Earning themselves the moniker of "forever chemicals" due to their ability to persist for a long time in the environment, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are increasingly being shown to pose serious risks to human health.
Has environmentalism become more than just a good faith effort to protect the Earth? Is it now tantamount to a religion? And if it is, is that a good thing or a bad thing?
German drivers may soon be "standing with Ukraine" - by moving less fast. It appears the Autobahn is about to get a speed limit, touted by those who advocate it as a way to "save energy" now that there is less of it, courtesy of the German
Jim Steele was the Director of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus of San Francisco State University from 1985 to 2009. Having taught courses on plants, natural sciences, bird banding and bird identification, his research into the causes of the declines i
American opposition to genetically engineered (GE) mosquitoes continues to increase (see 1, 2). Experts also continue to question the effectiveness and safety of these mosquitoes.
America's first naturalist, John Muir said, "How many hearts with warm red blood in them are beating under cover of the woods, and how many teeth and eyes are shining? A multitude of animal people, intimately related to us, but of whose lives....
Extinction Rebellion (XR), an environmental extremist group that has bases all over the world in 86 different countries, and the organization also works under the names Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil.
The idea of deploying enzymes to break down plastic waste is gaining momentum through a string of breakthroughs demonstrating how they can do so with increasing efficiency, and even reduce the material to simple molecules.
A Trudeau government report is putting farmers next on the carbon emissions chopping block, using UN data that accuses Canadian grain growers of producing crops with the highest "emissions intensity" in the world.
Over the past four years, the nonprofit Polar Bears International (PBI) has led radar, or "bear-dar," tests to hopefully help northern communities stay safe. Polar bears are powerful predators, and for people in the Arctic an essential part of co
Every year, we throw 300 million tons of plastic waste, which ends up in rivers and oceans, and then enters into our bodies. Plastic kills fish, birds and animals, both in water and on land. Human waste products have become a serious problem for the
Last week the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they had sentenced ESI Energy for a "blatant disregard" of federal wildlife laws of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). In their guilty plea to multiple violations, ESI admitted to t
The US government, under pressure to lower gas prices, announced Friday it will resume the sale of leases for oil and gas drilling on federal lands while imposing new conditions, including the first hike in royalties in more than 100 years.
Saving fuel, slashing emissions, and cutting pollution are just some of the benefits of installing solar panels on public transportation buses--and the city of Munich is buying a ticket to the future by doing just that.
It was in 1988 that I first heard of global warming. Seeing that we had recently emerged from a decade-long cold spell, it came as something of a surprise. But I didn't think much of it one way or another, as I had, by that time, learned to ignore
Genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes could soon buzz around in California and Florida after the federal government greenlighted a plan to release the insects in the states.
Air, water, and food are contaminated by toxic chemicals, and the health risks they cause are terrifying. Dr. Jane Ruby joined the Stew Peters Show Monday to detail the traces of arsenic in our water, the cancer breakouts, and more.
The inevitable usually happens - and so it has come to pass (literally) in the state of Washington, where a bill has just been passed that outlaws the sale of non-electric new cars beginning with the 2030 model year.
Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric tons of methane per year and have captivated researchers for their natural ability to convert the potent greenhouse gas into usable fuel
Scientists are continuing to uncover the true extent of our plastic pollution problem, and increasingly we are seeing an emphasis placed on its potential effects on the human body.
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