As ever-larger telescopes are launched into space or built at high-altitude sites, these observatories still have wonders to share with visitors and astronomers alike.
Category: Pollution
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Shipping Contributes Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution?
The container shipping lines that carry the bulk of global trade are betting on greener technologies, but there are still many reasons those wagers could fail.
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Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.
Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.
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‘Birds Are My Eyesight’
For some blind birders, avian soundscapes are a way to map the world around them. Increasing noise pollution is imperiling that navigation.
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Dutch Pro-Farmer Party Sweeps Elections, Upsetting the Status Quo
The New York Times – Business:The surprise victory is widely seen as a protest vote against Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government and some of his policies, including a goal to slash nitrogen emissions, which many say will imperil farming operations.
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Toxic Chemical Rules Pose Test for Biden
The New York Times – Business:Key industries — including some that the White House is backing through other policies — are lobbying to water down the first major new rules in a generation on chemicals that pose risks to humans.
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How Bad Are Microplastics? An Expert Weighs In.
The New York Times – Business:“We’re becoming aware that they’re everywhere.” An environmental researcher weighs in on the little particles that break away from the everyday plastic items in our lives.
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Herman Daly, 84, Who Challenged the Economic Gospel of Growth, Dies
The New York Times – Business:Perhaps the best-known ecological economist, he faulted his mainstream peers for failing to account for the environmental harm growth can bring.
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Dobby’s Grave Can Stay on a Beach in Wales, but Please Stop Giving Him Socks
The New York Times – Movies:After a grave site for the “Harry Potter” elf became a tourist attraction, tributes to the character prompted environmental concerns.