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University of Delaware Expert Shares Thoughts on Corporate Net Zero Targets

Corporations that were on the fence about cutting greenhouse gas emissions jumped to the side of "yes" after the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

28 Mar 2022

Methane Leaks are More Worrisome than Thought, but Airborne Sensors Offer Hope

The amount of methane – a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent at trapping heat than carbon dioxide over 100 years – leaking from a huge U.S. oil and gas producing region is several times greater than the federal government estimates, according to a new study led by Stanford University.

25 Mar 2022

Study: Nearly 60 Million People are Exposed to Unhealthy Levels of Vehicle-Generated Noise

A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, assessed the levels of noise generated by road traffic and examined its impact on health in 749 European cities.

24 Mar 2022

Removing Microplastics from Wastewater with Food-Grade Plant Extracts

In a number of cuisines, okra is used as a key thickener of soups and stews. The sticky stuff from that fruit and other plants, like cactus, aloe, and psyllium, can also be used to clean water and wastewater of certain kinds of solid contaminants, as well as some pollutants that are dissolved.

23 Mar 2022

Study Reveals Majority of Ocean Plastics Are Hidden from View

During the last half-century, the everyday life of humans has been drastically changed for the better due to the billions of tons of plastic items manufactured in the “Plastic Age.” However, the plastic waste that has penetrated the environment is presenting new issues for nature.

21 Mar 2022

CSIRO on a Mission to End Plastic Waste

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, will tackle Australia’s plastic pollution challenges, pledging to help Australia reduce its plastic waste by 80 per cent over this decade.

21 Mar 2022

Australia’s “Black Summer” Bushfires Produced Extreme Perturbations in Stratospheric Gases

Australia's "Black Summer" bushfires of 2019 and 2020 injected massive amounts of smoke particles high into the atmosphere, producing unexpected and extreme perturbations in stratospheric gases beyond any seen in the previous 15 years of measurements, researchers report.

18 Mar 2022

Prolonged Exposure to Air Pollution Likely to Cause Autoimmune Diseases, Experts Reveal

According to a study, protracted exposure to air pollution is connected to an increased risk of autoimmune disorders, notably rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue diseases, and inflammatory bowel diseases. The study was published in the open-access journal RMD Open.

17 Mar 2022

Tropical Terrestrial CH4 Emissions Contribute to More than 80% of the Global Methane Growth Rate

An international team of researchers has revealed that tropical terrestrial methane (CH4) emissions explain more than 80% of the observed changes in the global atmospheric methane growth rate over 2010-2019.

17 Mar 2022