by Admin | Mar 8, 2021 | Environmental hazards
In the first months of 2020, it felt like there was a new disaster every week. And 2021 appears to be playing the same tune. In the last week of February, patches of tar began washing up on beaches along more than 100 miles of Israel’s coastline. Immediately, the sale...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
On the morning of Sunday, February 7, a wall of water and mud slammed its way down the valley of India’s Dhauliganga River. Nothing stopped it—not houses, ridges, or dams. As of February 12, 2021, more than 200 people were still listed as missing, 38 had been...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2021 | Environmental hazards
Our lungs are amazing things. Impossibly delicate structures of tissue capable of carrying both air and blood, allowing vapor exchange between the two. In structure, they resemble the branches of an upside-down tree, with the uncountable alveoli, the points of...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
One of the executive orders signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office was a large-scale call to prioritize the advancement of environmental justice. “It is, therefore, the policy of my Administration to listen to the science; to improve public health...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2021 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards
While Joe Biden’s inauguration as the forty-sixth President of the United States was just a few days ago, he and his advisors began their work months ago. His team has put together a list of more than 100 environmental rules and policies enacted by the Trump...
by Admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Teshekpuk Lake, along the northern coast of Alaska, is a 22-mile wide lake that serves as a vital habitat for dozens of species of Arctic birds as well as caribou and freshwater fish. It is the largest lake in the Alaskan Arctic, covering over 300 square miles, and...
