The Causes of Traffic Congestion in Cities and Their Solutions
A huge contributor to environmental pollution and constant trouble for individuals, traffic jams are a modern-day nuisance. Traffic jams cost…
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Climate policies are 50% more effective when they consider air pollution
Climate policies are up to 50% more effective when they account for air pollution improvements, according to a new paper…
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Department of Ecology seeking public comment on water quality changes
Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on updates to state water quality standards that would set requirements for the…
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Climate Change Is Destroying Ancient Rock Art
Researchers at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia are seeing climate change irreversibly damage ancient rock art before their very eyes. In just…
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North America’s First Sanctuary for Rescued Whales Set to Open in 2023
Non-profit conservation organization The Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) has officially opened its visitor and operations center in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia—marking…
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Major Fashion, Outdoor Wear Companies to Phase Out PFAS
VF Corporation, which owns major fashion and outerwear apparel brands such as The North Face, Vans, Supreme, and Timberland, has…
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‘Heartbreaking’ Madagascar is wake-up call to climate crisis
ROME — The drought-stricken island nation of Madagascar is a “wake up call” to what the world can expect in…
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Poaching Drove Mozambique Elephants to Evolve Without Tusks, Study Finds
During Mozambique’s civil war from 1977 to 1992, around 90 percent of the elephants in what is now the Gorongosa National Park…
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Vehicles, Air Pollution, and Human Health
Nearly one half of everyone living in the United States—an estimated 150 million—live in areas that don’t meet federal air…
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Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council
In resolution 48/13, the Council called on States around the world to work together, and with other partners, to implement this newly…
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