Archive for 2019
50 years on, Agent Orange is still wreaking havoc in Vietnam
The dioxin TCDD can linger in the environment for decades or even centuries.
The tide is high, and so is the cost to U.S. property values
“Increased tidal flooding has led to a loss in home value appreciation. We expect this trend to continue."
Coal takes its toll differently on rich and poor
More than half of the health effects come from one tenth of the power plants.
Sustainable wine tours are getting better than ever
More and more wine lovers and winemakers are aware of the impacts of climate change on wine production.
Even in the oceans’ depths animals are feeding on plastic waste
In the Challenger Deep, every single animal examined by researchers had plastic in its gut.
Professor Joshua Goldstein’s nuclear-powered vision for a “Bright Future”
Two experts offer a practical way for us to decarbonize fast on a global scale to avert a climate catastrophe.