Pollution
‘War on coal’ rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming
Politics
COLSTRIP, Mont. (AP) — Actions by President Joe Biden‘s administration that could hasten closures of heavily polluting coal power plants and the ...
What to Know About World’s First Wooden Satellite, Set to Launch This Year
Science
A group of researchers in Japan built the first satellite made of wood and are getting ready to launch it later this ...
Talks advance on a treaty to end plastic pollution
World
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution as their fourth round of talks finished early ...
Critics call out plastics industry over “fraud of plastic recycling”
Business
Jan Dell is a former chemical engineer who has spent years telling an inconvenient truth about plastics. “So many people, they see ...
Environmentalists protest as Biden administration approves huge oil export terminal off Texas coast
Business
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that environmentalists called a betrayal, the Biden administration has approved the construction of a deepwater oil ...
Diabetes, Pollution, and Alcohol Amplify Dementia Risk
Health
Summary: Researchers identified key risk factors and genetic influences impacting a specific brain network vulnerable to aging, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease. This ...
D’oh! Give NYC pizzerias tax break to comply with emissions crackdown: pie-loving pol
Business
Metro By Carl Campanile Published March 11, 2024, 7:44 p.m. ET Big Apple pizzerias and other businesses that use coal- and wood-fired ...
As Congo seeks to expand drilling, some communities worry pollution will worsen
World
MOANDA, Congo (AP) — The oil drills that loom down the road from Adore Ngaka’s home remind him daily of everything he’s ...
Air pollution a factor in spiking cancer cases, report says
Health
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) predict a 77% increase in cancer cases globally by 2050. The report points to ...
Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
Science
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic ...
