In China, there is no such thing as “environmentally-friendly economic growth”. The economic boom that the country has been through has proved to be a very successful one but on the other hand, this has resulted in an unhealthy environment for its ever-growing population. The Chinese economy may have experienced a substantial expansion of its […]

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a major dispute with potentially far-reaching implications for how the federal government protects waterways from pollution. The case, County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, challenges an appeals court’s ruling that pollution discharged into groundwater that later flows into a navigable waterway can constitute a violation of the Clean Water Act. […]

Space. The final frontier. A vast, unyielding stretch of stars, unknown planets, black holes, and other miracles of physics that have captivated us since the dawn of humans, yet we still know so little about it. In the Milky Way galaxy alone, there are an estimated 100-400 billion stars. How mind boggling is it then, that […]

The Aloha State may be saying aloha to dairies. Unfortunately, aloha means both hello and goodbye. And intensifying public and political concern about wastewater and potential pollution is why the two dairies that are left in the state may soon hear an aloha they don’t want. Yes, there are just two, which ties Hawaii with […]

In general, oil spills can affect animals and plants in two ways: from the oil itself and from the response or cleanup operations. Spilled oil can harm living things because its chemical constituents are poisonous. This can affect organisms both from internal exposure to oil through ingestion or inhalation and from external exposure through skin […]

“It is hard to imagine the Africa without these ancient giants as they have blend into the Saharan countryside and have been an icon of the African savannah since millennia. As the oldest seed producing trees in the world, their resilience — some are more than 2,000 years old — have earned them many names […]

One of the substantial elements for the human beings to survive is oxygen, over 20% of which is produced in the Amazon Rainforest. Nowadays, rainforests around the world are continuously cut down to make room for raising crops, particularly soy, and cattle farming. Cattle pastures occupy 80% of the deforested areas in the Amazon. Pasture […]

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The planet has a fever: Can we treat it? As the new year is carrying on where the old one left off, with growing signs climate disruption is accelerating at a more destructive rate than many scientists predicted. The US deep freeze, which has plunged temperatures in Minnesotato -50C(-58F), may appear to have little in […]

“Every day, millions of Americans that live, work, and go to school near a major roadway or train, bus, or railyard station, come into contact with traffic-related air pollution. Exposure to emissions from cars and trucks can have negative effects on health.  A Danish study found that long-term exposure to traffic air pollution may increase the […]