By Jeremiah Budin, Yahoo One geosciences professor is warning that, if planetary overheating continues at its current rate, the melting of the Antarctic glaciers alone could raise sea levels in North America by 10 feet by 2150. What’s happening? Colorado State University geosciences professor Rick Aster published his findings in the journal …
‘Queen of trash’ among 11 on trial in Sweden’s largest environmental crime case
By Miranda Bryant, The Guardian Bella Nilsson’s company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of waste. Eleven people, including an entrepreneur who once called herself the “queen of trash”, have gone on trial in Sweden accused of illegally dumping toxic waste in the country’s biggest ever environmental crime case. …
At least 20 new species identified in recently discovered underwater ecosystem
By Julia Jacobo, ABC News Scientists expect even more new species to emerge from the region. Scientists have identified several new marine species in a pristine underwater ecosystem recently discovered in international waters — and they expect to find more. Modern technology that allows for deep-water exploration more accurately than …
How a small city in Georgia became a solar manufacturing hub
By Julian Spector, Corporate Knights Dalton got in early on the clean-energy revival to reap the rewards from slotting solar into its storied history of industrial production. Photo by Julian Spector Growing up in Cartersville, Georgia, Lisa Nash saw what happens to communities when factory jobs disappear. It was the …
US air force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court’s Chevron ruling
By Tom Perkins, The Guardian EPA says Tucson’s drinking water is contaminated but air force claims agency lacks authority to order cleanup. The US air force is refusing to comply with an order to clean drinking water it polluted in Tucson, Arizona, claiming federal regulators lack authority after the conservative-dominated US supreme …
July temperatures point to record hottest year
By Andrew Freedman, Axios Map showing global average surface temperature departures from average during July 2024 in NASA’s data set. Image: NASA Additional global temperature data is in, and it shows July was ever so slightly warmer than the previous record, which occurred last year. Why it matters: Month-to-month climate fluctuations face …
Sick sea lions stranded on California coast as experts fear algae poisoning
By Abene Clayton, The Guardian At least 23 sea lions with suspected domoic acid poisoning rescued from Santa Barbara and Ventura beaches. A beach sea lion exhibiting signs of domoic acid poisoning. Photograph: Olga Houtsma/A Sea lions are stranding themselves on a long stretch of the California coast in what experts say could …
Can Florida’s orange growers survive another hurricane season?
By Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist A perfect storm of hurricanes, diseases, and water scarcity threatens to wipe out the state’s famed citrus industry. Oranges are synonymous with Florida. The zesty fruit can be spotted adorning everything from license plates to kitschy memorabilia. Ask any Floridian and they’ll tell you that …
US to phase out single-use plastic from federal operations
By Valeria Volcovici, Reuters WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday announced it plans to phase out the use of single-use plastics from all federal operations by 2035, as part of its broader strategy to tackle plastic pollution. The phase-out would start with a goal to end …
How the Blob was born
By Micheal Allen, Popular Science With ecosystems increasingly squeezed by anthropogenic warming, even cleaning up pollution can cause problems. In 2013, a huge marine heatwave known as the Blob hit the northeast Pacific Ocean. Temperatures soared to dangerous new highs, killing millions of marine animals and disrupting the broader ocean …