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Waste Warning: Recycling Rates Drop in Over Half of Local Authorities in England

A new study finds that 53% of local authorities in England have seen a drop in household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting over the last five years.

15 Jul 2022

Research Team Detects High Levels of Microplastic Pollution in the Western Pacific Kuril-Kamchatka Trench

High levels of microplastic pollution have been detected by a research team in the Western Pacific Kuril-Kamchatka Trench.

13 Jul 2022

Study Examines the Potential for Underwater Noise Pollution from Deep-Sea Mining

New research published today in the peer-reviewed journal Science examines the potential for underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations, which could affect the understudied species that live in the deep sea-;the largest habitat on Earth.

8 Jul 2022

Destruction of Ozone Over the Arctic Causes Abnormal Weather Throughout the Northern Hemisphere

Many people are familiar with the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, but what is less well known is that occasionally, the protective ozone in the stratosphere over the Arctic is destroyed as well, thinning the ozone layer there. This last happened in the spring months of 2020, and before that, in the spring of 2011.

8 Jul 2022

Study Uncovers Why Reducing Particle Pollution Increases Surface Ozone Pollution

Researchers from the University of York have discovered why reducing particle pollution is actually increasing surface ozone pollution in some emerging economies, negatively impacting health, ecosystems and agriculture.

8 Jul 2022

Research Estimates the Impact of Climate Change on Annual Heat-Related Child Mortality

If carbon emissions are limited to slow temperature rise, up to an estimated 6,000 child deaths could be prevented in Africa each year, according to new research.

6 Jul 2022

Study Reveals Emissions-Reduction Pathways for India’s Heavy Industries

The world's third largest carbon emitter after China and the United States, India ranks seventh in a major climate risk index. Unless India, along with the nearly 200 other signatory nations of the Paris Agreement, takes aggressive action to keep global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius relative to preindustrial levels, physical and financial losses from floods, droughts, and cyclones could become more severe than they are today.

6 Jul 2022

“Forever Chemicals” Affect Soil Properties and Microbial Processes, Study Shows

Soils are impacted globally by several anthropogenic factors, including chemical pollutants. Among those, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of concern due to their high environmental persistence, which are therefore also called "forever chemicals" in public discourse. However, their effects on soil structure and function were largely ignored.

4 Jul 2022

Climate Change Study Provides an Unprecedented Picture of Past Sea-Level History

An international team of scientists has developed an accurate record of preindustrial sea level utilizing precisely dated phreatic overgrowths on speleothems that provide a detailed history of Late Holocene sea-level change in Mallorca, Spain, an island in the western Mediterranean Sea.

4 Jul 2022

WVU Experts Discuss About U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling that Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions

From economic impact to policy and climate change implications, a variety of West Virginia University experts can discuss the United States Supreme Court's ruling that curbs the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to limit carbon emissions at existing power plants.

1 Jul 2022