by Beth Holmes | Jan 23, 2023 | Business, Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
The Fortistar power plant in upstate New York has been taken over by a cryptocurrency mining company, and environmental activists are suing to stop it. Digihost describes themselves as a Blockchain Technology Company with a focus on Bitcoin mining. “Our...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 16, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
NOAA counted 18 distinct climate extremes in the United States in 2022, costing Americans over $165 billion and killing at least 474 people. 2022 wasn’t the hottest year on record (that was 2020), or the wettest (2018), but it was among the wildest. Eighteen...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 11, 2023 | Conservation, Profiles, Sustainability
Marina Silva, Amazon activist, is President-elect Lula’s choice for Brazil’s new minister of environment. Marina Silva grew up in the Amazon, working as child labor on a rubber plantation. As an adult, she has worked hard to undo the damage of the kind of...
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...
