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12/07/2021
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By Mary Villareal
California to cut water supply to cities and farmlands amid worsening drought
The California Department of Water Resources is planning to restrict water delivery to cities and farmlands amid the ongoing drought that is expected to persist well into next year. This will affect 27 million Californians and three-quarters of a million acres of farmland. Karla Nemeth, the department’s director, said: “Despite a wet start to the water year, conditions have dried out […]
11/28/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Deadly pesticides can harm bee populations for generations, study finds
A recent study showed that pesticides can harm bee populations for generations. The paper, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, found that bee populations can take a hit for generations once a bee is exposed to a common pesticide in its first year of life. Lead author […]
11/24/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Study: Lego plastic toys can last 1,300 YEARS in the ocean before breaking down
A new study found that Lego bricks, which are popular toys for children, could survive a staggering 1,300 years in the ocean before wasting away. Researchers from the University of Plymouth studied Lego bricks that washed up on the coastlines of southwest England. After confirming the ages of the weathered pieces, they compared the bricks’ […]
11/22/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Forever chemicals found to be significantly more toxic than previously thought
A new study from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that forever chemicals are even more toxic than scientists initially believed. The agency said that it was asking the Scientific Advisory Board to review scientific documents about the health impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). […]
11/12/2021
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By Mary Villareal
COVID-related plastics pollute the world’s oceans, study reveals
A recent study published in the journal PNAS calculated for the first time how much waste in the form of single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) ended up in the oceans since the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic began in 2020. “The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics that intensifies pressure on an already out-of-control […]
11/03/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Oat prices reach record high amid droughts
Prices for oats and grains are up nearly 150 percent over the last year due to extremely dry weather in key growing regions. The drought was estimated to cut U.S. oat production by up to 40 percent, with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) saying this year’s oat crop was the smallest on record at only 40 million bushels. […]
10/06/2021
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By Mary Villareal
NEW BOOK: Julian Cribb talks about how chemicals are killing people in, “Earth Detox”
Book author Julian Cribb reminds people of the Anthropocene – the age in which human actions occur at a scale that changes the Earth and its systems. “Ours is a poisoned world, its system infused with the substances we deliberately or inadvertently produce in the course of extracting, making, using, burning, or discarding the many […]
09/30/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Climate alarmists hype sea level rise by 2050, claim it could be 50 times greater than actual data
Climate alarmists are hyping articles that greatly exaggerate claims by California “experts” that the state’s future coastal sea-level rise by 2050 could be 3.5 feet. The coastal sea level rise prediction by the state’s experts is based on the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change computer climate model scenarios. It ignores the coastal seal level rise […]
09/28/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Spain bans the use of plastic wrap for fruits and vegetables
Spain is the latest country to zero in on the battle against plastic pollution. It is now banning the use of plastic wrap for fruits and vegetables being sold in supermarkets. Plastic-wrapped products will be banned in Spain beginning 2023, according to a decree being drafted by the Ministry for Ecological Transition. A ministry spokesperson said […]
09/23/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Brazil coffee crops shrinking due to droughts and frosts, leading to shortages
During a normal year, Brazilian coffee farmers should be filling warehouses with the world’s biggest harvest of coffee beans by September. This year, however, the crop is so small, the long lines of trucks that used to queue for cargo have disappeared. Brazil is found to have harvested nearly 40 percent less arabica coffee compared to […]
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