Category: Environment

Good Neighbors Found to Be Important for Good Mental Health

May 9, 2022
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Researchers from Australia have discovered through a nationally-representative survey that living in community-minded neighbourhoods can have a major impact on a person’s mental health. A survey undertaken by Australian National University (ANU) which monitored over 3000 people during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, showed that the social relationships provided within good neighbourhoods protect residents against anxiety,…

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US and World Gripped by Fertilizer Crisis

May 7, 2022
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“Fertilizer shortages are real now.” Uttered by USAID’s Samantha Power in a May 1 ABC interview with former Democratic advisor George Stephanopoulos, the words briefly drowned out the din of the news cycle. They were not unexpected to some. Power, who served as U.N. ambassador under Obama, mentioned fertilizer shortages after weeks of hints from…

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To Refine Water Forecasts, Western Cities Map Snow by Plane

May 4, 2022
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GUNNISON, Colo.—At a tiny airport surrounded by mountains, a three-person crew takes off for the inaugural flight above the headwaters of the Colorado River to measure the region’s snow by air. Under the plane is a device that uses lasers, cameras, and sensors to map snow and help drought-prone communities improve forecasts of how much…

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Kigali Amendment Phasing Down HFCs Nears Senate Ratification

May 4, 2022
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on May 4 to advance the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, moving the United States closer to formalizing the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) already included in 2020’s American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM). The AIM Act was passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and…

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Texas Scientists Create Plastic-Eating Enzyme That Could Help Clean up Landfills

May 4, 2022
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An enzyme that can chemically break down bottles and packaging that typically take centuries to degrade may be able to clean up billions of tons of plastic at landfills and other polluted sites, according to researchers at the University of Texas. Engineers and scientists at the university’s Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences created the…

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New Species of Dung Beetle to Roll Into Australia

May 3, 2022
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A new dung beetle has been introduced into Australia as part of the Dung Beetle Ecosystem Engineer (DBEE) project to control cattle dung for grazing areas in South Australia (SA). The Gymnopleurus sturmi dung beetle, native to Morrocco, lives in a habitat and climate similar to that of SA’s during its late winter to spring…

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Hydroponic Australian Native Plants Found to Pull ‘Indestructible’ Chemical Contaminants From Water

May 3, 2022
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Research led by the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found that the “indestructible” per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may actually be removed from water by native hydroponic plants and may serve as a strategy to remediate PFAS water. “PFASs are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down, instead of accumulating in…

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Enviro Groups Pocket Millions from Wind Industry: Report

April 29, 2022
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A new report shows that many high-profile environmental organizations take money from wind power companies, raising questions about their independence and objectivity as the Biden administration pursues large-scale offshore wind projects along the coasts of the United States. Titled “Conflicts of Interest,” the report was produced by the Save Right Whales Coalition, a group concerned about…

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Granholm Grilled On Budget, ‘Anti-Fossil Fuels’ Stance

April 28, 2022
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In separate hearings on April 28, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was questioned on her department’s proposed 2023 budget by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Appropriations Committee’s energy subcommittee. At $48.2 billion, the budget would increase by 21.7 percent from the enacted level in 2021. It would provide $2.1 billion…

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Biden Bans Incandescent Lightbulbs

April 28, 2022
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The energy department announced on Monday that it had finalized new rules restricting the sale of energy-inefficient incandescent and halogen lightbulbs, effectively obliging manufacturers to switch to compact fluorescent and LED lighting in the Biden administration’s latest effort to promote energy efficiency. The new rules ban the sale of lightbulbs that illuminate at a rate…

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