Vaping Damages Blood Vessels After Just One Use, New Study Says
Vaping one time — even without nicotine — can damage blood vessels, reduce blood flow and create dangerous toxins, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. NoneThe study found that...
View ArticleMonopoly, Scrabble, Operation Creator to Ditch Plastic Packaging by 2022
Toy maker Hasbro wants to play in the eco-packaging game. The board game giant will ditch its plastic packaging by 2022. The move means that games like Monopoly, Scrabble and Operation will no longer...
View ArticleAfter a Year of Strikes Can Fridays for Future Maintain Momentum?
By Stuart BraunA year after activist Greta Thunberg first stood in the rain outside the Swedish parliament with her now iconic "Skolstrejk för klimatet" — school strike for the climate — placard, the...
View Article'Work Together' or 'Destroy it': Goldman Prize Winner Francia Márquez on...
By Robert ValenciaIn April 2018, Afro-Colombian activist Francia Márquez won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, thanks to her work to retake her community's ancestral territories from...
View ArticleJay Inslee, Who Led the Push for a Climate Debate, Drops out of Presidential...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made solving the climate crisis the center of his presidential campaign, is dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary race. NoneInslee announced his exit Wednesday...
View Article'This is a Sick Statement': Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Under Pressure for...
Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is giving President Trump a run for his money in the alternative facts department.Responding to international outrage following the news that there are...
View ArticleAfter a Year of Strikes Can Fridays for Future Maintain Momentum?
By Stuart BraunA year after activist Greta Thunberg first stood in the rain outside the Swedish parliament with her now iconic "Skolstrejk för klimatet" — school strike for the climate — placard, the...
View ArticleWHO Says Microplastics in Drinking Water Present 'Low' Risk
The UN's health agency on Thursday said that microplastics contained in drinking water posed a "low" risk at their current levels.However, the World Health Organization (WHO) — in its first report on...
View ArticleGiraffes Win International Protections to Limit Their Trade
The Parties to CITES agreed to list giraffes on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) today at the World Wildlife Conference or CoP18 in Geneva. Such...
View ArticleSanders Unveils Green New Deal Plan to Avoid Climate Catastrophe, Create 20...
By Jake JohnsonCalling the global climate crisis both the greatest threat facing the U.S. and the greatest opportunity for transformative change, Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled today a comprehensive...
View ArticleEating Gluten Early in Life Raises Celiac Disease Risk for Some Kids
By Kimberly HollandChildren who eat a lot of gluten in their earliest years may have an increased risk of developing celiac disease and gluten intolerance, according to a new study published in...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over New Endangered Species Act...
A coalition of some of the largest environmental groups in the country joined forces to file a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Trump administration's maneuver to weaken the Endangered Species...
View ArticleHidden Trump Report Reveals Water Plan Will Harm Endangered Whales and Salmon
It's become a familiar story with the Trump administration: Scientists write a report that shows the administration's policies will cause environmental damage, then the administration buries the...
View ArticleDNC Committee Votes Down Climate Debate
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted down a resolution calling for an official, party-sanctioned debate on the climate crisis, ABC News reported Thursday.NoneActivists have been leaning on...
View ArticleDrug-Resistant Salmonella Linked to Overuse of Antibiotics in Cattle Farming
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Thursday of a drug-resistant strain of salmonella newport linked to the overuse of antibiotics in cattle farming.The strain sickened 255...
View ArticleDrug-Resistant Salmonella Linked to Overuse of Antibiotics in Cattle Farming
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Thursday of a drug-resistant strain of salmonella newport linked to the overuse of antibiotics in cattle farming.The strain sickened 255...
View ArticleDrinking Fluoride-Treated Water During Pregnancy Could Lower Your Child's IQ,...
Drinking water treated with fluoride during pregnancy may lead to lower IQs in children, a controversial new study has found.NoneAccording to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many...
View ArticleBulldozers to Tear Through Heart of Sonoran Desert for Trump's Border Wall
Last week we received positive news on the border wall's imminent construction in an Arizona wildlife refuge. The Trump administration delayed construction of the wall through about 60 miles of...
View ArticleThis Scientific Breakthrough at the Florida Aquarium Could Save Coral Reefs
Hope may be on the horizon for the world's depleted coral reefs thanks to scientists who successfully reproduced endangered corals in a laboratory setting for the first time, according to...
View ArticleLeaked Documents Show Brazil’s Bolsonaro Has Grave Plans for Amazon Rainforest
By Manuella LibardiLeaked documents show that Jair Bolsonaro's government intends to use the Brazilian president's hate speech to isolate minorities living in the Amazon region. The PowerPoint slides,...
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