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India Seeks to Save the Last Few Hundred Asiatic Lions
In response to the mounting death toll among critically endangered Asiatic lions, India’s government has launched a project to save Asia’s last free-range population of lions in the state of Gujarat. “The Asiatic Lion Conservation Project will strengthen the ongoing…
One in Six Pints of Milk Thrown Away Each Year, Study Shows
One in six pints of milk produced around the world is lost or wasted, according to research conducted at Edinburgh University for the Guardian. Sixteen percent of dairy products – 116m tonnes – is lost or discarded globally each year,…
Diesel Pollution Stunts Children’s Lung Growth, Major Study Shows
Pollution from diesel vehicles is stunting the growth of children’s lungs, leaving them damaged for life, a major study has found. The research, conducted with more than 2,000 school children in London, is the first such study in a city…
Diwali Firecrackers See Indian Air Pollution Soar
This year’s Diwali celebrations saw Delhi’s National Capital Region enveloped in harmful smog as the widespread use of firecrackers caused air quality to plunge to ‘hazardous’ levels. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), despite the Supreme Court limiting…
Asia’s Growing Appetite for Meat Is Causing Problems for the Environment
Asia’s growing appetite for meat and seafood over the next three decades will cause huge increases in greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics used in foods, researchers said on Tuesday. Rising population, incomes and urbanisation will drive a 78 percent increase…
Air Pollution Shortens Human Life by One Year, on Average
In a summer marked by air quality alerts as wildfires rage in the western U.S., a study has been published finding that air pollution lowers the average lifespan by one year worldwide. The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology…
Baby Food Tests Find 68 Percent Contain ‘Worrisome’ Levels of Heavy Metals
Testing published by Consumer Reports (CR) Thursday found “concerning levels” of toxic metals in popular U.S. baby and toddler food. The consumer advocacy group tested 50 nationally-distributed, packaged foods designed for toddlers and babies for mercury, cadmium, arsenic and lead.…