil demand.” Nov 17- Nov 13
Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated neighbor, study finds
theguardian.com · “Despite increasing its own oil production in recent years, New Mexico has no site with repeated methane leaks, unlike in Texas, which Kayrros said is likely due to a 2021 state law aimed at curtailing methane emissions from industry.” Nov 8
Finding That Lead Emissions From Aircraft Engines That Operate on Leaded Fuel Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution That May Reasonably Be Anticipated To Endanger Public Health and Welfare
federalregister.gov · “From this analysis, the EPA estimates that approximately 5.2 million people live within 500 meters of an airport runway, 363,000 of whom are children aged five and under.” Oct 2775 percent of exclusive hardwood may be illegally harvested
chalmers.se · “In the study, we see, for example, that 16 percent of the ipê that ends up on the market is harvested without proper permits, and that landowners claim that they have felled more ipê on their land than is likely to exist on the stated area.” Oct 26Big Oil's Using Fortnite, TikTok, And Twitch In Effort To Convince Kids Fossil Fuels Are Cool
kotaku.com · “The idea is that in the map, players will need to occasionally fill up at the central Shell gas station and use its new V-Power NiTRO+ fuel to successfully navigate obstacles and courses.” Oct 7Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds
thedrive.com · “A report from the Pew Charitable Trust found that 78 percent of ocean microplastics are from synthetic tire rubber.” Oct 1
Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee's Carbon Footprint
scientificamerican.com · “In fact, remote workers often drive more often than their in-office counterparts by taking several short car trips throughout the day.” Sep 22Close to 2,000 Environmental Activists Killed Over Last Decade
e360.yale.edu · “In 2022 alone, 177 environmental activists were murdered, or roughly one every other day, according to Global Witness, a U.K.-based watchdog group.” Sep 17Pesticide safety limit watered down after industry lobbying
theferret.scot · “Permitted concentrations of the lice-killing chemical, emamectin, in the sediment of sea lochs have increased from 12 to 272 nanograms per kilogram between 2017 and 2023.” Sep 3
Coffee offers performance boost for concrete
rmit.edu.au · “Lead author Dr Rajeev Roychand from RMIT University said the team developed a technique to make concrete 30% stronger by turning waste coffee grounds into biochar, using a low-energy process without oxygen at 350 degrees Celsius.” Aug 23Bali rice experiment cuts greenhouse gas emissions and increases yields
news.mongabay.com · “They found that in the drained field, the release of GHG had dropped by 70%, and the farmer who owned the demonstration plot saw his crop yield in the drained field rise by more than 20%.” Aug 15Mid-winter temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius in South America leave climatologists in disbelief
abc.net.au · “It’s reported that Buenos Aires has had the hottest start to August on record and has shattered its previous record by over 5 degrees. That margin is phenomenal” Aug 4
Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock
news.ku.dk · “The mud, which had not seen the light of day for roughly a million years, was only briefly exposed to sunlight, as white light can damage ice core material.” Jul 31Scientists Say Recycling Has Backfired Spectacularly
futurism.com · “While recycling campaigns can help limit what heads to the landfill, scientists are now saying that it’s masked the glaring problem of over-production and de-emphasized other waste reduction strategies that are far more sustainable.” Jul 26Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
nature.com · “We predict with high confidence the tipping to happen as soon as mid-century (2037–2109 is a 95% confidence range).” Jul 25A Third of North America's Birds Have Vanished
nautil.us · “The hardest hit were grassland birds, down by more than 50 percent, mostly due to the expansion of farms that turn a varied landscape into acres of neat, plowed rows.” Jul 15Oregon County Sues BP, Chevron, Shell, Exxon for $51B Climate Damages
carboncredits.com · “Multnomah County is seeking $50 million from the defendants for actual damages from the 2021 record-breaking heat wave.” Jul 2
California will begin backing intentional burns to control wildfire
freethink.com · “The “Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund Pilot” will allocate $20 million to cover losses that may occur if a prescribed or cultural burn ends up slipping control.” Jun 23Humans Have Pumped Enough Groundwater to Change the Tilt of the Earth
e360.yale.edu · “From 1993 to 2010, they determined, humans redistributed enough water to move the rotational pole roughly 31 inches.” Jun 17
Amazon Gives up Shipment Zero, a Key Part of Its Climate Pledge
businessinsider.com · “The ecommerce giant recently backed out of a commitment to make 50% of its shipments net-zero carbon by 2030.” May 26Emissions are no longer following the worst case scenario
theclimatebrink.com · “Global CO2 emissions (both fossil and land use) have been relatively flat during the 13 years after 2010, and are now closer to the middle-of-the-road RCP4.5 scenario than the high-end RCP8.5 one.” May 26Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Regulations make them nearly impossible.
