Environment

Environment July 27, 2023

Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults, and an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk

by Deborah Carr, Boston University; Giacomo Falchetta, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and Ian Sue Wing, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Environment July 25, 2023

Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

by Michaela Barnett, University of Virginia; Leidy Klotz, University of Virginia; Patrick I. Hancock, University of Virginia, and Shahzeen Attari, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

a sad looking globe surrounded by trash and pollutants

Environment June 27, 2023

3M offers $10.3B settlement over PFAS contamination in water systems – now, how do you destroy a ‘forever chemical’?

by A. Daniel Jones, Michigan State University and Hui Li, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea…

Environment June 24, 2023

Georgia’s bald eagles rebounding from last year’s avian influenza outbreak

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 21, 2023 Georgia’s bald eagles are welcoming a healthy batch of squawking little…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Environment June 21, 2023

Federal crackdown on coal ash waste in the works as Southern Co. resists tougher environmental regs

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 20, 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are seeking public input on a…

A thermometer in the water representing the heat rise in El Niño

Environment June 12, 2023

El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news, depending on where you live

by Bob Leamon, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] El Niño is officially here, and while it’s still weak right now,…

A cartoon GOP elephant's head with a red-white-and-blue top hat perched on top

Environment June 11, 2023

Republicans’ anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions

by Rachel Kyte, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over recent months there has been an orchestrated pushback against investors and insurers who integrate…

Environment May 31, 2023

The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

by Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal…

a sign stating "Sterigenics, endangering global health)

Environment April 13, 2023

EPA proposes new ethylene oxide rules four years after Georgia plants linked to high cancer rates

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 12, 2023 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new set of…

Environment April 12, 2023

MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is playing a role

by Christopher W. Callahan, Dartmouth College and Justin S. Mankin, Dartmouth College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments…

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