August 29, 2021 British government to ban single-use plastic utensils The British government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic utensils in England as part of a wide-ranging Environmental Bill that aims to tackle plastic pollution.
August 26, 2021 California fires close in on communities as smoke chokes Lake Tahoe 11 wildfires in California continued to rage on Thursday, forcing evacuations, shuttering schools and choking communities with heavy smoke.
August 14, 2021 Some COVID deaths are linked to Western wildfires, study shows As wildfires continue to tear through the western U.S., scientists reported that particulate matter from the blazes has been linked to an excess of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
August 12, 2021 Scientists challenge 'alarm bells' in IPCC climate change report: 'Not the end of the world' In the first release of a three-part report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned this week of the consequences of a rapidly warming world spurred largely by human-influenced climate change.
August 10, 2021 How, when to watch the Perseid meteor shower The Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, will peak on Wednesday night and into pre-dawn hours on Thursday.
July 28, 2021 Wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts in eastern US as monsoon season poses risk to West As wildfires continue to threaten the western U.S., eastern states are once again under air quality alerts due to plumes of smoke traveling across the country.
July 27, 2021 US beaches threatened due to toxic bacteria Bacterial infections are plaguing beaches across the U.S. They have shut down beaches in New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Washington state and Massachusetts.
July 26, 2021 Wildfire smoke exposure linked to COVID-19 case increase: study Wildfire smoke exposure likely contributed to an increase in Reno, Nevada’s COVID-19 cases last year, researchers suggested, noting that the findings could inform policies to tamp down harmful effects from air pollution amid the pandemic.
July 23, 2021 How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke — even thousands of miles away Smoke from the nearly 80 wildfires burning more than 1.4 million acres across the U.S. has spread over thousands of miles during the past couple of weeks, raising health and safety concerns for residents of rural communities and major cities alike.
July 20, 2021 Florida beaches see nearly 800 tons of dead fish, sea life wash ashore Thousands of dead fish and marine life have washed up on beaches in the Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg area of Florida largely due to red tide caused by toxic algal blooms.
