Aug 03 Watch 6:52 In the increasingly damaged sea, one animal is thriving By PBS News Hour Climate change, overfishing and pollution would naturally seem harmful for marine life. But one group of animals appears to be thriving: jellyfish. The blob-like creatures reproduce rapidly in higher temperatures and can prosper in waters tainted by human activity, such… Continue watching
Jul 26 Column: Dirty air and foul water know no borders By David Biello Environmental science writer David Biello says the challenge for our next president is not to choose between embracing globalization or focusing at home, but to realize that the two are inextricably intertwined. Continue reading
Jul 12 You can see Florida's state-of-emergency level algae bloom from space By Eugene Mason An algae bloom in southeast Florida has grown so large it's visible from space. A NASA satellite snapped an image of the algal bloom in early May as it festered across 33 square miles in Lake Okeechobee, which… Continue reading
Jun 29 18 million people served by water systems with lead violations in 2015, report says By Kulsoom Khan More than 18 million Americans received their drinking water from systems with lead violations in 2015, according to a new report. Continue reading
Jun 24 Gigantic, floating screen sets course to sift plastic from oceans By Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American If the prototype is successful, a full-scale 100-kilometer-long barrier will be strung out in the Pacific Ocean to collect some 68 million kilograms of floating plastic and trash. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch In Brazil's Olympic bay, tides of death and ecological devastation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 06 Bellies full of microplastic rob baby fish of their basic instincts By Nsikan Akpan European perch stuff themselves with microplastics rather than natural food, derailing their development, according to new research from Sweden. Continue reading
May 10 Where does America's e-waste end up? GPS tracker tells all By Katie Campbell, KCTS9/EarthFix, Ken Christensen, KCTS9/Earthfix Despite pledges to responsibly recycle old TVs and other unwanted electronics with toxic materials inside, an investigation tracks e-waste from the U.S. to unregulated scrapyards in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Apr 14 Humans and El Niño partner to set record spike in CO2 pollution By David Biello The world may have seen the last of air with CO2 levels below 400 parts per million… Continue reading
Mar 10 These plastic-munching bacteria could degrade soda bottles in weeks By Nsikan Akpan Scientists in Japan have discovered bacteria that feed on plastic and may change the future of recycling. Continue reading