Tag: water pollution
What This Pandemic is Doing to the Earth’s Surface
Today, almost eight billion humans inhabit the earth. That’s twice as many living as there were 50 years ago. So, it’s no surprise that...
Is Your Clothing Polluting Our Oceans?
In 2011, ecologist Mark Browne released a rather alarming study. The study, titled "Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Worldwide: Sources and Sinks," revealed that...
Atrazine: The Pesticide that Must be Banned
Atrazine has been widely and consistently used since 1958 when the chemical was registered by S. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council. This...
Hawaiian Molasses Spill Called “Largest Marine Disaster in State History”
According to the Los Angeles times, the Hawaii Department of Health said thousands of fish have already suffocated and died due to the massive...
Is a Mini-Fukushima Happening in Florida?
Many of us have heard of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, which is currently leaking radioactive water into the ground, as well as into the...
We Can Learn a Lot from Sharks – Let’s Keep Them...
With this year's Shark Week drawing to a close, we at The Alternative Daily wanted to take a few moments to reflect on these...
Small Amounts of Prozac Can Be Very Harmful to Fish and...
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have recently observed the disturbing effects of water tainted with fluoxetine, commonly known as Prozac, on minnows.
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