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Traffic Air Pollution Directly Damages DNA In Children, Research Finds
Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is seemingly a direct cause of the type of DNA damage that is known as telomere shortening, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley. Notably, young people with asthma…
Tesco to Trial a Phase-Out of Single-Use 5p Plastic Bags
Shoppers at a handful of Tesco stores in the UK will no longer be able to buy 5p “single-use” plastic carrier bags, in the first such trial by a supermarket. If successful, it could lead to the bags being phased…
David Suzuki: Plastic Pollution Is Choking the Planet
People who deny that humans are wreaking havoc on the planet’s life-support systems astound me. When confronted with the obvious damage we’re doing to the biosphere—from climate change to water and air pollution to swirling plastic patches in the oceans—some…
McDonald’s and L’Oreal Join CDP’s Latest Green Supply Chain Push
CDP has announced that its forest supply chain initiative has expanded with the addition of eight new corporates, including global brands L’Oréal and Johnson & Johnson. The investor-backed environmental disclosure group said the companies would work with it to gather…
U.S. Military Is World’s Biggest Polluter
Last week, mainstream media outlets gave minimal attention to the news that the U.S. Naval station in Virginia Beach had spilled an estimated 94,000 gallons of jet fuel into a nearby waterway, less than a mile from the Atlantic Ocean.…
Dams Significantly Impact Global Carbon Cycle, New Study Finds
There are an estimated 84,000 dams in the U.S., blocking more than 17 percent of rivers in the nation. Dams are interrupting wildlife habitats, damaging the ecosystem and impacting the global climate cycle, according to a new study in Nature…
38,000 People a Year Die Early Because of Diesel Emissions Testing Failures
The global human health impact of the diesel emissions scandal has been revealed by new research showing a minimum of 38,000 people a year die early due to the failure of diesel vehicles to meet official limits in real driving…