Tag: pollution

A peer-reviewed economic assessment released in early October by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation revealed that cleaner water in the Chesapeake Bay could mean billions...

In 2011, ecologist Mark Browne released a rather alarming study. The study, titled "Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Worldwide: Sources and Sinks," revealed that...

Our oceans are the lifeblood of humanity and the Earth. They flow over nearly three-quarters of the planet, holding 97 percent of its water...

Diesel fuel is a type of fuel used in large engines to power vehicles like trucks, buses, trains, ships and some types of cars,...

Earlier this month, Illinois became the first state to ban microbeads, used in many exfoliating soaps, body washes, shaving creams, toothpastes and other personal...

As part of their fall 2013 referendum, students at Harvard University voted against the sale and distribution of plastic water bottles on campus. The...

Another reason why our planet's rainforests are so crucially important to preserve: there are fungal species that dwell in them that can greatly help...

Many of us know that due to emissions from modern industry and agriculture, our oceans and marine life are in danger. However, what we...

This week, Florida Representative Patrick Murphy presented before Congress some truly horrifying photographs of the pollution plaguing South Florida's estuaries, in an effort to...

While the situation at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant is not quite as volatile as it was, things are still messy, not to mention...