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Environmental News Network – Toxic Metal Air Pollution Nanoparticles Found Inside The ‘Powerhouses’ Of Heart Cells Of City Dwellers

TheEarthLabJuly 7, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 7, 202001

Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted cities, causing cardiac stress –...

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Heatwaves have become longer in most of the world since 1950s – study

TheEarthLabJuly 7, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 7, 202001

Climate change Frequency of heatwaves and cumulative intensity has risen through the decades, research finds A helicopter is seen over the Orroral Valley as fire...

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The environmentalist’s apology: how Michael Shellenberger unsettled some of his prominent supporters

TheEarthLabJuly 6, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 6, 202003

Few things engage a particular subset of conservative media more than an environmentalist having an apparent change of heart and dumping all over the “climate...

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Stop making sense: why it’s time to get emotional about climate change

TheEarthLabJuly 6, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 6, 202009

It took me much longer than it should have to realise that educating people about climate change science was not enough. Due perhaps to my...

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‘Irrelevant’: Labor frontbencher says no use focusing on 2030 emissions target

TheEarthLabJuly 6, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 6, 202005

Labor’s resources spokesman, Joel Fitzgibbon, says an emissions reduction target for 2030 has become “irrelevant”. He’s also declined to say whether the opposition should adopt...

Environmental News Network – Study Finds Elevated Soil Lead Levels in Formerly-industrial Residential NYC Neighborhoods

TheEarthLabJuly 6, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 6, 202005

Over the past twenty years, many areas within New York City have transitioned from industrial and manufacturing zones to residential neighborhoods. This brings families with...

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Algae turns Italian Alps pink, prompting concerns over melting

TheEarthLabJuly 6, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 6, 202003

Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change....

Environmental News Network – NAU Paleoclimatologists Author Major New Study Showing Global Warming Has Upended 6,500 Years of Cooling

TheEarthLabJuly 5, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 5, 202004

In the past 150 years, global warming has more than undone the global cooling that occurred over the past six millennia. The findings show the...

Environmental News Network – Alarming Long-Term Effects of Insecticides Weaken Ant Colonies

TheEarthLabJuly 5, 2020

by TheEarthLabJuly 5, 202003

This study highlights the need to overthink current deployment and management of chemical pest control for more sustainable agriculture. This week, scientists of the Institute...