A Valuable Reputation (The New Yorker) – on atrazine & Syngenta
ANNALS OF SCIENCE After Tyrone Hayes said that a chemical was harmful, its maker pursued him. BY RACHEL AVIV FEBRUARY 10, 2014 Hayes has devoted the past fifteen years to studying atrazine, a widely...
View ArticleDá para beber essa água? (Agência Pública)
Ambiente 21/3/2014 – 12h23 por Anne Vigna, para a Agência Pública Agrotóxicos, metais pesados e substâncias que imitam hormônios podem estar na água que chega à torneira da sua casa ou na mineral,...
View ArticleOMS: Poluição do ar mata cerca de 7 milhões de pessoas por ano (Rádio ONU)
Saúde 27/3/2014 – 11h25 por Leda Letra, da Rádio ONU Dados apresentados esta terça-feira, 25, confirmam que má qualidade do ar é líder ambiental em riscos para a saúde; doenças do coração, derrames e...
View ArticlePeople of color live in neighborhoods with more air pollution than whites,...
Date: April 15, 2014 Source: University of Minnesota Summary: A first-of-its-kind study has found that on average in the U.S., people of color are exposed to 38 percent higher levels of nitrogen...
View ArticleWelcome to West Port Arthur, Texas, Ground Zero in the Fight for Climate...
If you live in a toxic environment like this, surrounded by refineries, you’re probably not thinking about some future apocalypse. You’re living in one. Wen Stephenson June 3, 2014 | This article...
View Article“Rollin’ Coal” Is Pollution Porn for Dudes With Pickup Trucks (Vocativ)
Diesel drivers in rural America have been modifying their trucks to spew out black soot, then posting pics to the Internet. They hate you and your Prius Author: Elizabeth Kulze Posted: 06/16/14 08:51...
View ArticleAtmospheric mercury review raises concerns of environmental impact (Science...
Date: August 28, 2014 Source: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Summary: The cycling of mercury through soil and water has been studied as it impacts atmospheric loadings, researchers report....
View ArticleChina, the Climate and the Fate of the Planet (Rolling Stone)
If the world’s biggest polluter doesn’t radically reduce the amount of coal it burns, nothing anyone does to stabilize the climate will matter. Inside the slow, frustrating — and maybe even hopeful —...
View ArticleFall in monsoon rains driven by rise in air pollution, study shows (Science...
Date: October 1, 2014 Source: University of Edinburgh Summary: Emissions produced by human activity have caused annual monsoon rainfall to decline over the past 50 years, a study suggests. In the...
View ArticleChina’s Communist-Capitalist Ecological Apocalypse (Truthout)
Sunday, 21 June 2015 00:00 By Richard Smith, Truthout | News Analysis A pedestrian wearing a protective mask in Beijing, January 17, 2012. Decades of coal-powered industrialization combined with the...
View ArticlePoor air quality kills 5.5 million worldwide annually (Science Daily)
Date: February 12, 2016 Source: University of British Columbia Summary: New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution. More...
View ArticleCOVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures, research shows...
Reductions in aerosol emissions had slight warming impact, study finds Date: February 2, 2021 Source: National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Summary:...
View ArticleOcean’s Largest Dead Zones Mapped by MIT Scientists (Eco Watch)
By Olivia Rosane – Jan 26, 2022 12:11PM EST When you think of the tropical Pacific, you might picture a rainbow of fish ribboning their way between pinnacles of coral, or large sea turtles swimming...
View ArticleIngestão de plástico por humanos e animais modifica células, dizem cientistas...
www1.folha.uol.com.br Ingestão de plástico por humanos e animais modifica células, dizem cientistas Clive Cookson 9 de março de 2023 Novas evidências alarmantes estão surgindo sobre os danos potenciais...
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