News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
02/05/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Single-use plastics from Asian ships have been piling up on a remote South Atlantic beach since the ’80s, warn scientists
An uninhabited island in the South Atlantic Ocean is surprisingly covered in plastic bottles. Scientists are inclined to believe it means ships are dumping plastic litter far from its origin. Researchers from South Africa and Canada monitored volumes of plastic litter that have drifted to Inaccessible Island. This remote island sits in the middle of […]
02/04/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Report: More than 1.5 billion face masks believed to have flooded oceans in 2020
More than 1.5 billion face masks produced in 2020 will pollute the world’s oceans, according to a recent report from Hong Kong-based marine conservation organization OceansAsia. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Teale Bondaroff, lead author of the report and director of research for the organization, said the masks are just a small fraction […]
01/28/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA pledges to regulate PFAS in drinking water
On Tuesday, Jan. 19, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new action items that would put the agency one step closer to regulating “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The toxic chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have contaminated drinking water in the U.S. over the past few decades. More than two years ago, […]
01/27/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Earth faces bleak, devastating future due to environmental changes caused by humans, warn scientists
Earth could be facing a ghastly future that could eventually threaten human survival because of the ignorance and inaction of world leaders. That, in a nutshell, is the summary of a report published on Jan. 13 in the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science. With over 150 studies to work with, 17 scientists from Australia, Mexico and the U.S., including Paul […]
01/26/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA approves use of toxic pesticide previously banned for use on citrus
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Jan. 12 that it approved the use of aldicarb, a toxic pesticide it had banned in 2010, and the antibiotic streptomycin on Florida’s citrus plants. The decision allows 100,000 acres of citrus groves to be treated with 2.5 million pounds of aldicarb, which has been banned in over 100 countries. […]
01/20/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Plastic fibers from clothes are polluting the Arctic ocean – study
Microplastics – microscopic pieces of plastic – have previously been found in Arctic sea ice. Now, new research shows that microplastics are polluting the entire Arctic region, including the North Pole. Published in the journal Nature Communications, a study by researchers from Canada found an average of 49 microplastic particles per cubic meter of seawater throughout the Arctic. Of these, 92.3 […]
12/18/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Toxic chemical in car tires, not climate change, is killing off West Coast salmon
For decades, scientists noticed that salmon returning from the Pacific Ocean to spawn along the West Coast turn up dead in huge numbers whenever it rains. This phenomenon has confounded many experts and even led others to believe that warmer water due to climate change was the culprit. Now, scientists from Washington and California have identified the […]
12/16/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
EPA report says glyphosate may harm – even kill – over 90% of endangered species
Despite Big Ag’s claims that glyphosate — the controversial active ingredient in many popular herbicides — is harmless in animals, research says otherwise. A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed that 93 percent of the plants and animals protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), including 96 percent of their habitats, are likely […]
12/10/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Chemical in car tires linked to salmon die-off
Populations of coho salmon along the U.S. west coast have been on the decline over the last two decades due to sudden mass die-offs. Now, scientists from Washington and California have identified the culprit: a poisonous substance related to a chemical preservative for car tires. The chemical preservative, known as 6PPD, is used worldwide to slow […]
11/11/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists discover massive dumping ground for toxic DDT pesticide just off LA coast
Using a deep-sea robot, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) discovered an extensive ecological disaster that has eluded scientists for decades. Sitting on the ocean floor just off the coast of Santa Catalina Island in Los Angeles are rusting, leaking barrels — about 60 in total. A close inspection of deep-sea sediments collected from the […]
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