DHS Confirms Case of Measles in Dane County

DHS Confirms Case of Measles in Dane County The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has confirmed a case of measles in an individual living in Dane County, with travel and employment in Rock County. DHS, in coordination with Public Health Madison & Dane...

Fewer fish and more rules lead to illegal catches, Italian fishers say

CALABRIA, Italy — “On our coasts there is … a massive presence, that everyone can see, of poachers and illegal fishermen,” a fisher in Calabria, in southwestern Italy, told Mongabay. He said he decided to speak with this team of journalists because increased fishing...

The hidden risks of household cleaners on brain health

New research highlights potential dangers from common cleaning chemicals known as quats. Teddy Amenabar reports for The Washington Post.In short:Scientists have found that quaternary ammonium compounds, or quats, may be toxic to brain cells known as oligodendrocytes....

Understanding the risks of PFAS in your environment

A comprehensive look at PFAS dangers and protections.Keren Landman reports for Vox.In short: Sandy Wynn-Stelt discovered high levels of PFAS in her drinking water after her husband died of liver cancer, prompting her to investigate further.The Environmental Protection...

We are all contaminated with plastic, a test reveals

A test by Million Marker has unveiled widespread plastic contamination in humans, with bisphenols and phthalates present in most individuals. Jeffrey Kluger reports for Time.In short:Recent testing shows a significant presence of bisphenols and phthalates, chemicals...

H&M, Vargas launch new closed loop textile recycling venture

Read the full story at ESG Today. Fashion and design brands company H&M Group and impact-focused venture investor Vargas announced the launch of Syre, a new company aimed at mass producing textile-to-textile recycled materials, enabling a closed loop solution for...

Opinion: Let’s be realistic about green hydrogen

Read the full story at Utility Dive. Like any new technology, green hydrogen must meet three related challenges: production, distribution and adoption. But it faces far higher-than-advertised hurdles at every stage.

New tool maps out clean energy projects

Read the full story from The Daily Reporter. The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday announced an interactive map for workers, unions and the public showing tens of thousands of jobs created across the U.S. through more than 1,000 planned clean energy projects. The...

Flint’s children: a decade of struggle and resilience

A decade after the Flint water crisis, its youngest victims still face health and developmental challenges. Shantal Riley reports for Harvard Public Health Magazine.In short:Ten years on, Flint children continue to suffer from lead exposure effects, with increased...

PFAS is piling up in our trash. Can we keep it contained?

Read the full story from WXPR. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are thousands of chemicals used to make frying pans nonstick, clothes and carpets stain resistant, and even to snuff out dangerous fires. The chemicals’ almost unbreakable carbon-fluorine...

Etelvina Ramos: From coca farmer to opponent of the illegal crop

This story is part of a Mongabay series on female environmental defenders in the Amazon. Read about the lives and work of Soraida Chindoy, Maydany Salcedo, Alis Ramírez, Etelvina Ramos.   It was when Etelvina Ramos Campo was four years old that she first became aware...

Reflexiones de la próxima generación sobre el mes de la Tierra

HOUSTON — En homenaje al Día de la Tierra, EHNe está publicando cartas de estudiantes del octavo grado de YES Prep Northbrook Middle School en el barrio de Spring Branch, Texas, que está en el área de Houston.Las profesoras de literatura y gramática Cassandra Harper e...

What I’m Reading (Apr. 25)

Why does the cost of housing reach such towering heights? Do we measure our worth by the books we swiftly read For generations past, law enforcement’s been a tool; who wields the weapon now, and who plays the fool? Amidst the flora’s bloom and...

Med Mal: Who Creates the Crisis, Lawyers or the Doctors?

Of late, we’ve seen some astronomical medical malpractice verdicts. In 2023, 57 medical malpractice verdicts reached $10 million or more, the worst year on record. More than half topped $25 million. In August 2023, a jury awarded $183 million to a family in a...

