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Experts Determine the Feasibility to Upcycle Discarded Plastic Bottles into Advanced Materials for Carbon Capture

Plastic pollution is one of the most serious environmental concerns of this decade, aside from climate change, which is largely caused by carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

11 Mar 2022

Soap-Based System to Eliminate Micropollutants from Water

A team of researchers from MIT has developed a soap-based system to eliminate micropollutants from water.

10 Mar 2022

Researchers Examine the Negative Impact on Flamingo Population Due to Climate Change and Lithium Mining

The lithium metal is powering the world’s electric vehicles, making it a critical component in the fight against carbon pollution. According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the conjunction of lithium mining and climate change in the Andes Mountains may be seriously impacting flamingo populations.

10 Mar 2022

Scientists Analyze Global Warming in Caribbean Coral Reefs

A new study examines the history of sea-surface temperature in the Greater Caribbean for the past 150 years, pinpointing major warming trends that have harmed coral reef ecosystems. On March 9th, 2022, Colleen Bove and colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published their findings in the open-access journal PLOS Climate.

10 Mar 2022

Idaho National Laboratory Commits to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2031

Idaho National Laboratory?continues its 70-year legacy of clean energy leadership today?by?committing?to?achieve?net-zero carbon emissions?by 2031.

10 Mar 2022

Researchers Find Higher Levels of Air Pollution in Historically 'Redlined' U.S. cities

In the wake of the Great Depression, the federally sponsored Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) drew maps of neighborhoods in U.S. cities that characterized their desirability for mortgage lending.

10 Mar 2022

Upcycling Discarded Masks into Valuable Fuel to Create Energy

Surgical masks are being used in almost all the countries around the world as the first barrier against COVID-19.

9 Mar 2022

Pickup Truck Electrification Reduces More Greenhouse Gas

Big automotive manufacturers are stepping up the production of electric trucks as a core strategy to decrease the greenhouse gas emissions of their vehicles.

7 Mar 2022

Anthropogenic Aerosol Emissions Likely Drive Decadal Weakening of the Summertime Eurasian Westerly Jet

Air pollution increases in South East Asia, combined with pollution cuts in Europe, may have had an important influence on European and Asian weather patterns in recent decades, new research has found.

7 Mar 2022

Researchers Study the Variations in Air Pollution in Europe and Central Asia

According to a new study, air pollution spikes in Southeast Asia, along with pollution reductions in Europe, may have had a significant impact on European and Asian weather patterns in the past few decades.

4 Mar 2022