boulderbeat.news · “In 2020, firefighters proposed burning 312,943 piles of branches and logs throughout the state but were able to do only about 18% of that work, records show.” May 17
Shell admits 1.5C climate goal means immediate end to fossil fuel growth
resilience.org · “However, Carbon Brief has extracted the data from graphics provided in its report, revealing that the peak for both oil and gas production has, in fact, already passed.” Apr 25SpaceX's Texas Rocket is Going To Cause A Lot More Damage Than Anyone Thinks
blog.esghound.com · “An FWS employee measured a sound intensity reading of 110 decibels (dB) three miles from the launch site during a static fire test conducted in February.” Apr 16Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025
apple.com · “In 2022, a quarter of all cobalt found in Apple products came from recycled material, up from 13 percent the previous year.” Apr 13One of the biggest battery recycling plants in the US is up and running
canarymedia.com · “Currently, 80 to 90 percent of what’s going into Ascend’s Covington facility is scrap materials from battery factories, including SK Battery America’s plant in Commerce, Georgia.” Apr 10
Heat pump sales outpaced gas furnace sales in the US in 2022
electrek.co · “The IEA says that global heat pump sales will need to expand by well over 15% per year this decade if the world is to achieve net zero by 2050, and that multistory apartment buildings and commercial spaces in particular should be prioritized.” Mar 31California cancels salmon fishing season
cbsnews.com · “Last year, 196,000 adult fish were expected to return to the Sacramento River to spawn but only 60,000 showed up.” Mar 13Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is 'horrifying', says expert
theguardian.com · “Heritage also faced an investigation and enforcement action from the EPA in 2015 after officials determined the facility had violated the Clean Air Act nearly 200 times between 2010 and 2014.” Mar 4
EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment
epa.gov · “If the company fails to complete any actions as ordered by EPA, the Agency will immediately step in, conduct the necessary work, and then seek to compel Norfolk Southern to pay triple the cost.” Feb 21How heat pumps of the 1800s are becoming the technology of the future
yaleclimateconnections.org · “To date, only about 10% of space heating requirements around the world are met by heat pumps.” Feb 18Health concerns grow in East Palestine, Ohio, after train derailment
npr.org · “On Sunday, the EPA released a list, written by Norfolk Southern, of the toxic chemicals that were in the derailed cars.” Feb 14
Pollution cleanup method destroys toxic "forever chemicals"
news.ucr.edu · “The patent-pending process infuses contaminated water with hydrogen, then blasts the water with high-energy, short-wavelength ultraviolet light.” Dec 19
NASA Finds More Than 50 Super-Emitters of Methane
smithsonianmag.com · “EMIT also identified 12 plumes from oil and gas infrastructure in Turkmenistan, some longer than 20 miles.” Nov 1
A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful
hakaimagazine.com · “In Florida alone, the population is reduced by over 95 percent.” Oct 22Alaska snow crab season canceled as officials investigate disappearance of an estimated 1 billion crabs
cbsnews.com · “An estimated one billion crabs have mysteriously disappeared in two years, state officials said.” Oct 14
GA moves closer to unleaded future
aopa.org · “Pilots in America will not be paying what they’re paying for avgas in Europe today.” Sep 1
It's raining PFAS: even in Antarctica and on the Tibetan plateau rainwater is unsafe to drink
su.se · “Based on the latest U.S. guidelines for PFOA in drinking water, rainwater everywhere would be judged unsafe to drink.” Aug 13
Cooling related failure (in Google London DC)
status.cloud.google.com · “A small percentage of replicated Persistent Disk devices are now running in single redundant mode.” Jul 20What happens when a reservoir goes dry
practical.engineering · “Engineers and planners don’t actually know what the worst case scenario drought will be over the lifetime of a reservoir.” Jul 19Iceland's forest and bush cover has increased sixfold since 1990
icelandreview.com · “As much as 40% of Iceland’s surface area was covered by forest before permanent settlers arrived in the ninth century.” Jul 18Why rails buckle in Britain
networkrail.co.uk · “When the air temperature reaches 30 degrees, the temperature on the rail can actually be up to 20 degrees higher.” Jul 16Found: The 'holy grail of catalysis', turning methane into methanol
phys.org · “Excess methane is commonly burned off, or flared, to reduce its environmental impact.” Jul 1No Refrigerant Left Behind
recoolit.com · “We just destroyed our first 1400 CO2e tons of refrigerant and expect to scale our work 100x by the end of 2023.” Jul 1
After millennia of agricultural expansion, the world has passed ‘peak agricultural land’
ourworldindata.org · “After millennia, we have passed the peak, and in recent years global agricultural land use has declined.” May 31Programming in the Apocalypse
matduggan.com · “Based on this I felt like some of the big winners in 2050 will be Rust, Clojure and Go.” May 30Bugs Are Evolving to Eat Plastic, Study Finds
e360.yale.edu · “The research scanned more than 200 million genes found in DNA samples taken from the environment and found 30,000 different enzymes that could degrade 10 different types of plastic.” May 24- May 18
100 People with rare cancers who attended same NJ high school demand answers
foxnews.com · “By April 11, he had heard from more than 100 former Colonia High School attendees who had been diagnosed with rare tumors and cancers.” Apr 16I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to explain it
climateer.substack.com · “In the end, I’ve come around to the view that most offset programs do not get us closer to a net zero world, and therefore are a dangerous distraction.” Apr 11
Lead Exposure in Last Century Shrank IQ Scores of Half of Americans
