Posted inBirds Birdwatching Blindness Pollution
‘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 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
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.
Posted inContainers and Packaging Plastics Pollution
How Bad Are Microplastics? An Expert Weighs In.
“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.