Tag: Pollution
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When You Wash Your Clothes, You Release Microplastic Fibers Into the Oceans
Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores
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Swim Down Through a Sea of Trash With Dramatic, Eerily Beautiful Photos by Mandy Barker
What would it be like to swim through the estimated 100 million tons of trash swirling around in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? These photographs bring viewers as close as they'd probably ever want to come to finding out.
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Playing With Beach Sand Might Make You Sick, Warns EPA
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the water, it turns out that land onshore might be more likely to make you sick.
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States Increasingly Concerned Over Fracking Wastewater, But Limited In What They Can Do
Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio.
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French Company Pushes for Uranium Mine in the Canadian Arctic Wilderness
The Canadian government "has made it clear that Arctic mining will be one of the cornerstones of the country’s economic future."
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Cadmium Spill In Chinese River Threatens Water Supply for Over 1 Million People
The battle to stop a spill that started earlier in the month is still underway, and residents of a large city are buying up bottled water just in case.
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President Obama's Stance On Mercury Emission Reduction Protects Cities, Suburbs, & Song Birds
"I will not back down from protecting our kids from mercury poison," President Obama said.
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North Carolina Finds Excess Toxic Metals In Water Near Coal Plants
State regulators have found boron, arsenic, selenium and other toxic metals near 14 power plants, all in excess of state health standards.
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Obama's Mercury Ruling Saves 300,000 Babies a Year From Learning Disabilities, Says EPA
Obama's strong stance on controlling mercury emissions from coal power ensures the law passed by EPA will take effect. Here's what that actually means for health, jobs, and the economy.
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Dancing Bottle Cap Sculpture Shows Exactly What Happens With Too Much Ocean Trash
Artist Fred George's 'Plastic Ocean' installation in Saarbrücken, Germany is a playful statement about a serious environmental threat.
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Dallas Meat Packing Factory Under Investigation for Dumping Pig Blood Directly Into River
The amount of blood were supposedly so large that a photographer taking aerial photos of the Trinity River noticed it seemed to be running red.
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The Week in Pictures: Tree House Kindergarten, Transparent TVs, and More
An amazing circular kindergarten in Tokyo is built around a tree. We also have transparent TVs, the gnarliest waves ever surfed, a wild proposed pier for Florida, and more.
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Most of Deepwater Horizon Spill's Oil Never Reached the Surface
"The visible surface slick that people were riveted by during the months of the spill was really only 15 percent of the total mass." - NOAA Scientist
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Modern Mayans More Concerned About Environmental Problems Than Calendar Ending
And you probably should be too...
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Wisconsin Town Legally Prevented From Tightening Coal Ash Regulations
A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.
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Floating Pool To Filter Prague's Polluted River For Swimmers
How a floating pool could help filter this city's contaminated waters so residents can once again enjoy them.
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Seals and Walruses Found Dead in Alaska with Mysterious Sores and Hair Loss: Scientists Baffled
Locals blame Fukushima radiation...and tests are underway.
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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Denier Politicians and Why Extreme Weather is the New Norm (Podcast)
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on global warming science and Republican climate denial.
