G.M. and Stellantis paid $364 million in fuel economy fines

General Motors and Stellantis paid a combined $363.8 million in penalties for failing to meet federal fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks they produced in previous years, according to federal government documents posted last week.

Benzene Found in 80% of Sunscreens tested

Benzene, which has been linked to blood cancers, was reported in 2021 in a large number of sunscreens and after-sun products that were independently tested. The products included sprays, gels, lotions, and creams. Benzene was found in 43 out of 224 sunscreens and in 8...

QuickTakes 6/2/2023

Grant Opportunities / Oportunidades de Subvención Workplace Violence / Violencia en el lugar de trabajo Protecting Workers From Heat Improving Safety Programs Improving Safety Outreach Reducing Workplace Stress Getting to Know OSHA Stay Informed Trenching Tragedy...

Our Human Boundaries – Part I

“Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth.” So begins a report in Nature attempting to quantify safe and just Earth boundaries. The findings “are meant as a transparent proposal for further debate and...

Will Apple Cider Vinegar Nuke Your Stomach?

One of the (many) overhyped “miracle cures” we’re seeing constantly is apple cider vinegar. Sure sounds nice, right? Of the dozens of health claims about the stuff perhaps the claim that it treats heartburn and acid reflux makes the least sense since...

Biological cleanup discovered for certain ‘forever chemicals’

Read the full story from the University of California-Riverside. Chemical and environmental engineering scientists have identified two species of bacteria found in soil that break down a class of stubborn ‘forever chemicals’– per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or...

7 ways to accelerate the transition to sustainable agriculture

Read the full story from the World Economic Forum. Conventional farming practices, such as intensive use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and large-scale industrial farming, have negatively impacted the environment, public health and food security worldwide....

FloodVision™

FloodVision™ is a technology from Climate Central that provides precise elevation measurements and photorealistic visualizations of potential future flooding. It can produce visually realistic images of potential flooding for buildings or scenes the FloodRover drives...

How to start birding

Alli Smith, of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, offers beginner tips for exploring the wide world of birds.

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MnTAP develops Aqueous Cleaning Toolkit

In 2022, Minnesota became the first state to ban the use of Trichloroethylene (TCE) for all businesses requiring an air permit. Known as a powerhouse cleaning agent, TCE is also used in other industrial processes and as an ingredient in some consumer products—but its...

It’s payback time

New studies call for reparations from oil companies and governments responsible for climate change.

Drivers of environmental degradation in the Amazon

Why do people clear forest? To anybody who has lived on the forest frontier, the answer is as simple as it is obvious: it is essential to the livelihoods of the region’s inhabitants. In some cases, it may be to grow food to feed a family but, more often, people clear...

DHS Selects Providers for New Homeless Assistance Program

DHS Selects Providers for New Homeless Assistance ProgramThe Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded grants for a new program designed to help families and pregnant people experiencing homelessness. Using funds from the Children’s Health Insurance...

Mongabay’s What-to-Watch list for June 2023

The underwater world continues to surprise us with new discoveries across the world, both in the seas and freshwater ecosystems. Watch deep-sea footage from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where a team of scientists discovered life thriving around hydrothermal vents hot...

Makers of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ covered up the dangers

The UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment dives into how the chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

Chile closes state copper smelter that polluted bay for decades

Chile’s state-owned copper mining giant Codelco on Wednesday shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with toxic gases and turning it, along with 15 other companies, into what environmentalists called a “sacrifice...

Solar for dryland soil health

Read the full story at pv magazine. Biocrusts are microbe-rich deposits in soil that are crucial to ecosystem sustainability in arid environments. Researchers are restoring biocrusts with the help of shade from solar.

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