The NAACP is calling for the immediate closure of Elon Musk’s Colossus supercomputer operations center in Memphis, Tennessee, citing significant environmental and public health risks. According to reports, the facility is one of the largest industrial sources of smog-forming pollutants in the city. Community members have expressed frustration over the lack of transparency and public […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) appeared at his confirmation hearing earlier this week to answer questions from Congress. He’s been nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). During his hearing, Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks questioned RFK about previous comments he made regarding Black people receiving […]
Here are four popular New Year’s resolutions with a twist for improving your relationship with nature in 2022 and beyond.
First, there was air purifying clothing. Now, there’s a pollution absorbing bikini. What will they think of next?! Husband and wife duo, Cengiz and Mihri Ozkan, engineering professors at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a bathing suit that cleans pollutants in the water as the person swims. This technology uses a highly hydrophobic […]
The time from Thanksgiving (November 27) through Christmas (December 25) is one of the most pollution producing times in our country. During this time we eat more, we spend more, and use more paper & electricity than we do during the year. Here’s some tips on how you can make your holiday festivities fun and […]
With the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico fouling waterways, wildlife and beaches, President Barack Obama is expressing deepening concern about the failure to plug the five-week old leak.
