by Beth Holmes | Aug 30, 2021 | Conservation, Environmental hazards, Information
Water from Fukushima nuclear power plant will be released soon via a tunnel, which will take it well out to sea to avoid interfering with local fishing. The Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was heavily damaged during the 2011 earthquake that rocked Japan, has now...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 23, 2021 | Conservation, Resources, Sustainability
ConocoPhillips’ large oil drilling project in Alaska has been blocked by a federal judge, after approval by both the Biden and Trump administrations. The oil drilling project by oil giant ConocoPhillips, slated for Alaska’s North Slope, would potentially...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 16, 2021 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
The Dixie Fire has destroyed Greenville, California while becoming the largest single wildfire in the state’s history. The only larger burn was the August Complex Fire, a set of 37 fires burning in proximity, during the summer and fall of 2020. The Dixie Fire...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 9, 2021 | Conservation, Sustainability
Bottled water has much more of an impact than previously estimated, and it’s bad, according to new research. The trend of drinking bottled water over tap has continued to escalate in recent years. Whether it’s taste, lack of trust in municipal water, a...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 2, 2021 | Environmental hazards
Several separate studies regarding air pollution and disease, all published in July 2021, found correlative links between dementia and Alzheimer’s and the particulate matter (PM 2.5) content of the air where they live. A study from the University of Southern...
