pollution

New Recycling Method Could Eliminate Plastics Impact On Earth Health

WASHINGTON DC  - Declining plastic recycling rates coupled with increased plastic pollution on the Earth’s surface and within its oceans spell concern for the planet’s health. In an effort to combat these trends, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden developed a recycling method that replaces all fossil raw materials used in new plastic production with carbon

By |2022-07-10T18:58:48-04:00July 10th, 2022|Clean Update, Climate Change|

Report Shows Government Subsidizing Lake Erie Polluters

LANSING - The farms contributing to nutrient loads in Lake Erie also benefit from substantial federal subsidies, the Less=More Coalition said in a report released Thursday. The group found that subsidies to confined animal feeding operations outpaced fines for pollution violations, though pollutant levels in the western Lake Erie Basin increased. "While agricultural runoff has

By |2015-11-20T11:15:06-05:00November 20th, 2015|Clean Update, Politics|