Having a Closer Look at Cancer Alley
Health Officials in “Cancer Alley” Will Study if Living Near a Controversial Chemical Plant Causes Cancer
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Glyphosate found in pregnant women living near farms
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
Cynthia Curl, Boise...
Plankton capture twice as much carbon as scientists thought
Tiny plankton drive processes in the ocean that capture twice as much carbon as scientists thought
Ken Buesseler, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The ocean plays a...
The many problems that come with palm oil
How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source
Jonathan E. Robins, Michigan Technological University
Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick,...
US planning for wind energy expansion
Biden calls for a big expansion of offshore wind – here’s how officials decide where the turbines may go
David Cash, University of Massachusetts Boston
The Biden...
New Satellite Will Track Rising Oceans Into 2030
This article is re-printed from an article on NASA.gov
Earth's climate is changing, and the study of oceans is vital to understanding the effects of...
Farm runoff causing devastating algae blooms and dead zones in the...
To reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones, the US needs a national strategy for regulating farm pollution
Donald Boesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental...
Plastic pollution is a global problem
here’s how to design an effective treaty to curb plastic pollution.
Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University
Plastic pollution is accumulating worldwide, on land and in the...
Brown seaweed piling up on Florida and Caribbean beaches
What’s driving the huge blooms of brown seaweed piling up on Florida and Caribbean beaches?
Stephen P. Leatherman, Florida International University
Here’s a handy geography question...
Study Projects a Surge in Coastal Flooding, Starting in 2030s
Carol Rasmussen - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
In the mid-2030s, every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods, when a lunar cycle will...
