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 | May 16, 2022 | Business, Conservation, Sustainability
Brazilian environmental organizations are demanding the U.S. follow through with promised funding for forest protection, and asking that they deal directly with them instead of go through the Brazilian government. Over 330 parties, including environmental and...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 14, 2022 | Business, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Chemical recycling may be a scam, according to research done by a major environmental group. Chemical recycling is a relatively new method popularized by industry groups as recycling exportation breaks down. It’s a process where plastic is treated with compounds...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 31, 2022 | Business, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
The Gulf of Thailand is the site of the world’s latest significant oil spill, with as much as 128 tons of crude oil leaking from a seabed pipeline. The leak came from the pipeline of a mooring station in the Gulf of Thailand, not far south of Bangkok. Pipeline...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 29, 2021 | Business, Climate Change, Conservation, Green Energy
Wastewater, rather than air pollution, may be the wedge that finally pushes coal out of its place as the U.S.’s power source. Coal-burning plants in the United States had an October deadline to get better at filtering their wastewater. A new wastewater rule,...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 15, 2021 | Business, Climate Change, Green Energy
Direct air capture is one of the newest tools in the fight against climate change, and it’s growing in popularity. According to research agencies like the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we’re at a point where reducing emissions...
