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NSF Grants $11.4 Million to Address Concerns for Acidifying Oceans

With increasing levels of carbon dioxide accumulating in the atmosphere and moving into marine ecosystems, the world's oceans are becoming more acidic.

11 Sep 2014

Minimizing Pollution in Water Resources Helps Provide Safe Drinking Water

Abundant supplies of safe drinking water are among Switzerland’s most valuable natural resources, with groundwater accounting for 80% of the total. A third of this groundwater, in turn, is fed by infiltrating river water.

11 Sep 2014

Rising Acidity Levels in Ocean Waters Could Affect How Sharks Smell their Food

The increasing acidification of ocean waters caused by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels could rob sharks of their ability to sense the smell of food, a new study suggests.

11 Sep 2014

Traffic-Related Air Pollution Associated with Higher Levels of Obesity-Related Hormone

Higher exposure to one measure of traffic-related air pollution is associated with higher levels of the obesity-related hormone leptin in older adults, reports a study in the September Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

10 Sep 2014

'Extremophile' Bacteria Could Address Nuclear Waste Disposal Problem

The University of Manchester researchers have found bacteria that can endure extreme conditions of radioactive waste disposal sites in soil samples obtained from a highly alkaline industrial site located in the Peak District.

10 Sep 2014

UMass PERI and Center for American Progress Release Green Growth Report for the U.S.

The University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) and the Center for American Progress have announced a groundbreaking report that quantifies the investment and technology deployment needed for the United States to do its part to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

9 Sep 2014

Study Links Higher Pollution Levels to Deteriorating Lung Health among European Citizens

New data has identified a clear link between higher levels of exposure to air pollution and deteriorating lung health in adult European citizens. This study confirms previous findings that children growing up in areas with higher levels of pollution will have lower levels of lung function and a higher risk of developing symptoms such as cough and bronchitis symptoms.

8 Sep 2014

Water Found to Contain More Than 1000 Times the EPA Allowable Level of Manganese

Andrea Dietrich and Amanda Sain of Virginia Tech’s Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering estimated that 50 percent of the population taste threshold for manganese II in water, the simplest ionic manganese oxide, to be more than 1000 times the current EPA allowable level. Their findings appear in the Journal of the American Water Works Association, and they are now looking into possible secondary pollution issues with the release of manganese in air through its use in humidifiers.

5 Sep 2014

Ozone Pollution Damages Millions of Tons of Major Crops in India

In one year, India’s ozone pollution damaged millions of tons of the country’s major crops, causing losses of more than a billion dollars and destroying enough food to feed tens of millions of people living below the poverty line.

5 Sep 2014

Reducing Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants has Life-Saving Impact

The Environmental Protection Agency has won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which will allow it to progress with its strategy for reducing pollution generated by coal-fired power plants in many states. Scientists have found that this endeavor could help save many lives.

5 Sep 2014