EU Nature Restoration Plan Postponed Indefinitely
Mar 25, 2024, 3:02 pm By Paige BennettThe European Union’s nature restoration law, which had set out to restore 20% of land and sea areas in the EU by 2030, has now been postponed indefinitely after a vote to pass the bill on Monday was canceled. The nature restoration law was initially proposed…California’s Yurok Tribe Becomes First to Steward Land Alongside National Park Service
Mar 23, 2024, 12:35 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
California’s Yurok Tribe had 90 percent of its territory stolen during the mid-1800s gold rush. Now, it will be getting a piece of its land back that serves as a gateway to Redwood state and national parks. For decades, the ancient redwoods on former Yurok…Rose Essential Oil Is a Safe and Effective Pesticide for Organic Agriculture, Study Finds
Mar 22, 2024, 5:16 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesAfter a plant suffers an injury, metabolites called terpenoids are released to enhance its defenses. A new study led by scientists from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has found that rose essential oil (REO) has the ability to stimulate defense genes in the…Wisconsin to Expand Statewide EV Charging Network
Mar 22, 2024, 2:55 pm By Paige BennettWisconsin has passed two bills allowing for the development of a statewide charging network. The bipartisan bills, Wisconsin Acts 121 and 122 (2023), were signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on March 20. As reported by Wisconsin State Journal, the laws…68 PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found by Scientists in Food Packaging Worldwide
Mar 21, 2024, 6:27 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesNew research by environmental scientists with Switzerland’s Food Packaging Forum Foundation has uncovered 68 per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) “forever chemicals” in food packaging — including plastic, paper and coated metal. Used by manufacturers for…EPA Announces ‘Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards’ for Cars and Light-Duty Trucks
Mar 21, 2024, 4:31 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesIn a historic move, the Biden administration has announced new tailpipe emissions regulations, which call for a 56% reduction in the average carbon dioxide emissions of passenger cars, medium-duty vehicles and light-duty trucks by 2032. The new rules will…Chocolate Easter Eggs Are More Expensive This Year Due to Climate Change
Mar 21, 2024, 2:44 pm By Paige BennettBefore the Easter Bunny stocks up to fill baskets on March 31, he may want to note the uptick in prices for chocolate egg candies. While grocery costs have been increasing for many items, the increase in cost of chocolate is linked to climate change, experts…Plastic Pollution and Global Heating Caught in ‘Vicious Circle,’ Study Finds
Mar 20, 2024, 8:19 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
Plastic pollution and global heating are caught in a “vicious circle” of one feeding the other, a new study by researchers from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology has found. The mutually reinforcing relationship increases global heating, plastic…WMO Issues ‘Red Alert’ as Climate Records Are Broken Worldwide
Mar 20, 2024, 4:45 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a “red alert” as all major global climate records — greenhouse gas levels, near-surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, Antarctic sea ice cover, glacier retreat and sea level rise —…Researchers Develop Self-Heating Concrete to Deice Sidewalks Without Salt
Mar 20, 2024, 2:16 pm By Paige BennettResearchers at Drexel University have shared promising findings on the development of a self-heating concrete, which could not only save people the hassle of shoveling out the sidewalk on a snowy day, but it could also reduce the use of salt to deice…First-of-Its-Kind Handbook Helps Protect Endangered Asian Elephants From Roads and Railways
Mar 19, 2024, 5:41 pm By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
At the beginning of the 20th century, more than 100,000 Asian elephants were living in the wild. Now, it is estimated that just 52,000 remain. Among the reasons for their decline — in addition to poaching and human-elephant conflict — is the boom of newly…Just Seven Countries Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2023, Data Shows
Mar 19, 2024, 3:23 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesSwiss air quality monitoring company IQAir has released its sixth World Air Quality Report, detailing 2023’s most polluted countries and territories in the world. In compiling the report, more than 30,000 monitoring stations in 134 nations, territories and…Oregon Outback Is Now the Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the World
Mar 19, 2024, 1:58 pm By Paige Bennett
The Oregon Outback, an area of southeastern Oregon, has earned a new designation as the largest of the Dark Sky Sanctuaries not just in the U.S., but internationally. DarkSky International, a nonprofit organization with a mission to educate on and minimize…Orcas Spotted in Northeastern Pacific Ocean Could Be New Population
Mar 18, 2024, 6:18 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesOrca whales are familiar residents of West Coast waters. The black and white marine mammals are often seen swimming in groups, diving and slapping their tails against the water’s surface. Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) believe that…February Was Ninth Consecutive Month of Record-Breaking Global Temperatures
Mar 18, 2024, 5:14 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesAccording to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), February 2024 was the planet’s ninth consecutive record-warm month. February’s average global temperature on land and the ocean’s surface was 2.52 degrees…Playing on Artificial Turf Could Cover Athletes in PFAS, Study Says
Mar 18, 2024, 3:27 pm By Paige BennettA new study warns that athletes playing sports on artificial turf could become covered in per- and polyfluorinated substances, or PFAS, present in the turf. Researchers from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) conducted a small-scale study…Ocean Cleanup 101: Everything You Need to Know
Mar 18, 2024, 1:09 pm By Linnea Harris
Quick Key Facts Eight million tons of plastic reaches our oceans annually. The top plastic marine debris items are cigarette butts, food wrappers, beverage bottles and lids. Ocean currents pull plastic into convergence zones called “gyres” that form…California Must Triple Its Rate of Carbon Emissions Reductions to Reach 2030 Target, Report Says
Mar 15, 2024, 5:46 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesCalifornia is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal for 2030, new data released by nonprofit think tank Next 10 and prepared by consulting firm Beacon Economics reveals. To do so, the state must triple its annual emissions…‘An Underwater Bushfire’: Major Coral Bleaching Event in Northern Parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Mar 15, 2024, 4:06 pm By Cristen Hemingway JaynesIn the past eight years, the Great Barrier Reef — the largest coral reef in the world, stretching 1,429 miles — has experienced five mass bleaching events, tied by scientists to climate change. Most recently, corals around six islands in Turtle Group…Yellowstone National Park Receives $40 Million Donation for Employee Housing
Mar 15, 2024, 3:09 pm By Paige Bennett
The National Park Foundation (NPF) and National Park Service (NPS) recently announced that Yellowstone National Park has received a $40 million donation. The money is earmarked for improving existing housing and expanding housing for the park’s staff. The…
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