Jul 18 Popular National Parks experience as much ozone pollution as major cities By Daniel Ackerman, Scientific American A new study shows ozone levels in National Parks are similar to the levels in the largest U.S. cities. But most of this ozone may originate outside of the parks. Continue reading
Jul 15 California cap-and-trade is working — for other states By Amel Ahmed, KQED A new report indicates California's much-heralded carbon trading program may actually be harming the neighborhoods it was designed to protect. Continue reading
Jul 04 The U.S. natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought By Anthony J. Marchese, Dan Zimmerle, The Conversation A new study suggests that methane emissions from oil and gas operations are much higher than current EPA estimates. Continue reading
May 28 European Union proposes ban on plastic straws, stirs and cotton buds By Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Commission said its proposal would seek to cut marine litter in half for the 10 most prominent items and avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion over the next dozen years. Continue reading
Apr 09 Mr. Trash Wheel cleans up Baltimore Harbor with a dash of humor By Fedor Kossakovski Invented by a Baltimore local, Mr. Trash Wheel has collected more than 1.5 million pounds of garbage since May 2014. Continue reading
Mar 22 Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs more than 43,000 cars and is much larger than we thought By Nsikan Akpan The Great Pacific Garbage Patch weighs 87,000 tons -- 16 times more than previous estimates -- and contains more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, according to a new analysis. Continue reading
Feb 18 From drugged oysters to birds full of plastic, oceans are feeling the burden of pollution By Danielle Venton, KQED Scientists are finding a growing presence of pharmaceuticals, small pieces of plastic and household chemicals in the bodies of Pacific razor clams, Pacific oysters and remote seabirds. Continue reading
Dec 13 Babies born closer to fracking sites are more likely to be underweight By Nsikan Akpan Low birth weight, defined as being born under 5.5 pounds, has previously been linked with an increased risk of childhood mortality and poorer educational outcomes. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 24:54 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 21, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Oct. 21, one of the U.S. soldiers killed in Niger is laid to rest, and Spain moves to dissolve the secessionist government in Catalonia. Also, a look at the number of global deaths caused by… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 4:04 Pollution causes one in six deaths worldwide By PBS News Hour In 2015, pollution killed three times the number of people as AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined, and 15 times the number of people killed by war and violence. The study, by the environmental nonprofit Pure Earth and published in The… Continue watching