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Pollution & Toxins

Justice Through Citizen Science: How ‘Chemical Fingerprinting’ Could Change Public Health

The technology exists to hold polluters accountable, but can it now be used to help monitor pollution and prevent toxic messes?
June 10, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
The technology exists to hold polluters accountable, but can it now be used to help monitor pollution and prevent toxic messes?
old king coal
Arts

Here There Be Monsters (Made of Coal, Plastic and Pesticides)

A series of paintings by artists Laura and Gary Dumm seeks to challenge viewers with images of pop-culture monsters facing ecological collapse.
May 17, 2019
by
John R. Platt
A series of paintings by artists Laura and Gary Dumm seeks to challenge viewers with images of pop-culture monsters facing ecological collapse.
Cigarette butts
Pollution & Toxins

Cigarette Butts: The Most Littered Item in the World

The most commonly found piece of trash on beaches isn’t plastic bags or straws. It’s even smaller and contains dozens of dangerous chemicals.
April 25, 2019
by
Dipika Kadaba
The most commonly found piece of trash on beaches isn’t plastic bags or straws. It’s even smaller and contains dozens of dangerous chemicals.
Chemical plant
The Ask

Dr. Robert Bullard: Lessons From 40 Years of Documenting Environmental Racism

The pioneering researcher shares what he’s learned from studying environmental racism — and the movement working for justice — for more than four decades.
April 17, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The pioneering researcher shares what he’s learned from studying environmental racism — and the movement working for justice — for more than four decades.
Ruby Mountains
Investigations

Ruby Mountains: A Push to Drill, a Failure to Consult Native Peoples

A plan to lease oil and gas drilling rights on nearly a million acres of land near the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone illustrates the consistent lack of government consultation with tribes.
April 3, 2019
by
Tiffany Higgins
A plan to lease oil and gas drilling rights on nearly a million acres of land near the Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone illustrates the consistent lack of government consultation with tribes.
bee cougar
Environmental Books

Bees, Cougars and Climate: The Best New Environmental Books of April

This month brings new books by Bill McKibben and Carl Safina, as well as important discussions about wildlife coexistence, poaching and dam removal.
April 2, 2019
by
John R. Platt
This month brings new books by Bill McKibben and Carl Safina, as well as important discussions about wildlife coexistence, poaching and dam removal.
The Ask

How to Win the Fight Against Plastic

The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.
April 1, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.
Museum specimens of Vachellia bolei, © the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reproduced with permission.
Extinction Countdown

Legume Gone: The Shocking Reasons for a Tree’s Extinction in India

It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?
March 28, 2019
by
John R. Platt
It appears to have been wiped out by pollution, development and illegal mining by “sand mafias.” Will other plants soon follow?
The Tanjung Bara Coal Terminal
Climate Change

The Coal Industry Isn’t Going Anywhere — Yet

Surprisingly, the climate-threatening industry is still in a growth mode in some parts of the world. Will that change fast enough to save the planet?
March 25, 2019
by
John R. Platt
Surprisingly, the climate-threatening industry is still in a growth mode in some parts of the world. Will that change fast enough to save the planet?
Mayfly
Voices

A Surprising Effect of Light Pollution: It Disrupts Aquatic Insects

Many ecologically important insects spend most of their lives in streams, but new research shines a light on how humans put them at risk.
March 7, 2019
by
Liz Perkin
Many ecologically important insects spend most of their lives in streams, but new research shines a light on how humans put them at risk.

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