Over recent years, consumers have become more concerned about the environmental impact of the products they buy, especially food. The simultaneous rise of the zero waste movement has meant a lot of focus on the packaging of our food, arguing that we need to be eliminating our household waste and opting for the option with […]

Trump’s environmental policies are putting the health of American children at risk Monterey County, in Northern California, is one of those places that appear to tell a tale of two Americas. The part that runs along the Pacific coastline, from Pebble Beach and Carmel in the north down to Big Sur, is breathtaking and breathtakingly affluent. […]

It doesn’t stop at massive droughts and flooded cities One of the difficulties that many climate models face is predicting the future. Environmental scientists collect tons of data, and in some instances can foretell the level of certain gases in the future. Yet, understanding how the world will respond is tricky. Wind patterns, ocean currents, and […]

Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange are polluting the environment in Vietnam, including its food supply, 50 years later. During the Vietnam War, U.S. aircraft sprayed more than 20 million gallons of herbicides – including Agent Orange – on the country’s forests, crops and wetlands. Agent Orange contains a byproduct called dioxin TCDD, which can remain in the environment […]

Hawaii tops Gallup’s National Health and Well-Being Index for the seventh time, while West Virginia scores the lowest for the 10th year straight. Life’s a beach in Hawaii. The Aloha State topped Gallup’s National Health and Well-Being Index, released on Wednesday, with residents reporting the highest scores on how they feel about their health, their […]

Process is drought-resistant way to meet water demands, supporters say Desalination is harmful to environment, costly compared to other sources, according to opponents Slimming down a $17 billion plan to shunt water from Northern California to the arid south has the state considering ways to supplement water needs. Desalination is one of the methods getting […]

OnMarch 21, 1995, biologists hired by the U.S. National Park Service released 14 grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park. It was an attempt at addressing a problem that had steadily deteriorated the park’s ecosystem since the 1920s: the overpopulation of elks. The scientists predicted that by reintroducing an apex predator they could trigger a trophic […]

The public’s message to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at its February 13th public hearing in Washington, DC, was clear: DON’T DRILL THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. Gwich’in leaders and other Indigenous voices, faith leaders, veterans, scientists, students, and community members gathered en masse at the only public hearing outside of Alaska on the […]

Kayak fishermen Isaac Brumaghim and Bobby Fernandez were out in the waters off Kaena Point last week Friday, spending the day getting seafood to stock a wedding and a baby showers for the upcoming weekend. And that’s when they encountered what turned out to be a great white shark. “I just paddled over to Bobby, […]

Australian swimwear company Zoggs launched a bathing suit line called Ecolast made from Econyl brand yarn manufactured using regenerated plastic waste. In addition, the company committed to switching to sustainable packaging across their product range by 2020. Econyl yarn is made by Aquafil using a system that starts with waste like abandoned ghost fishing nets, […]