Plastic pollution in Lake Erie soared over the past decade, research shows
CLEVELAND, Ohio – In 2014, Sherri Mason ventured out onto Lake Erie aboard the U.S. EPA’s Lake Guardian…
‘Could help close the loop’
Researchers at Georgia Tech invented a process that uses physical impacts to decompose PET plastic instead of applying…
Uranium discovered in newly built Colorado dam pauses $600 million project
After decades of planning and four years of work, construction at the Chimney Hollow Reservoir, just west of…
Tractor engulfed in flames, pulled away from garage before disaster
BRASHEAR, Mo. — A tractor broke out into flames Friday evening. Multiple fire departments responded to the call…
Country diary: My Black Friday? A night-time skulk in the woods | Environment
I used to regard November as the D month. Dank. Dismal. Dreary. Depressing. That is, until I discovered…
‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures | Climate crisis
In 2009, Swiss photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer set out to document the people suffering the first…
‘Unusual timing’: Beloved grey whale is back feeding in B.C. instead of Mexico this winter
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a…
‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coast
Camber Sands, England — Andy Dinsdale began walking the southern English coast in search of a “sea heart,”…
Lorain issues boil advisory for Red Hill Pressure District after cellular outage drains water tower
Lorain officials issued a precautionary boil advisory for residents in the Red Hill Pressure District after a cellular…
Earth’s prehistoric oceans may not have been blue, claim experts
Our planet has had an ocean for around 3.8 billion years, but new research suggests it hasn’t always…
‘Can then hitch a ride’
A new study shows that plastic slowly degrades on ocean surfaces, lingering for over a century after they…
Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing | Ken Henry
The passage of long overdue reforms to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act demonstrates powerfully that…