The growing scourge of plastic pollution: In numbers In December, nations may agree on a pioneering treaty to cut plastic pollution, projected to triple by 2060. Global plastic production has surged, with waste mostly from short-lived items like packaging. Poor waste management exacerbates the issue, leading to widespread environmental and health impacts. Plastics contribute significantly to climate change, emitting 1.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse… |
Hot, dry and dusty: When the Santa Ana 'devil winds' blow, Southern California takes cover The Santa Ana winds are notorious for being hot, dry and dusty, but the quality that really defines these 'devil winds' is their direction. Lawsuit Settlement Tackles EPA’s Dramatic Failure to Regulate Endocrine Disruptors, Despite Fed Mandate (Beyond Pesticides, October 29, 2024) STARTS TOMORROW—NATIONAL FORUM: IMPERATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. A legal victory in federal court is the latest in a series of attempts to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fulfill the mandate given to it by Congress in 1996 to test all pesticides for their endocrine disrupting effects and regulate them accordingly. The case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California was brought by the Center for Food Safet… |