July 30, 2019
Stories tagged "pollution"
July 16, 2019
Here We Go Again: Harmful Algal Bloom Forms in Lake Erie
As has happened every year since 2002 starting in mid-July, a sizeable and harmful algal bloom has now formed in the Western Basin of Lake Erie, and NOAA on Monday issued a bulletin that the bloom “extends from Maumee Bay up to 13 miles north along the Michigan...June 14, 2019
Interview of the Week: Dune Ives
Dune Ives is the Executive Director of the Lonely Whale Foundation, a non-profit organization raising awareness for ocean health. At the Lonely Whale, Dune designs and leads change-making ocean conservation initiatives to address key drivers of environmental...May 29, 2019
One Alarming Thing: Plastic Particles Found In Rainwater
It’s raining plastic! A recent study of the chemical composition of rain in the Boulder to Denver corridor and in the mountains of Colorado that was conducted by a scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey produced some surprising and disturbing results —...May 22, 2019
One Superhero Thing: Aquaman Joins The Fight Against Ocean Plastic
Jason Momoa, of Game of Thrones and more recently Aquaman fame, has joined the fight against ocean plastic. And for his true fans, if you wondered why he shaved his beard, it was all for a good cause — to raise awareness about single-use plastic water bottles. ...May 17, 2019
Environmental Justice Is Essential to Climate Justice, and Now it Has A Caucus
Earlier this week, I (Monica) attended the Sunrise Movement rally in DC, which most people think of as a movement of young people demanding immediate and drastic action on climate change. But listening to the leaders of the movement, who are much more diverse than...May 16, 2019
Blueland: Reducing Single Use Plastics With Reusable Bottles and Cleaning Tablets
An ambitious startup called Blueland launched two weeks ago with a simple concept, but the company is hoping to revolutionize the way we buy cleaning products. They are selling a set of durable, reusable plastic bottles along with tablets that dissolve in water that...May 14, 2019
De Blasio Getting Tough on Pollution – Is He Running Too?
Mayor Bill De Blasio of New York City, who is allegedly mulling whether to throw his hat into the Presidential race, used Trump Tower as a backdrop for an event on Monday highlighting a tough new law that reduces emissions from buildings, which has been dubbed...May 6, 2019
Tyson Foods Recalls 12 Million Pounds of Contaminated Chicken
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered Tyson Foods to recall nearly 12 million pounds of frozen chicken strips because they may be contaminated with pieces of metal. There were six incidences of consumer complaints of metal in the chicken, three of which...May 2, 2019