Health
Polluting Industries Cash-in on Covid, Harming Climate in the Process
With the attention of lawmakers and government agencies focused on the global coronavirus pandemic, polluting industries have seized on the opportunit...
As the Ocean Warms, Marine Species Relocate Toward the Poles
Since pre-industrial times, the world’s oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report in Current Biology...
The Ozone Layer is Healing, New Study Finds
The ozone layer is continuing to heal and has the potential to fully recover, according to a new study. A scientific paper, published in Nature, heral...
Going Above and Beyond the Call of Health and Safety
Like many if not most of you, I’m currently hunkered down in my home office, with my state (Ohio) and no doubt most of yours now under a mandatory l...
A Plant in Florida Emits Vast Quantities of a Greenhouse Gas Nearly 300 Times More Potent Than Carbon Dioxide
Ten miles north of Pensacola, Florida, on the west bank of the Escambia River, an aging chemical plant, its tanks, smokestacks and stainless steel pip...
MPs’ Pension Fund Still Investing in Oil Companies Despite Climate Emergency
The parliamentary pension fund for MPs is still investing in fossil fuels despite parliament declaring a climate emergency, new figures show. The fund...
Coronavirus Shutdowns Have Unintended Climate Benefits: Cleaner Air, Clearer Water
In Venice, the often murky canals recently began to get clearer, with fish visible in the water below. Italy’s efforts to limit the coronavirus ...
Covid-19: Cal/OSHA Provides Guidance for Childcare Services
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued guidance on COVID-19 infection protection in childcare services. Employers...
Nate Hagens: Coronavirus Exposes Economic, Cultural, Environmental Fallacies
The novel coronavirus has laid bare many societal problems that have accreted over previous decades: chasms of inequality, the use of virtual debt to ...
Climate Change: Wildflowers Move North as Earth’s Temperature Continues to Rise
Wildflowers are moving northwards as temperatures rise, prompting calls to manage landscapes to make space for plants in the face of climate change. R...
Coronavirus: Reusable Shopping Bags Banned in New Hampshire to Fight Outbreak
New Hampshire has banned the use of reusable shopping bags in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Governor Chris Sununu issued the emer...
OSHA Region 3 Extends Enforcement of Silica NEP
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Region 3 office announced it would extend enforcement of a national emphasis program (NEP...