Dozens of large fires are causing poor air quality, evacuations and severe damage across Washington, Oregon and California. The death toll is also rising as wildfires continue to rage. Vancouver in British Columbia had the worst air quality in the world last Saturday due to the winds changing, […]
A new study suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in rates of neuropsychiatric disorders. Air pollution is a challenge and it has been linked to all kinds of health problems, with lifelong effects ranging from loss of lung function to asthma, obesity, diabetes and neurological […]
At Dalhousie University, Lindy Weilgart has been studying underwater noise for 25 years. Given all the stressors on the ocean, from pollution to absorbing most of the carbon dioxide we’re putting in the atmosphere, we no longer have the luxury of not being precautionary, she says. Temperatures are […]
Six hundred twenty-six environmental groups have signed a letter calling on the US House of Representatives to “Address the Urgent Threat of Climate Change.” It is a radical proposal. As one signatory noted: “As the world teeters on the brink of climate catastrophe, we’re calling on Congress to take large-scale action,” […]
Schools are also fundraising to supply face masks for children. Schools are now holding fundraisers to buy face masks for students, which Kathryn Shaw of a charity promoting walking and cycling says is obviously not the answer, telling the Guardian: Children resorting to wearing air pollution masks is a […]
