Good News for California Bees: Governor Signs Law to Help Protect Pollinators From Toxic Pesticides
California has passed a new law to ban over-the-counter sales neonicotinoid pesticides by 2025, limiting their use to trained professionals
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Scientists Have Created Natural Sponges That Soak Up Nano-Plastics
The sponges are light as a feather, and inside their pores, not only microplastics, but nanoplastic particles of less than one micron in size
Researchers Invent Way to Turn Harmful Mine Waste into Healthy Soil
Huang noted that this process can also be used to restore soils damaged by over-farming, overuse of fertilizers, and climate change.
Inspired Youth Pulls 2.6 Million Pounds of Trash from Indonesian Rivers
With his two siblings, Benchegjib started Sungai Watch, in October 2020 and have since completed over 700 cleanups.
Ocean CleanUp Launches Huge System in Pacific Garbage Patch to Clean a Football Field Every 5 Seconds
The Ocean Cleanup deployed a new system to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch capable of cleaning an area of a football field every five seconds.
China's War on Pollution Improved Air Quality 42%, Reduced Global Pollution Average, and Returned 2 Years of Life to Citizens
While the life expectancy has risen on average 2.2 years, some cities like Beijing and Baoding have seen far more drastic increases
Plant-Based Filter Removes Up to 99.9% of Microplastics from Water
The health of effects of ingesting microplastics are, predictably, not good, though the science is in its early stages.
Lampshades Are Turned into Indoor Air Purifiers by Applying "Clever" New Coating
Doctor Hyoung-il Kim says the lampshades target volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which account for most indoor airborne pollutants.
China Says it Will Spend $275B to Tackle Pollution
China will spend $275 billion to tackle air pollution over the next five years, highlighting how the issue has become a priority for the leadership.
Ocean Cleanup Hits Milestone of 220 Tons Removed From Pacific Garbage Patch (Watch)
Last year, the Dutch non-profit completed the test run of their new system 002/B which can capture multiple tons of garbage in one sequence
Analysis Shows We've Been Overestimating the Amount of Plastic in Oceans by 30x
Estimates range from 50 million tons to 300 million tons, but the actual amount is likely somewhere around 3.2 million tons.
An Infinitely Recyclable Plastic Could Solve the World's Pollution Problem
The Lawrence Berkeley Lab has created a new infinitely recyclable plastic that could be the answer to the world's growing pollution problem.
Pacific Garbage Patch Is Teeming With Life-An Ecosystem Older Than Plastic But No One Saw it
However, longer before there was plastic waste in these waters, and in spite of it, the Northern Pacific ocean gyre teems with marine life
The Guys Who Sell Ocean Plastic Bracelets Just Reached 30 Million Pounds of Waste Pulled From Seas
4ocean has reached a stellar milestone: 30 million pounds of plastic waste recovered from the oceans, rivers, and coastlines.
This Tower Filters 273 Hot Air Balloons-Worth of Pollution per Day in India City
This installation isn't a student's idea of an art piece, it's a sophisticated air purifier that could be key to improving New Delhi's air.
Scientists Are Recycling Wastewater to Reclaim Valuable Phosphorous to Put Back in Soil
Scientists have taken pollutant phosphorus from wastewater and infused it into a soil superfood called biochar to really "close the loop" on several widespread agricultural practices. The biochar itself is made from incinerated organic material inside an oxygen-deprived environment, turning it into charcoal that acts like an underground rainwater sponge that also delivers the necessary […]
Australia Cut Plastic Waste on Her Beaches by Nearly One-Third Over Just 6 Years
The authors state it is a result of locally focused waste control strategies, and what Australians can do when they band together.
These Green Books Are Poisonous-and May Be on a Shelf Near You
Emerald green, also known as Paris green, Vienna green, and Schweinfurt green, is the product of combining copper acetate with toxic arsenic.
Are There Any Environmentally-Friendly Air Conditioners Out There? (Some Good News)
Reprinted via EarthTalk®, From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Are there any environmentally friendly air conditioners out there? Traditional air conditioning units consume significant amounts of energy and rely heavily on refrigerants that contribute to global warming. The good news is that there are several environmentally-friendly air conditioning options available today. One […]
Coffee Grounds Show Potential to Clean Up Common Water Contamination from Agriculture
The study looked at bentazone—a common herbicide used in agriculture, and found that activated coffee grounds removed 70% of the bentazone.
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