by Beth Holmes | Dec 19, 2022 | Business, Environmental hazards
Bayer and Monsanto have settled a lawsuit with Oregon, agreeing to pay the state almost $700 million over PCB pollution allegations. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic compounds formerly used in many applications, from coolants to copy machines and fluorescent...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 12, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
Europe’s water crisis is worse than assumed, according to what satellites can see of groundwater conditions. For the second summer in a row, drought dried up rivers and reservoirs all over Europe, and wildfires raged. Photos of the Loire River in France running...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 5, 2022 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
A pesticide approved eight years ago by the EPA may be killing off bees. They’ve been ordered to take a closer look, at last. Cyantraniliprole (CTP), a pesticide meant to protect agricultural crops from insect depredation, was approved by the Environmental...
