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...
by Admin | Sep 7, 2020 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
The golden eagle, once native to nearly the entire Northern hemisphere, has lost most of its range. The IUCN estimates there to be between 170,00 and 250,000 of the large predatory birds left in the world, completely extirpated from much of their former ranges. But a...
by Admin | Aug 31, 2020 | Environmental hazards, Resources
On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier vessel Wakashio, a cargo ship from Japan and registered in Panama, was in transit from Lianyungang, China to Tubarao, Brazil, with no cargo aboard and a crew of 20. While passing close to the French-controlled island of Mauritius, in...
