16 Youth Activists File Suit Claiming Climate Crisis Violates Children’s Rights
Swedish 16-year-old Greta Thunberg and 15 other young people filed a potentially groundbreaking complaint Monday that could turn the climate crisis into a children's rights issue, Earther reported.The...
View ArticleRepublicans and Democrats Come Together for National Clean Energy Week
These days, bipartisan collaboration sometimes seems impossible. But during National Clean Energy Week, Republicans and Democrats come together for meetings in Washington, D.C., and workshops across...
View ArticleEndless Summer? NOAA Predicts U.S. Will Have Above Average Autumn Heat
Most of the U.S. will likely see higher than normal temperatures this autumn, according to a three-month forecast projected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NoneThe...
View Article'Oceans Are Sending Us so Many Warning Signals': New UN Climate Change Report
It's time for low-level coastal communities to head for the hills. Once-in-a-hundred-years sea level events will be an annual occurrence by 2050. NoneThe oceans will rise three feet by 2100, fish will...
View ArticleGlobal Warming May Dwindle the Supply of a Key Brain Nutrient
By Bret StetkaGlaciers continue to melt. Sea levels are on the rise. And now scientists believe the changing climate may put our brains at risk. A new analysis predicts that by 2100, increasing water...
View ArticleZimbabwe's Access to Water Is in Peril
The 2 million residents of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, and its surrounding areas found themselves without water on Monday and Tuesday when the authorities abruptly shut down the city's main water...
View Article17 States Sue to Stop Trump Admin Attack on Endangered Species Act
A little more than a month after the Trump administration announced a major rollback of the Endangered Species Act, 17 states are suing to stop it.NoneThe administration's changes would remove the...
View ArticleJust One Tea Bag Can Release Billions of Microscopic Plastic Particles Into...
From Arctic snow to the deep sea, microplastics have been found in some unusual places. Now, it turns out they could be lurking at the bottom of your cup of tea!McGill University chemical engineering...
View ArticleThese Trees Survived California’s Drought and That’s Giving Scientists Hope...
By Lauren SommerWhen California's historic five-year drought finally relented a few years ago, the tally of dead trees in the Sierra Nevada was higher than almost anyone expected: 129 million. Most...
View ArticleAt Least 500 Jaguars Lost Their Lives or Habitat in Amazon Fires
By Shreya DasguptaThe fires ravaging the Amazon forest in Brazil and Bolivia this year have burned key habitats of at least 500 adult, resident jaguars as of Sept. 17, rendering them dead or homeless,...
View ArticleMassive Mont Blanc Glacier in Danger of Collapsing Soon
Authorities have closed roads and evacuated buildings in the Italian Alps after scientists warned Wednesday that a massive chunk of a glacier is in danger of collapsing. Experts say a 250,000 cubic...
View ArticleDelicate Wash Cycle Uses More Water and Releases 800,000 More Microplastics
The delicate wash cycle uses much more water than other settings, which triggers the release of hundreds of thousands of plastic microfibers, which travel down the drain and potentially into marine...
View Article8 Gluten-Free Grains That Are Super Healthy
By Rachael Link, MS, RDGluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. It provides elasticity, allows bread to rise and gives foods a chewy texture.Although gluten is not a problem for most...
View ArticleDelicate Wash Cycle Uses More Water and Releases 800,000 More Microplastics
The delicate wash cycle uses much more water than other settings, which triggers the release of hundreds of thousands of plastic microfibers, which travel down the drain and potentially into marine...
View ArticleBottled Water Industry Billionaires Give Caltech $750M for Climate Research
The billionaire owners of The Wonderful Company, which produces Pom Wonderful and Fiji Water, donated $750 million to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for climate research, according...
View Article‘This Is Political Retribution:’ Trump Admin Attacks California’s...
The Trump administration is escalating its war on California by claiming the state is "failing" to protect its environment. NoneFirst, on Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
View ArticleScientists Race to Stop ‘Ebola’ of Coral Diseases From Spreading in U.S....
Scientists are racing to save coral reefs off the coast of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands from a virulent, deadly disease, Reuters reported Thursday, taking the unusual step of removing...
View ArticleEven Small Spikes in Air Pollution Can Threaten Children’s Mental Health,...
Climate change is making air pollution worse and is exacerbating smog-related health risks such as heart and lung diseases, pregnancy complications and development issues. Now, a study by the...
View ArticleNational Public Lands Day: Free Entry for All and a Call for Volunteers
This Saturday is National Public Lands Day. The annual event, celebrated on the fourth Saturday of September, is the largest single-day volunteer effort to preserve America's public lands. Even if...
View Article5 Top Tips to Hack the Keto Diet
Aren't we all looking for an easy way when it comes to losing weight? Why wait months for great results if you can have them sooner? Well, now you can!You've probably heard about the keto diet and...
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