News Feature Channel: Environmental Health

Experts: Earth Day

University of Colorado Boulder — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:20:01 EST

In Remote Tanzania, Research Expedition Uncovers Critically Endangered Species and Paves the Way for Country's First-Ever Offshore MPA

Wildlife Conservation Society — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:50:36 EST

A first-of-its-kind research expedition to Latham Island has unveiled one of Tanzania's most ecologically significant marine ecosystems, with thriving seabird colonies, critically endangered sharks, and climate-resilient coral reefs.

UAlbany Launches Student-Run Tree Nursery to Improve Urban Forests

University at Albany, State University of New York — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:34 EST

Ahead of Earth Day, the University at Albany announced funding for a new student-run tree nursery that will help boost climate resilience and urban forestry in the region.

Food Waste is a Major Contributor to Climate Change. What Are the Solutions?

University of California San Diego — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:30:01 EST

Emissions don't just come from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. Food waste sent to landfills contributes up to 10% of all emissions, equivalent to more emissions than that of the entire aviation sector, and if considered a country, it would be the third-largest emitter. Food waste decomposes in landfills and produces methane, a greenhouse gas approximately 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide in its warming potential.

Avian Influenza Is a Devastating Setback for the Patagonian Elephant Seal Population

Wildlife Conservation Society — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:45:33 EST

It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Peninsula Valdes in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in 2022.

Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere is Growing According to New Data

George Washington University — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:55:09 EST

Earth Day 2025

George Washington University — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:30:00 EST

This year's Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22 with events throughout the United States and the world. This year's events will focus on clean energy, the connection between climate and health, pollution including plastic pollution, the move to electric vehicles, sustainability and more.

How Did Environmentalism Become a Partisan Issue?

Tufts University — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:05:43 EST

Tufts University sociologist Caleb Scoville will be delving deeply into the connection between environmentalism and partisan politics in the U.S., thanks to a prestigious Andrew Carnegie fellowship, which he just received. The fellowship is part of a Carnegie program supporting research around political polarization in the U.S.

ATS Breathe Easy - Epa Rollbacks Spell Trouble for Public Health

American Thoracic Society (ATS) — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:20:33 EST

ATS Breathe Easy - ATS Breathe Easy - EPA Rollbacks Spell Trouble for Public Health

Making Desalination More Eco-Friendly: New Membranes Could Help Eliminate Brine Waste

University of Michigan — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:50:36 EST

Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using electricity and new membranes made at the University of Michigan.

Nebraska U Joins Global Initiative to Reduce Methane From Livestock

University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:25:29 EST

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is joining a new $27.4 million global initiative to reduce methane emissions from livestock by harnessing natural variation in how animals digest food. Backed b

Pioneering Research Reveals Arctic Matter Pathways Poised for Major Shifts Amidst Climate Change

University of Bristol — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 05:00:00 EST

A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic Ocean. The findings raise fresh concerns about the increasing spread of pollutants and the potential consequences for fragile polar ecosystems as climate change accelerates.

Scientists Learn New Tricks From Microbes That Munch on Crude Oil

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:30:48 EST

Powerful enzyme could enable advances in chemical manufacturing and pollution cleanup

How a New Drone System May Transform Next-Gen Ecology Research

Ohio State University — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:50:50 EST

A new autonomous drone system could provide ecologists with deeper insights into animal behavior in the wild, a study suggests.

Tuskan Awarded Marcus Wallenberg Prize, Forestry's Top Honor

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:15:04 EST

Gerald Tuskan, director of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, and a Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, the world's highest honor in the field of forestry, for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome.

Innovative Partnerships Advancing Ocean Observations

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:15:34 EST

An initiative between Cargo marine vessel (MV) Oleander, WHOI and ASU BIOS is contributing to ocean observations and data collection, and offering peer-reviewed data. Since the 1970s, scientific equipment has been mounted on three different container ships operating consecutively on the "Oleander Line," which runs between New Jersey and Bermuda, resulting in decades of scientific data. The newest MV Oleander came into service in 2019, and is now providing regular water column, sea surface, and atmospheric measurements. The project is a part of WHOI's Science RoCs (Research on Commercial Ships) initiative, which aims to equip many more commercial vessels with sensors to measure physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the ocean along the world's major shipping routes.

Scarlet Macaw Chicks Get a Helping Hand from Humans Before Being Released into the Wild

Wildlife Conservation Society — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 08:10:23 EST

Scarlet macaws in Mesoamerica are highly threatened by poaching and habitat loss. In Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve, only a few hundred remain.

MSU Research: Eating Brown Rice Increases Exposure to Arsenic Compared to White Rice

Michigan State University — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:15:20 EST

Whether you buy rice at the grocery store or order a side of it while dining out, do you prefer brown rice or white rice? Or do you exclusively choose brown rice over white rice because you want to eat healthier, as brown rice contains more nutrients and fiber? Well, the answer to this question is not as simple as you might have thought, as it ignores a potential food safety concern.

Spring Break is Fire for Students Conducting Prescribed Burns in Georgia

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:05:09 EST

Students from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) chose to spend spring break in Georgia, engaging in prescribed burns -- a forestry management practice that involves intentionally setting fires to promote forest health, support wildlife biodiversity, and increase resilience to future wildfires.

A Step Toward Cleaner Iron Extraction Using Electricity

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:00:00 EST

Researchers in ACS Energy Letters report that they've developed a cleaner method to extract iron from a synthetic iron ore using electrochemistry, which they say could become cost-competitive with blast furnaces.