ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATEPlastic eating utensils are everywhere, and most of them are used only once. Billions of forks, knives, and spoons are thrown away each year. But like other plastic items such as bags and bottles-cutlery can take centuries to break down naturally, giving the plastic waste ample time to work its way into the environment.
The environmental advocates are now raising awareness about the dangers of using balloons. (Photo : Artturi Mäntysaari ) More than 18,000 balloons, balloon strings, and other balloon pieces were picked up along the Great Lakes shorelines in Detroit from 2016 to 2018.
A floating device that has been specifically to catch all plastic waste floating in the ocean has been deployed in the Great Pacific. Now, it is out there again in an attempt to clean up what looks like a huge island of plastic garbage swirling between the islands of Hawaii and California.
Have you seen the stunning aquamarine color of the Caribbean Sea along the borders of the Seven Mile Beach of the Cayman Islands. More than 1,500 miles away, the Atlantic Ocean fronting the Coney Island keeps its dark bluish green hue. Did you know that the Bondi Blue color of the Apple computers was named after the hue of the Tasman Sea off the coast of the Sydney beach.
The USF study suggests that chronic hypertension may remodel airway sensory nerves controlling the pulmonary-cardiac reflex that helps defend the body against physical damage from air pollution
Another of the estimated 50,000 Guinness World Records has been broken and it happened this month when 633 scuba divers scooped up trash from the ocean floor near the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier.
Carnival admitted violating terms of probation from a 2016 criminal conviction. Carnival Corp. has reached a settlement with federal prosecutors in which the world's largest cruise line agreed to pay a 20-million-dollar penalty because its ships continued to pollute the oceans despite a previous criminal conviction aimed at curbing similar conduct.
An investigation has revealed a massive cover-up in waste disposal violations, most of them from companies who got help from local government officials.
Green growth may not be the best narrative for contemporary environmental problems. Five reasons 'green growth' won’t save the planet Oliver Taherzadeh, University of Cambridge and Benedict Probst, University of Cambridge Green growth has emerged as the dominant narrative for tackling contemporary environmental problems.
The study discovered that greater PM2.5 exposure from pregnancy until age seven years was connected with lower working memory scores on tests administered between the ages of seven and ten years
Scientists have been looking for the source of this seemingly massive form of air pollution that is killing the ozone layer that’s protecting the Earth and they found it right at the heart of China.
Mounting evidence presented by researchers showed the negative effects of increased lightning Light pollution is the excessive light produced by humans at night.
The report released by Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives say that highly industrialized nations dump their wastes in Southeast Asian countries due to China’s ban in waste importation.
It is time for people to exert more effort in helping the environment cope up with the damages. (Photo : Adam Jones)Repair Work - Midtown Manhattan- New York City - New York - USA Global warming is one of today's pressing environmental issues that humanity is trying to undo.
For years, the law has been soft on polluters, but recently it is changing Pollution is a crime which can have numerous victims including the people, numerous species and even the future generations.