https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/11/michigan-beef-dangerous-levels-forever-chemicals Michigan beef found to contain dangerous levels of ‘forever chemicals’ Tom Perkins Fri 11 Feb 2022 06.00 EST Contamination at a small farm discovered after sewage sludge was tested for PFAS, but officials downplayed incident as ‘isolated’ State officials say the beef incident is isolated because the farm received some of the state’s most … Continue reading Forever chemicals like plastic — they never vanish & we’re eating them
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Outside ID, WY, MT grey wolves’ protection reinstated
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/10/gray-wolf-protections-restored-across-much-of-us Gray wolf federal protections removed by Trump restored across much of US Thu 10 Feb 2022 18.01 EST California ruling does not affect wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming A gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Photograph: Jacob W Frank/AP Associated Press Thu 10 Feb 2022 18.01 EST Federal … Continue reading Outside ID, WY, MT grey wolves’ protection reinstated
Wolves venturing one toe out of Yellowstone Park are being killed in highest numbers in 25 years
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hunters-have-killed-24-yellowstone-gray-wolves-so-far-this-season-the-most-in-over-25-years-180979545/? After all the demonstrations of the value to the total environment of allowing predators a valued place in nature, this story strikes me as incredibly sad. Hunters Have Killed 24 Yellowstone Gray Wolves So Far This Season—the Most in Over 25 Years An entire pack may have been ‘eliminated’ near the park’s vulnerable border … Continue reading Wolves venturing one toe out of Yellowstone Park are being killed in highest numbers in 25 years
“Missing” plastics have been found deep in the ocean
Since plastic NEVER gets destroyed, the amount of it not located on the surface of the ocean, in piles of garbage, and on top of Mount Everest did not magically disappear. The question was what happened to the excess plastic that clearly was still on the planet somewhere. Now we know. https://www.deeperblue.com/scientists-uncover-missing-plastics-deep-in-the-ocean/?mc_cid=fa5060b8b1&mc_eid=407bb2763b Scientists Uncover ‘Missing’ … Continue reading “Missing” plastics have been found deep in the ocean
Concrete doesn’t have to be an ecological disaster
https://www.curbed.com/2021/12/concrete-doesnt-have-to-be-an-ecological-nightmare.html? DEC. 3, 2021 Concrete Doesn’t Have to Be an Ecological Nightmare By Justin Davidson Clockwise from upper left: the Pantheon in Rome; Boston City Hall; Saarinen’s TWA terminal at JFK airport; Zaha Hadid’s Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Dubai. Photo: Getty Images Imagine your refrigerator is made of concrete, a two-ton slab buckling the kitchen floor — … Continue reading Concrete doesn’t have to be an ecological disaster
Recycling can’t keep up with plastic waste, but recycling IS increasing
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/world/africa/senegal-plastic-waste-recycling.html ‘Everyone’s Looking for Plastic.’ As Waste Rises, So Does Recycling. Plagued by plastic pollution, Senegal wants to replace pickers at the garbage dump with a formal recycling system that takes advantage of the new market for plastics. By Ruth Maclean Photographs by Finbarr O’Reilly Jan. 31, 2022, 3:00 a.m. ET DAKAR, Senegal — A crowd of people … Continue reading Recycling can’t keep up with plastic waste, but recycling IS increasing
Do something sweet for Valentine’s Day — skip the balloons
http://www.popsci.com/science/balloons-environmental-impact/ Do something sweet for Earth—ditch balloons this Valentine’s Day They're not worth the risk to wildlife and the power grid. BY MAGGIE GALLOWAY | PUBLISHED JAN 29, 2022 3:00 PM Balloon releases can be hazardous to wildlife and cause power outages. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and you might be brainstorming what to get your loved … Continue reading Do something sweet for Valentine’s Day — skip the balloons
Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than first thought
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-60180226 Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought January 29, 2022 Spanish oil firm Repsol says it is trying to clean the spill up "a quickly as possible" An oil spill off the Peruvian coast earlier this month was twice as big as previously reported, according to the country's government. Environment Minister … Continue reading Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than first thought
Here’s a description of a “bomb cyclone” that’s coming to the NE
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/weather/noreaster-bomb-cyclone-weekend-storm below See also: http://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/blizzard-to-blitz-new-england-unleash-mid-atlantic-snow/1131524 A bomb cyclone with the power of a hurricane will unleash snow and blizzard-like conditions this weekend By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Updated 4:46 PM ET, Wed January 26, 2022 [click thru for video] (CNN)Confidence is growing that a winter storm with the intensity of a hurricane, snow measured in feet … Continue reading Here’s a description of a “bomb cyclone” that’s coming to the NE
Good news so rare — but pristine patch of coral found off Tahiti
This shows the importance of the deep ocean which is often viewed as a desert where dumping radioactive water (Japan) or letting oil pipeline spills go unrepaired (countless oil operations), or letting plastic accumulate to the point where it outweighs biological mass simply doesn't matter. Deep ocean matters folks. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/20/like-a-work-of-art-rare-stretch-of-pristine-coral-reef-discovered-off-tahiti-age-of-extinction ‘Like a work of art’: … Continue reading Good news so rare — but pristine patch of coral found off Tahiti
America’s favorite pickup truck goes electric — filled with info
America’s Favorite Pickup Truck Goes Electric Ford’s F-series trucks make up the best-selling vehicle line in the U.S. Can its new F-150 Lightning compete with Tesla in the E.V. market? By John Seabrook January 24, 2022 When I was twelve, in 1971, the walls of my bedroom in southern New Jersey were covered with full-page photographs of … Continue reading America’s favorite pickup truck goes electric — filled with info
Yet another way plastics may affect pregnancies
Phthalates in consumer products may affect important pregnancy hormone, study finds Zoë Read, January 23, 2022 In this Friday, June 15, 2012 photo, people walk by the Rutgers University School of Medicine. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) Exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals commonly found in consumer products, may disrupt a hormone that plays a key … Continue reading Yet another way plastics may affect pregnancies
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