The head of the American Lung Association says Trump’s EPA cuts should be...
The head of the American Lung Association (ALA) has weighed in on Trump's plan to slash funding and staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, calling it a "disastrous strategy."Under the 1972 Clean...
View ArticleHere are the qualifications of all 13 people who served as Secretary of...
In a 62-37 vote, the Senate has voted to confirm Rick Perry as the Secretary of Energy under President Donald Trump. Perry, who graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor's degree in animal science,...
View ArticleTrump's EPA budget would slash efforts to clean up lead pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is proposing to slash a quarter of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's budget, targeting climate-change programs and those designed to prevent air and...
View Article96% of people fail when they try to better themselves — here are 3 ways to...
A while back, my company polled over 1,000 people who invested in personal development seminars/courses, set goals, and worked on those goals for 90 days. The data from those polls was pretty shocking...
View ArticleThese are officially the 19 most incredible photos taken by drone
The 2016 SkyPixel Photo Contest has recognized the most beautiful and breathtaking aerial images taken by drone from around the world.Along with Chinese technology company DJI, aerial photography...
View ArticlePolluted environments are killing 1.7 million children a year
LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack or adequate hygiene,...
View ArticleSpring has arrived 20 days early in New York City — according to plants and...
If you're looking at a calendar, you know that spring is just weeks away.But if you're looking at the behavior of plants across a huge swath of the US — including Maryland, Virginia, and much of New...
View ArticleSurgeons just found 915 metal coins inside this endangered green sea turtle
BANGKOK (AP) — Tossing coins in a fountain for luck is a popular superstition, but a similar belief brought misery to a sea turtle in Thailand from whom doctors have removed 915 coins.Veterinarians in...
View ArticleEPA chief claims carbon dioxide is not a primary contributor to climate...
Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency administrator, did not say whether he accepts the scientific consensus that human activity is the main cause of climate change...
View ArticleHundreds of wild boars are roaming the radiation-hit areas of Japan
Following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, wild boars descended from the surrounding forests to inhabit the cities. With the evacuation orders on several towns about to be lifted, animal...
View ArticleHere's why California got slammed by so many storms this winter
This winter has been one of the wettest and snowiest on record for California, but what caused so many storms to slam into the state?The weather pattern this winter has been very beneficial for the...
View ArticleThis week's blizzard could be the biggest March snowstorm New York has seen...
A massive blizzard is expected to bury much of the East Coast in snow on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.The affected area stretches from northern Virginia to Maine and into Canada,...
View ArticleThe EPA's science office just removed the word 'science' from its mission...
As President Donald Trump took office in late January, his administration began changing the language on government websites. Changes to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pages were among the more...
View ArticleThe top 13 fruits and vegetables you should probably buy organic
In produce aisles across America, shoppers face the same conundrum over and over again: Buy organic to avoid pesticides, or save money and just get the cheaper stuff?There's no one-size-fits-all...
View ArticleA British cruise ship has crashed into pristine Indonesian coral reefs
Sorong (Indonesia) (AFP) - A British-owned cruise ship has smashed into and damaged pristine coral reefs in a remote corner of Indonesia known as one of the world's most biodiverse marine habitats,...
View ArticleThe worst of the historic blizzard has missed New York, Philly, Boston, and DC
New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington, DC, all dodged the worst of the East Coast blizzard Tuesday morning, as the most intense parts of the storm shifted west and away from...
View Article15 organic fruits and vegetables that may not be worth your money
Is that organic fruit or vegetable you're eyeing worth paying about 50% more to reduce the likelihood of pesticide exposure?Maybe, maybe not.Pesticide use varies from one crop, region, and grower to...
View ArticlePhotos show the East Coast blizzard's harsh impact across the region
Snowstorm Stella didn't meet forecast predictions in some major population centers, including New York City.Instead, the storm shifted west and struck less-dense areas on the East Coast. Meteorologists...
View Article17 House Republicans just signed a resolution committing to fight climate change
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of 17 Republican members of Congress signed a resolution on Wednesday vowing to seek "economically viable" ways to combat global warming, a move that may put them on a...
View ArticleA massive algae bloom the size of Mexico has turned the entire Arabian Sea...
BANDAR AL-ROWDAH, Oman (AP) — The Gulf of Oman turns green twice a year, when an algae bloom the size of Mexico spreads across the Arabian Sea all the way to India.Scientists who study the algae say...
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