today.duke.edu · “A new study calculates that exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood stole a collective 824 million IQ points from more than 170 million Americans alive today, about half the population of the United States.” Mar 8
Satellites have detected massive gas leaks
npr.org · “Over the course of two years, during 2019 and 2020, the researchers counted more than 1,800 large bursts of methane, often releasing several tons of methane per hour.” Feb 4
Shell's Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It's Capturing
vice.com · “In an email, Shell said the facility was introduced to display the merits of carbon capture technology, but didn’t directly respond to the allegation that its hydrogen component emitted 7.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases.” Jan 22
Study: Recycled Lithium Batteries as Good as Newly Mined
spectrum.ieee.org · “Battery companies still hesitate to use recycled material in their batteries.” Oct 19The American Bumblebee Has Nearly Vanished From Eight States
smithsonianmag.com · “The bumblebee species have declined by 99 percent in New York.” Oct 9A massive oil spill in the Pacific Ocean has reached the Southern California coast
npr.org · “More than 120,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the Pacific Ocean has reached the Southern California coastline, closing parts of the beach as officials warn residents to stay away from the slick.” Oct 3Apple and Disney among companies backing groups against US climate bill
theguardian.com · “None of the companies contacted by the Guardian would rebuke the stance of the lobby groups they are part of and none said they would review their links to these groups.” Oct 2
Fossil Fuel Capitalism Is Cutting Our Lives Short
tribunemag.co.uk · “Air pollution is killing people around the world on average 2.2 years early, according to a new report.” Sep 12
It’s official: July was Earth’s hottest month on record
noaa.gov · “July 2021 has earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released today by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.” Aug 13Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'
bbc.com · “The landmark study warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit being broken in just over a decade.” Aug 9
Organic and regenerative agriculture are revitalizing rural Montana economies
montanafreepress.org · “And though conventional farming continues to account for the overwhelming majority of Montana’s $4.6 billion ag sector, things are shifting.” Jul 12Exxon Lobbyists Reveal in Secret Recordings How They Manipulate Politicians and the Public
gizmodo.com · “Two lobbyists for Exxon have been caught on tape admitting how the company manipulates politicians and the public.” Jul 1
Oregon Has Legalized Human Composting
vice.com · “Gov. Kate Brown signed House Bill 2574 into law on Tuesday, adding natural organic reduction to the range of approved after-life options in the west coast state.” Jun 18Oceana Finds Hundreds of Vessels Vanishing Along Argentina’s Waters
usa.oceana.org · “These vessels were invisible for more than 600,000 total hours, hiding fishing vessel locations and masking potentially illegal behavior, such as crossing into Argentina’s national waters to fish.” Jun 6
World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency
news.un.org · “The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said there was a 40% chance of the watershed global warming mark being met during the time frame, and these odds are increasing with time.” May 27Ethereum's energy usage will soon decrease by ~99.95%
blog.ethereum.org · “Ethereum will be completing the transition to Proof-of-Stake in the upcoming months, which brings a myriad of improvements that have been theorized for years.” May 18
'It's your device, you should be able to repair it'
bbc.com · “A record 53.6 million tonnes of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, with less than a fifth of it being recycled, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020.” Apr 30Stunning DDT dump site off L.A. coast much bigger than scientists expected
latimes.com · “The dumpsite, it turned out, was much, much bigger than expected.” Apr 27A New Threat to New York’s Clean Energy Goals: Bitcoin Mining
nysfocus.com · “But today, Greenidge is back up and running as a Bitcoin mining operation.” Apr 16Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
theconversation.com · “Strikingly, people who cycled on a daily basis had 84% lower carbon emissions from all their daily travel than those who didn’t.” Apr 7I thought I was dying: My apartment was built on toxic waste
sfbayview.com · “I was living on a remediation site but didn’t know it until I was so sick that I thought I could be dying.” Apr 4
Satellite Imagery Shows Northern California Kelp Forests Have Collapsed
smithsonianmag.com · “A decade ago, hundreds of miles of the rugged seaside were flanked by thick, swaying underwater forests of amber-green bull kelp that were home to fish, abalone and a host of other species.” Mar 14
We haven't seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s
nationalgeographic.com · “Bees in the rare Melittidae family, which provide us with blueberries, cranberries, and orchids, have plummeted by as much as 41 percent.” Feb 22
Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water
scientificamerican.com · “Even when the researchers shifted their analysis to a higher level of 10 ppt, they still found some 18 million to 80 million Americans to be exposed.” Jan 24Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in England
theguardian.com · “Following lobbying from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and British Sugar, a product containing the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam was sanctioned for emergency use on sugar beet seeds this year because of the threat posed by a virus.” Jan 9CO2 already emitted will warm Earth beyond climate targets, study finds
cbc.ca · “A new study estimates that 2.3 C of warming is inevitable, but can be delayed for centuries if the world quickly stops emitting extra greenhouse gases from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, the study’s authors say.” Jan 8