Chicago Has Some of the Worst Air Quality in the World, Blame Canada
A gust of wind from the great white north has pushed Canadian wildfire smoke down into the Midwest. Cities around the Great Lakes region are now shrouded in smoke. Skylines…
Samples From Deep Ocean Trench Contain Alarming Levels of Industrial Chemicals
Decades after manufacturers have stopped producing a class of harmful chemicals once used in electrical equipment, traces of these chemicals have found in a deep sea trench. Lower Drought Conditions…
U.S. Chemical Plants Would Have to Make Big Changes Under New EPA Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed new regulation that would make chemical plant owners and operators responsible for their toxic emissions. Facilities would have to measure and reduce…
Does Your Community Have Lead in Its Soil? Here’s What to Do
This story by the Center for Public Integrity was published in partnership with Grist and is part of a series on soil lead contamination. CC Off English Is lead lurking…
The Worst U.S. Chemical Disasters Caused by Train Derailments
Officials examine a derailed car in Paulsboro on November 30, 2012.Photo: Mel Evans (AP) The accident most similar to what’s happening now in Ohio occurred in November 2012, when a…
Google deploys a Jaguar I-Pace as its first all-electric Street View car
It’s taken a while, but Google has finally gotten around to deploying its first all-electric car for capturing Street View imagery.
Google deploys a Jaguar I-Pace as its first all-electric Street View car
It’s taken a while, but Google has finally gotten around to deploying its first all-electric car for capturing Street View imagery.
Cargo ships are among the worst polluters. A new wind-powered concept could transform the industry.
Oceanbird is a wind-powered cargo ship concept, expected to cut emissions by 90%. The ship uses 80-meter-tall rigs instead of traditional sails and can cross the Atlantic Ocean in twelve…
More EVs by 2050 could save thousands of lives, American Lung Association finds
America has a pollution problem, especially when it comes to how we get around. From our semi-trucks to trains to school buses to personal cars, we’re emitting too much carbon…
Starbucks makes ‘strawless’ lids standard in North America to cut down on waste
Whether it actually makes a big difference or not, Starbucks took another step toward getting rid of plastic straws on Thursday. The massive coffeehouse chain announced that clear plastic “strawless”…