MADRID—New cascades of red-hot lava tumbled into the Atlantic Ocean off Spain’s La Palma on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of white smoke and extending a platform of volcanic rock created by earlier flows. The stream of molten rock from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, which began erupting in mid-September, reached the water near the popular…
Rock Rises out of the Sea as Second La Palma Lava Flow Reaches Ocean
Scott Wilson Tackles ‘Forever Chemicals’ Through Technology
November 11, 2021
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Scott Wilson works to take persistent, toxic chemicals out of the environment. He is the president and CEO of Regenesis, which aims to address hazardous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or “forever chemicals,” in groundwater using an activated carbon solution called PlumeStop®. Wilson’s concern with nature and the environment started early in life. “I’ve always…
Children to Be Taught Subjects Through the Lens of Climate Change: UK Education Secretary
Children can look forward to plant-based school dinners, climate activism, and “sustainability” baked into every subject specialism, according to new plans drawn up by the Department for Education. On Nov. 5, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi mulled radical new changes to education in England, during a speech at the United Nations climate change conference COP26 in…
Judge Approves $626 Million Settlement Over Flint’s Lead-Contaminated Water Scandal
November 11, 2021
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A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million settlement—one of the largest settlements in Michigan’s history—in lawsuits filed by tens of thousands residents of Flint, Michigan, and others who were exposed to the city’s lead-contaminated tap water. Most of the money in the settlement, $600 million, is coming from the state of Michigan. State…
US, China Issue Joint Plan to Boost Cooperation on Climate Change
November 10, 2021
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The world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide on Nov. 10 pledged to work together in tackling climate change as global leaders wrap up the two-week COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The framework, unveiled by U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua two days before the conferences comes to a close,…
‘No Chance’ of Net Zero by 2050: Oil Exec Chris Wright Weighs in on COP26
November 10, 2021
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Chris Wright, CEO of the frac firm Liberty Oilfield Services, dislikes the term “climate denier.” The label is both pejorative and, in Wright’s case, inaccurate. “Climate change is a real thing,” Wright told The Epoch Times in a conversation at the National Conservatism Conference II. “Humans have increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Much of…
Farmer Finds Fallen Leopard Drowning in Deep Well in India—Until Trap Lowered to Save Him
The intense moment a drowning leopard was rescued from a well has been caught on camera. The approximately 7-year-old male leopard had fallen into an open well in Beslar village in Maharashtra, western India. A local farmer spotted the big cat paddling to stay afloat as he struggled to stop himself from drowning in the…
How a Finance Professional Made a Sea Change to Research Plastic Pollution
A former mortgage broking assistant who gave up her job to follow her calling in seabirds research recently received the highest academic honour at her university after mapping the Tasman and Coral seas. The University of the Sunshine Coast recognised Bianca Keys’ efforts last semester with a university medal for her degree in animal ecology….
Nearly 26,000 Tons of Pandemic-Related Plastic Waste Pollutes the Ocean: Study
Some 25,900 tons of pandemic-related plastic now pollute the ocean, with the majority stemming from hospital and medical waste, a study has found. The study, published in the online journal PNAS on Monday, found that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic until Aug. 23 this year, approximately 8.4 million tons of plastic waste had been…
Democratic Senators Ask Biden to Ban Oil Exports, Draw From National Reserves
A coalition of 11 Democratic senators asked President Joe Biden in a Monday letter to take extreme steps to combat soaring gas prices, including banning the export of U.S.-sourced crude oil and drawing on resources stored in the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Since Biden’s inauguration, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that average…
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