Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:01:53 +0000
Farmworkers face many hazards while performing the labor that props up the $1.264 trillion US food and farm economy, yet a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found that federal agencies focused on agriculture and health invested an average of only $16.2 million dollars per year in farmworker health research projects between […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 22:52:01 +0000
The EU’s response to the United States’ climate package has been labelled “weak” by Transport & Environment, and will not do enough to stop green manufacturing from moving abroad.
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:45:27 +0000
Municipal solid waste landfills are the third largest source of human-related methane emissions in the United States. Our municipal landfills emit an estimated 3.7 million metric tons of methane, or about 295 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMT CO2 e) on a 20-year time horizon. This is roughly equivalent to the annual emissions […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:15:04 +0000
For the 2022 model year, all-electric vehicles (EVs) classified as cars had EPA-estimated ranges from 100 to 520 miles. EVs that are categorized as sport utility vehicles (SUVs) fell into a narrower band of available ranges, from 180 to 350 miles. The span of electric pickup truck ranges is even narrower. There were so few […]
Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:31:23 +0000
Thousands of people in Quebec, Canada evacuated their homes this month due to raging wildfires. More than 400 miles away, New York City experienced its worst air quality in history, and briefly had the worst air quality of any city in the world. And New York wasn’t alone: As of June 7, 2023, more than […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 22:10:05 +0000
As a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Package passed in 2022, Congress directed the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to investigate the links between human health and soil health, looking into how soil management practices that support healthy soils influence the nutritional content of foods and affect overall human health. In response, […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 20:53:37 +0000
Sandia scientists achieve breakthrough in tackling PFAS contamination
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:05:54 +0000
May saw an increase in plugin registrations to 15,115 units in the Netherlands, with the Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market reaching 46% last month. That’s mostly thanks to pure electrics (33% of new vehicle sales), which jumped 119% year over year (YoY). The overall market is also rising. It got up to 33,135 units, although […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:15:11 +0000
Spain is on track to surpass the notable mark of 50% renewable electricity in 2023, according to a recent report from Rystad Energy. In other words, more than half of Spain’s electricity is expected to come from renewable energy sources this year. Spain is one of the five largest countries in Europe in terms of […]
Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:24:57 +0000
Cruise ship pollution around ports higher than pre-pandemic levels, but air pollutants from cruise ships fell 80% in Venice following the city’s ban on large ships