In the last 24 hours in the community surrounding Florida’s embattled Piney Point phosphate plant, Manatee County officials have lifted evacuation orders and reopened roads. The moves come after local officials acted to prevent total catastrophe by pumping 180 million gallons of polluted water—a mix of rain, saltwater and water that’s a byproduct of fertilizer […]
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Species loss accelerating globally
Eminent Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson says that fully half of the planets higher life forms could be gone within 100 years.
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Chemicals, pollution and rising cancer rates
Most researchers now agree that environmental factors play a significant role today in determining who gets cancer and who doesn’t.
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The climate impacts of freight transport
Freight shipments are responsible for about a quarter of all transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.
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Global warming and wildlife
Climate change is affecting many more species than polar bears.
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“Nonpoint source pollution” could be the largest threat to our water quality
It comes from many diffuse sources, like natural and human-made pollutants.
