November 10, 2021 Reduced air pollution during COVID-19 lockdowns linked to fewer heart attacks Reduced air pollution resulting from lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic is reportedly linked to a lower incidence of heart attacks.Â
October 16, 2021 US cities with worst air pollution ranked: report The U.S. cities with the worst air pollution levels were ranked in a recent report, which concluded that more than 58 million Americans experienced more than 100 days of polluted air in 2020.Â
October 12, 2021 California oil spill legal fight will likely span years It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until the first lawsuit was filed against the Houston company that owns and operates the ruptured pipeline.
October 5, 2021 California oil spill state of emergency: criminal, civil probes reportedly launched Criminal and civil probes have reportedly been launched after an oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, sent up to 144,000 gallons of heavy crude into the ocean over the weekend.Â
September 30, 2021 N95 respirators could reduce hospitalizations from wildfire smoke: study N95 respirators could offer robust protection from wildfire smoke, researchers say.
September 29, 2021 US officials say ivory-billed woodpecker, over 20 other species extinct Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct.
September 18, 2021 More than a third of shark species threatened with extinction More than a third of the world's sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
August 29, 2021 British government to ban single-use plastic utensils The British government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic utensils in England as part of a wide-ranging Environmental Bill that aims to tackle plastic pollution.Â
August 26, 2021 California fires close in on communities as smoke chokes Lake Tahoe 11 wildfires in California continued to rage on Thursday, forcing evacuations, shuttering schools and choking communities with heavy smoke.
August 14, 2021 Some COVID deaths are linked to Western wildfires, study shows As wildfires continue to tear through the western U.S., scientists reported that particulate matter from the blazes has been linked to an excess of COVID-19 cases and deaths.