Study Reveals Electric Vehicle Batteries Are Source of Hazardous ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution
A new study has been published. Nature Communications A worrying link has been found between lithium-ion batteries, commonly used in electric vehicles, and the spread of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” Business Insider Reports A study conducted by a team of scientists including Jennifer Gelfo of Texas Tech University […]
Air pollution can decrease odds of live birth after IVF by 38%, study finds | Medical research
Exposure to air pollution may significantly reduce the chances of having a live baby after IVF treatment, a new study has found, raising further concerns about the health effects of toxic air on fertility. Pollution exposure has previously been linked to increased rates of miscarriage and premature birth, and tiny soot particles have been shown […]
Supreme Court pauses Biden EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ plan targeting air pollution
The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a Biden administration policy aimed at reducing interstate air pollution, preventing the policy from taking effect while lower court litigation continues. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court handed a victory to three Republican-led states – Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia – as well as U.S. Steel, pipeline […]
US Supreme Court halts EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
The Supreme Court’s decision prevented the EPA from enforcing “good neighbor” rules designed to limit emissions of air pollutants from out-of-state sources that affect downwind states. The rules target smokestack emissions from power plants and industries that contribute to smog-causing pollution in neighboring states. The rule is on hold in nearly a dozen states due […]
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Rehearsal Postponed Due To Seine River Pollution
FRANCE-OLYMPICS-PARIS-2024 A police boat takes part in a technical navigation rehearsal on the River Seine ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, June 17, 2024. (Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP) (Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images) Avril Elfi from OANSaturday, June 22, 2024 3:40 PM A city of Paris […]
Children near Amsterdam airport use inhalers more, study finds | Air pollution
As Public hearings for North runway at London Gatwick Airport Dutch researchers found that inhaler use was higher among children living near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. If you stand near a large airport and the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, every cubic centimetre of air you breathe can contain tens of thousands of ultrafine […]
Colorado lawmakers urge EPA to review pollution permits at controversial Utah oil facilities
Two Colorado lawmakers are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to scrutinize existing and proposed pollution permits for three oil-transportation facilities in Utah, where they worry the expansion could endanger residents and wildlife across state lines. The expansion of Wildcat Loadout, Price River Terminal and Savage Energy Terminal will increase oil export capacity in Utah’s […]
UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts | Energy
A multi-billion pound ‘net zero’ project backed by two of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies will emit more than 20 million tonnes of global warming carbon over its lifetime, according to findings submitted to the UK government. It is said that it will become. The Net Zero Teesside scheme to build a new gas-fired […]
5 companies create a quarter of plastic pollution: Study
Five companies account for a quarter of the world’s plastic waste, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. the studyThe study, conducted by the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution, included an examination of plastic waste collected from 2018 to 2022. Of the more than 1.8 million pieces of waste collected, more than […]
Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court
LIBBY, Mont. — When Paul Resch was a kid, he spent his time walking through asbestos through the northwestern Montana town of Libby, just yards from the railroad tracks that kicked up dust as trains carried pollutants from mountaintop mines. I remember playing baseball on fields made of contaminated vermiculite. During long days along the […]