Michigan Steps In To Oversee Property Repairs In Flint Michigan steps in to manage property repairs at 1,900 Flint homes affected by water crisis. Top News · May 30, 2024
Nick Offerman And Friends Vs Climate Crisis Show Highlights Nick Offerman headlines a comedy show supporting NRDC with a talented lineup in Los Angeles, featuring humor, music, and environmental awareness. Top News · May 10, 2024
EPA puts limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water PFAS chemicals have been used for decades to waterproof and stain-proof consumer products and are linked to health problems. WEKU · Apr 10, 2024
Biden Admin Unveils Strict Auto Standards To Speed Electric Shift President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate the US auto industry's shift to electric to mitigate climate change. International Business Times · Mar 20, 2024
For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet The fight against climate change requires the mass cooperation of industries, companies, governments and communities around the globe The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024
What you need to know about the loophole hiding the extent of US wildfire pollution Exceptional events rule has become ‘regulatory escape hatch’ for states that want to meet federal air-quality standards The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2023
Why wait? Get renewable energy projects connected to the power grid Somebody — probably Congress or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — has to figure out how to get these projects up and running. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 2, 2023
EPA failed to sound alarm in Michigan water crisis, watchdog finds Water remained contaminated in Benton Harbor, 175 miles from Flint, as state regulators attempted fixes that failed for three years The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023
US cities say they turn food waste into compost. Is it a problem when they don’t? The scraps in your bin marked ‘compost’ may end up as methane. Here’s what that means The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023
At 88, K.U. Varunny wins his 15th patent in automobile sector At the age of 88, K.U. Varunny, a Thrissur-based mechanical engineer, notched up a record of winning 15th patent for the hybrid bike he developed. The Hindu · Aug 13, 2023
Why it's hard to ban "forever" chemicals We're drowning in a soup of chemicals. Experts explain how these chemicals help in our daily lives — and pose heal Salon · Jul 1, 2023
Court: EPA must regulate perchlorate, contaminant in water A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate perchlorate, reversing a rollback the agency first made under then-President Donald Trump The Independent UK · May 9, 2023
Has the Supreme Court Put Chevron in the Crosshairs? One of today's two cert grants comes in a case asking the justices to reconsider Chevron v. NRDC. Reason · May 1, 2023
EPA ignoring forever chemicals in water The compounds used in nonstick pans and water-resistant coatings do nasty things when they get in your blood Salon · Apr 14, 2023
The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2023 A US city received $500,000 to remove lead pipes – and still hasn’t spent it Troy, New York, has yet to remove a single lead pipe five years after getting the money. What went wrong?
Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2023 US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska Biden administration’s approval of Willow project in northwestern US state draws condemnation from environmental groups.
WEKU · Mar 7, 2023 What to know about the new U.N. high seas treaty — and the next steps for the accord Right now, two-thirds of the ocean are regulated by a fragmented patchwork of agreements and organizations. This treaty plans to unite countries to improve the health of the ocean.
The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2022 How to reduce food waste at home: separate your apples and repurpose your leftovers About 30 to 40% of the food in the US goes uneaten each year – and individual solutions such as making a grocery list can address the problem
The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2022 How the gas industry capitalized on the Ukraine war to change Biden policy Biden promised to tackle climate crisis but administration’s rhetoric ‘changed substantially’ after onset of Ukraine war and it adopted industry’s demands
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022 Peter Tanner obituary Other lives: Research physicist who worked on a number of inventions that went on to make key contributions to British life
360info · Jul 18, 2022 How an Indian city saved 1000 lives a year Community outreach and a roofing program have saved thousands of lives in an Indian initiative.
Salon · May 31, 2022 Life evolving far faster than we thought A new study into how quickly life adapts to climate change shakes up what we know about evolution
Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2022 The battle for your toilet paper is on Early in the pandemic, toilet paper shortages pushed weary Americans to the fringes.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 10, 2022 Chemical Recycling of Plastics is ‘False Solution,’ Scientists Suggest After research involving eight plants in the United States, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has found that advanced recycling touted by industry groups, also known as chemical recycling, is in fact a ‘false solution,’ Agence France Press (AFP) reported. Chemical recycling differs from the world’s most used mechanical recycling…
The Hindu · Feb 7, 2022 Experts recall success story of CFTRI’s infant food from buffalo’s milk The story behind the formulation of infant food (Amul) from buffalo’s milk using the technology developed by the scientists from CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) was retold d