Absurd amount of plastics is the origin of many senseless dilemmas involving the world’s oceans. Macro and microplastics are literally suffocating marine life and oceans as they infiltrate our food chain and contaminate…
You’re a tech-savvy person who cares about making the world a better place, and you’ve been doing your part, whether by volunteering your precious time or by donating to your favorite non-profit organizations.
Over the past year, different media outlets and environmental organizations On July 30, the Associated Press released a study about water quality at Rio’s Olympic venues. The report detailed significant human waste pollution…
After testing water samples from the Little Bow River and the Travers Reservoir, Alberta Environment workers released a statement on July 19, 2015, claiming that the spill did not present a risk to…
The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 is one of the 20th century’s most catastrophic incidents of radioactive water contamination.
While fertilizers are used to brighten the yard, there are darker consequences that the average Long Islander is unaware of.
The world’s water supply is contaminated by many microorganisms known as water pathogens, hazardous strains of bacteria that thrive within unclean water conditions. There are several different kinds of water pathogens, and depending…
In June 2015, Niagara Bottling released a voluntary recall announcement for 14 brands of bottled water, citing a possible E. Coli contamination as the reason. These brands are Acadia, Acme, Big Y, Best…
The Texas-based company, Crestwood Midstream Partners, has plans to connect pipelines that would transport fracking gas, including methane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), from areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia and store…
According to the CDC, 780 million people worldwide do not have access to an improved water source, and an estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation. In India, nearly 4,000 children…