Beneath the surface: Charting the Mahomet Aquifer for water security

Read the full story from the Prairie Research Institute. The precise physical area of the Mahomet aquifer in central Illinois has long been shrouded in mystery, its range estimated based on scant data from a disparate collection of private well drilling and geological...

Delamination Techniques of Waste Solar Panels: A Review

Ghahremani, Ali, Scott D. Adams, Michael Norton, Sui Yang Khoo, and Abbas Z. Kouzani. 2024. “Delamination Techniques of Waste Solar Panels: A Review” Clean Technologies 6(1), 280-298. https://doi.org/10.3390/cleantechnol6010014 [open access] Abstract Solar panels are...

Stop the Waste: Using Industrial Heat Pumps to Rethink Thermal Loads

Download the topic brief. Engineers typically design thermal systems to provide the highest quality heat needed for industrial processes, leading to over-designed equipment that uses more energy than needed. Industrial heat pump (IHP) technology flips this approach,...

IKEA blamed for Romanian forest destruction

IKEA is under scrutiny over its wood sourcing practices after two reports linked the furniture giant to destructive logging in some of Europe’s last ancient forests. The recent investigations, conducted separately by Greenpeace and fellow environmental groups Agent...

The Waste Methane Assessment Platform

The Waste Methane Assessment Platform (WasteMAP), a joint RMI and Clean Air Task Force (CATF) effort funded by the Global Methane Hub and Google.org, was created to give policymakers, landfill operators, municipalities, and other sector stakeholders improved access to...

Opinion: Rethinking plastic production for a healthier future

Delegates meet to reshape the global approach to plastic pollution at the UN treaty talks, highlighting industry influence and warning of greenwashing. Judith Enck and Pamela Miller write for Fortune.In short:The authors argue that the United Nations plastic treaty...

Biden’s aggressive new climate policy targets coal pollution

President Biden has introduced stringent regulations on coal power plants to reduce pollution and transition to cleaner energy sources. Alex Guillén and Zack Colman report for Politico.In short:The new EPA regulations mandate the installation of carbon capture...

The Media and I: Measles

In a recent conversation with John Batchelor (CBS “Eye on the World”), we explored the resurgence of measles amidst a wave of vaccine hesitancy sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exposure to chemicals in plastics linked to cancer diagnoses: Study

There’s an association between higher levels of phenols and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” and previous diagnoses of different types of cancer, researchers from the University of South California found. The study,...

“Our lives might be on the line”

HOUSTON — This week EHN is publishing letters from eighth grade students at YES Prep Northbrook Middle School in the Houston-area neighborhood of Spring Branch, Texas.English educators Cassandra Harper and Yvette Howard incorporated the environment into a series of...

Liberia puts a wartime logger in charge of its forests

Liberia’s new president, Joseph Boakai, has appointed a timber trader linked to illegal logging to head the agency responsible for the country’s forests. Rudolph Merab, a longtime ally of Boakai’s, was tapped to lead the Forestry Development Authority in February,...

Global study maps most detailed tree of life yet for flowering plants

After the first flower bloomed on the Earth, flowering plants evolved a staggering diversity and now make up about 90% of all plant life. Charles Darwin called this rapid domination an “abominable mystery.” A study published today, April 24, in the journal Nature and...

Battling the Tides of Social Media Misinformation

As social media platforms unleash a torrent of content, the battle against inaccuracies becomes increasingly daunting. Algorithms, touted as gatekeepers, have not worked. Can crowdsourced corrections stem the tide of misinformation?

What Volkswagen’s union vote means for EVs

Read the full story at E&E News. The recent vote to unionize Volkswagen workers in Tennessee may signal that America’s electric vehicles are destined to be made by union labor — an outcome that would represent twin successes for President Joe Biden. Last week’s...

Climate change is coming for your insurance

Read the full story at The Lever. For communities across the country, Louisiana’s insurance crisis is a hint of what’s to come: Altogether, close to one in five residents in the state lost their homeowners insurance last year. Given past storms, many don’t have to...

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