Environment
Cleanest Air on Earth Discovered in Groundbreaking Study
The cleanest air in the world has been discovered in the Antarctic Ocean, according to a groundbreaking new study. An atmospheric region called the b...
UN Launches Push for Net-Zero Emissions By 2050
Business leaders, cities and investors are being urged to back a UN campaign aiming for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Race to Zero is par...
American Climate Video: A Maintenance Manager Made Sure Everyone Got Out of Apple Tree Village Alive
The 15th of 21 stories from the American Climate Project, an InsideClimate News documentary series by videographer Anna Belle Peevey and reporter N...
Thousands of Tonnes of Microfibres Released Into European Marine Environments Every Day, Research Reveals
The vast majority of microfibres entering our oceans via clothes washing may not be synthetic fibres as previously thought, but are likely to be...
New Study Shows Global Warming Intensifying Extreme Rainstorms Over North America
The current warming trajectory could bring 100-year rainstorms as often as every 2.5 years by 2100, driving calls for improved infrastructure and plan...
Demands Grow for ‘Green Industrial Revolution’
Greenpeace has joined a growing list of organisations demanding that the UK government puts protecting the environment at the heart of any post-Covid-...
Air Pollution from Fracking Killed An Estimated 20 People in Pennsylvania from 2010-2017: Study
Particulate matter pollution emitted by Pennsylvania’s fracking wells killed about 20 people between 2010 and 2017, according to a soon-to-be-p...
Top 20 Most Dangerous States to Live In 2020
The personal finance website WalletHub has unveiled its 2020 ranking of the Safest States in America. While the coronavirus pandemic tops safety con...
Arctic Circle Oil Spill Prompts Putin to Declare State of Emergency
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circ...
Plastic Pollution, Explained
Plastics: we can’t live without them, or so it seems. While using plastics in some cases may be unavoidable, we can take steps to reduce our con...
Vital Buffers Against Climate Change are Just Offshore
A new study finds that about 31 million people worldwide live in coastal regions that are “highly vulnerable” to future tropical storms an...
Bridging the Gap to Safety Excellence
Between your current level of safety performance and excellent safety performance there is a gap. If you are going to reach excellence, you must bridg...