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The following articles and videos provide an overview of environmental news and issues. News * The Guardian - Environment * BBC News - Environment * The New York Times - Environment * The Washington Post - Environment Articles * The Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Foods * The Impact of Plastic Pollution on the Environment * The Effects of Climate Change on Wildlife * The Role of Renewable Energy in Addressing Climate Change Videos * National Geographic - The Climate Crisis * CNN - Climate Change Explained * The Guardian - Our Planet: The Climate Emergency * The World Economic Forum - How To Address Climate Change
Many protected areas, including California’s Yosemite National Park, displaced Indigenous people in the name of protecting wildlands. Matthew Dillon/Flickr by John H. Knox, Wake Forest University For more than a century, conservationists have worked to preserve natural ecosystems by creating national parks and protected areas. Today the Earth faces a global biodiversity crisis, with more…
Read the full story in Food Safety Magazine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new final guidance for industry on the action levels for lead in processed food intended for babies and young children, reflecting the levels of lead at which the agency may consider the food to be adulterated under the…
Guo, J., Li, X., Xu, R., Du, C., Xiao, X., Chen, K., Chen, H., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., & Sun, Z. (2024). Biochar adsorbs beneficial airborne bacteria to inhibit wheat Fusarium head blight. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-07166-9 Abstract Wheat Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a soil-borne disease that is caused mainly by Fusarium graminearum (Fg).…
Read the full story in pv magazine. The 577 MW Fox Squirrel Solar project in Ohio is now fully operational, delivering full generational capacity to Amazon. Fox Squirrel Solar is owned in a 50-50 partnership between EDF Renewables and Enbridge. The solar farm consists of 1.4 million Canadian solar modules on Array trackers, along with…
Nemani, S. (2024). Empowering Middle School Students for a Sustainable Future: Integrating Circular Economy Principles with Youth Entrepreneurship Education. Current Perspectives in Educational Research, 7(2), 14–35. https://doi.org/10.46303/cuper.2024.7 Abstract Youth entrepreneurship education combined with the circular economy concepts provides a promising framework for tackling sustainability issues. To assess how well circular economy-driven strategies promote sustainability awareness…
Read the full story in pv magazine. A new partnership between renewable investor Excelsior Energy Capital and battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution Vertech highlights the U.S. energy storage industry’s push to prioritize a domestic supply chain. The companies entered a multiyear agreement that will provide 7.5 GWh of fully-integrated lithium-ion energy storage from LG Energy…
Read the full story from the University of Buffalo. A new study has identified 11 genes that may hold the key to understanding the brain's response to these pervasive chemicals commonly found in everyday items.
Read the full story in Food Safety Magazine. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a report of its emerging risk activities in 2023, which identifies several food safety issues on the horizon. EFSA’s emerging risks identification work is conducted by its Emerging Risks Exchange Network (EREN), the Stakeholder Discussion Group on Emerging Risks…
Read the full story in Science News. “Forever chemicals” are pervasive, and researchers have in recent years been ringing the alarms about the negative impacts on human health. But humans aren’t the only animals to be concerned about. Freshwater turtles in Australia exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, experienced changes to their metabolic…
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, whom I have known and worked with for over 30 years, is the long-time global energy and climate innovation editor at The Economist. In the latest episode of “Environmental Insights: Conversations on Policy and Practice from...