Environment

In an effort to address climate change by reducing carbon emissions, Boston will replace its entire fleet of school buses with electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 20 buses next school year, Mayor Michelle Wu […]

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The intense sun from marine heatwaves caused by climate change is the reason behind the sixth mass bleaching event Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering, scientists said Friday noting that bleaching was most severe through […]

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Marathon Pipe Line Inc. announced on Saturday that due to an oil spill, it had closed down a pipeline in Illinois that had leaked crude oil into a nearby canal. According to parent firm Marathon […]

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After originally targeting the Deep South, a late winter storm pummeled the northeastern United States on Saturday with powerful winds and snow that might pile up to a foot high, sending temperatures plunging and making […]

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The United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the first-ever global plastic pollution treaty on Wednesday in what is being described as the most significant environmental deal since the 2015 Paris climate accord.  Talks […]

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An IPCCC climate report was released today with a damning assessment: many of the impacts of global warming are now simply irreversible.  The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report today […]

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World leaders will come together both in person and online for a meeting hosted in Nairobi, Kenya next week to discuss the first global treaty to combat plastic waste. It would mark the first ever […]

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Some recent price spikes, according to the US Agriculture Secretary, are the consequence of firms “taking advantage” of the coronavirus epidemic and supply-chain disruptions to drive up avocado prices. Food prices have risen dramatically over […]

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A 1,500-acre wildfire in the seaside town of Big Sur, California, prompted evacuation orders and forced the closure of a section of a key roadway on Saturday, according to state and municipal authorities, Reuters reports. […]

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Tonga said the country is suffering from “unprecedented disaster”, in the government’s first public update since a massive underwater volcanic eruption triggered a giant tsunami, causing catastrophic damage to the islands.  Communication with Tonga has […]

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The top 10 of this year’s most extreme weather events and disasters that were caused by climate change cost a whopping total of $170.3 billion in damage.  Extreme weather brought misery to millions of people […]

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Due to harsh winter weather, a 70-mile stretch of Interstate 80 in California has been closed, with experts issuing a Winter Storm Warning and prompting that travel might be difficult over the next few days, […]

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Several days after a months-long eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano ended, Iceland has been hit by thousands of earthquakes over the past 24 hours, local outlets write. Local media have reported about 1,700 to 2,000 […]

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Tornadoes ripped through the United States over the weekend, especially in the Midwest and Southeast of the country. Experts are saying that this is yet another unprecedented weather disaster for 2021, likely due to climate […]

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President of the United States Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for Kentucky on Saturday, after the state was blasted by a series of tornadoes that claimed the lives of at least 70 people, […]

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New US-Swedish research shows that that the number of pollutants and poverty indicators in certain areas heavily influence the ratio of boys and girls born in those areas, The Hill writes. The University of Chicago […]

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The State of Maryland has filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against agrichemical company Monsanto, claiming the company manufactured toxic chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) fully aware they’re harmful to the environment The lawsuit says that […]

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If a grim proposal for a road and sports facility construction in Western Australia is given the green light, three hundred kangaroos are set to be shot since the City of Canning Council’s extensive draft […]

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The United Nations climate negotiations finished on Saturday with a pact that, for the first time, singled out fossil fuels as the primary cause of global warming, despite last-minute protests from coal-dependent countries, Reuters reports. […]

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Victims of the Flint, Michigan lead water crisis have been awarded a $626 million settlement.  A federal judge approved the settlement for victims in a case brought by tens of thousands of residents affected by […]

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